GEORGIA, USA — Looking for a job in Georgia? A research firm and Forbes compiled a list together surveying the best employers in each state.
Forbes stated in its report that only 35% of workers plan to look for a new job in the second half of the year. They surveyed 160,000 employees who work for companies with at least 500 people.
The report added that participants of the survey were asked how likely they would recommend their employer on a rating scale.
Here are the top 5 employers that are the best to work for in the state of Georgia:
- Delta Air Lines
- Costco Wholesale
- Apple
- Microsoft
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, founded in 1924, made the top of the list. This year, according to a WalletHub study, Delta Air Lines was ranked as the best airline.
Other Georgia-based companies made the list, including Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, which ranked No. 8, and Southern Company, Georgia Power's parent company, which ranked No. 10 on the list.
Most other companies that made the list were school systems and healthcare systems.
Here are the other Georgia-based companies that made the list and their rankings:
- Georgia-Pacific based in Atlanta (ranked No. 13)
- Global Payments based in Atlanta (ranked No. 19)
- Emory Healthcare, based in Atlanta (ranked No. 20)
- Home Depot based in Atlanta (ranked No. 21)
- Cobb County School District based in Marietta (ranked No. 28)
- Shaw Industries based in Dalton (ranked No. 31)
- Aflac based in Columbus (ranked No. 39)
- Northside Hospital based in Atlanta (ranked No. 40)
- Emory University based in Atlanta (ranked No. 41)
- Mohawk Industries based in Calhoun (ranked No. 42)
- Cox Enterprises based in Atlanta (ranked No. 45)
- Piedmont Healthcare based in Atlanta (ranked No. 47)
- Coca-Cola based in Atlanta (ranked No. 51)
- Augusta University, based in Augusta (ranked No. 57)
- Gwinnett County Public School based in Suwanee (ranked No. 59)
- Georgia Institute of Technology based in Atlanta (ranked No. 60)
- Northeast Georgia Health System based in Gainesville (ranked No. 61)
- Muscogee County School District based in Columbus (ranked No. 66)
- Zaxby's based in Athens (ranked No. 68)
- University of Georgia based in Athens (ranked No. 75)
- Georgia Southern University based in Statesboro (ranked No. 77)
- State of Georgia based in Atlanta (ranked No. 78)
- Barrow County School District based in Winder (ranked No. 82)
- Grady Health System based in Atlanta (ranked No. 85)
- Cherokee County School District based in Canton (ranked No. 89)
- Randstad based in Atlanta (ranked No. 91)
- Valdosta State University based in Valdosta (ranked No. 92)
- Wellstar Health System based in Marietta (ranked No. 97)
- Kennesaw State University based in Kennesaw (ranked No .98)
- Inspire Brands based in Atlanta (ranked No. 99)