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U.S. News & World Report released its second annual Best Companies to Work For list, which highlights publicly traded companies across the U.S. that “best meet employee needs.” 

Released June 11, the rankings cover 24 industries and are further broken down into four regions. Eight New Jersey-based companies – including one that only recently relocated its headquarters – were named among the best in the nation, while 14 firms made the cut for the Northeast. 

The list “empowers the employee to choose a company that best meets their needs and requirements,” Carly Chase, vice president, Careers at U.S. News & World Report, said in a statement accompanying the ranking’s release. “The 2024-2025 list includes companies that received high scores on multiple metrics that make up a positive work environment and everyday employee experience.” 

What makes a company “best” for employees?

To determine the results, U.S. News and its expert panel analyzed publicly available employee sentiment as well as factors such as quality of pay and benefits, work-life balance and flexibility, job and company stability, physical and psychological comfort, belongingness and esteem, and career opportunities and professional development. 

Additionally, researchers considered only companies that are a part of the Russell 3000 index as of June 2023 and had more than 75 Glassdoor reviews written between 2020-2023. The Russell 3000 index “measures the performance of the top 3,000 U.S. publicly traded companies as ranked by market capitalization,” according to Forbes. 

After calculating the findings, U.S. News included only the top 25% of companies in each region and industry. The companies are listed alphabetically only. 

A total of 549 companies were named across the lists, while the overall best companies in the U.S. included 300 firms. 

New Jersey companies named among best in the U.S.:

ADP, Roseland
Industry: Professional services 

Anywhere, Madison
Industry: Real estate 

Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products 

Certara, Princeton*
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products
*Note: Certara moved its corporate headquarters to Radnor, Pa., in April but still lists an office in Princeton on its website. U.S. News listed the company base in New Jersey for this year’s list since the research was based on 2020-2023 data.

OceanFirst Bank, Red Bank
Industry: Banking 

Organon, Jersey City
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products 

Verisk, Jersey City
Industry: Professional services 

Wiley, Hoboken
Industry: Media

New Jersey companies named among best in the Northeast: 

ADP, Roseland
Industry: Professional services 

Anywhere, Madison
Industry: Real estate 

Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products 

Certara (see previous list for headquarters information)
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products 

Lincoln Tech, Parsippany
Industry: Consumer products and services 

Merck & Co., Rahway
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products 

OceanFirst Bank, Red Bank
Industry: Banking 

Organon, Jersey City
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products 

PSEG, Newark
Industry: Utilities 

Prudential Financial Inc., Newark
Industry: Insurance 

PTC Therapeutics, Warren
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products 

Verisk, Jersey City
Industry: Professional services 

Wiley, Hoboken
Industry: Media 

Zoetis, Parsippany
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and health products

In-state competition

Each year, NJBIZ – along with fellow BridgeTower Media brand Best Companies Group – unveils the Best Places to Work in New Jersey. This program’s honorees are based on employee surveys about companies based in the Garden State. Click here to see the 2023 ranked list. For information about participating in the program in the future, click here.