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Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to compile this list of America’s Best Employers By State. Since this is where we live, our focus is on a job here in Florida. If you’re considering moving to North Carolina, check out this list compiled by If you’d like to look up the list for another state, click here. If you love analytics and want to see how this list was compiled, click here.
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25. University of Florida
Employees: 29,876
Headquarters: Gainesville, Florida
CEO: W. Kent Fuchs
Industry: Education
The “U” sculpture on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida. (Shutterstock)
24. Southwest Airlines
Employees: 56,500
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
CEO: Gary C. Kelly
Industry: Transportation and Logistics
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21. Apple
Employees: 147,000
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
CEO: Tim Cook
Industry: Technology Hardware & Equipment
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17. Florida State University
Employees: 14,311
Headquarters: Tallahassee, Florida
CEO: John Thrasher
Industry: Education
CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS – NOVEMBER 20: The Florida State Seminoles take the field for a game against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium on November 20, 2021 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images)
11. TD Bank
Employees: 27,000
Headquarters: Cherry Hill, New Jersey
CEO: Bharat Masrani
Industry: Banking and Financial Services
WESTBURY, NEW YORK – MARCH 20: A general view of a TD bank sign as photographed on March 20, 2020 in Westbury, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
5. NASA
Employees: 17,000
Headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia
CEO: Steve Jurczyk
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 10: (L-R front) NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Raja Chari and (L-R back) European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer of Germany and NASA astronaut Kayla Barron walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on November 10, 2021 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts are scheduled to lift off at 9:03pm to the International Space Station. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
1. Costco Wholesale
Employees: 273,000
Headquarters: Issaquah, Washington
CEO: W. Craig Jelinek
Industry: Retail and Wholesale
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