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Rank	Company	Job growth %	Company size	U.S. employees
1	Google	67	Medium	6,500
2	Genentech	25	Medium	9,979
3	Wegmans Food Markets	8	Large	33,737
4	Container Store	14	Medium	2,866
5	Whole Foods Market	15	Large	37,806
6	Network Appliance	33	Medium	3,553
7	S.C. Johnson & Son	0	Medium	3,400
8	Boston Consulting Grp.	15	Small	1,434
9	Methodist Hospital Sys.	5	Medium	9,424
10	W.L. Gore & Associates	9	Medium	4,945
11	Cisco Systems	3	Large	27,493
12	David Weekley Homes	19	Small	1,622
13	Nugget Market	1	Small	1,099
14	Qualcomm	17	Medium	8,860
15	American Century Invest.	1	Small	1,783
16	Starbucks Coffee	15	Large	109,873
17	Quicken Loans	19	Medium	3,512
18	Station Casinos	27	Large	13,957
19	Alston & Bird	6	Small	1,598
20	QuikTrip	0	Medium	7,833
21	Griffin Hospital	6	Small	1,098
22	Valero Energy	12	Large	18,730
23	Vision Service Plan	3	Small	1,968
24	Nordstrom	6	Large	48,374
25	Ernst & Young	6	Large	24,995
26	Arnold & Porter	-8	Small	1,292
27	Recreational Equip. (REI)	16	Medium	8,522
28	Kimley-Horn & Assoc.	23	Small	2,173
29	Edward Jones	2	Large	30,326
30	Russell Investment Grp.	12	Small	1,206
31	Adobe Systems	33	Medium	3,604
32	Plante & Moran	11	Small	1,501
33	Intuit	6	Medium	6,889
34	Umpqua Bank	8	Small	1,435
35	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta	7	Medium	5,256
36	Goldman Sachs	6	Large	12,542
37	Northwest Community Hospital	7	Medium	3,299
38	Robert W. Baird	-2	Small	2,080
39	J.M. Smucker	-4	Medium	2,853
40	Amgen	21	Large	13,554
41	JM Family Enterprises	8	Medium	4,452
42	PCL Construction	19	Medium	3,020
43	Genzyme	10	Medium	5,920
44	Yahoo	26	Medium	6,840
45	Bain & Co.	11	Small	1,370
46	First Horizon National	-6	Large	12,491
47	American Fidelity Assur.	-2	Small	1,358
48	SAS Institute	2	Medium	5,239
49	Nixon Peabody	2	Small	1,511
50	Microsoft	13	Large	44,298
51	Stew Leonard's	5	Small	1,899
52	OhioHealth	7	Large	10,836
53	Four Seasons Hotels	10	Large	11,584
54	Baptist Health Care	0	Medium	4,095
55	Dow Corning	8	Medium	4,052
56	Granite Construction	7	Medium	4,662
57	Publix Super Markets	6	Large	136,863
58	PricewaterhouseCoopers	8	Large	28,463
59	Pella	9	Medium	9,331
60	MITRE	3	Medium	5,759
61	SRA International	21	Medium	4,861
62	Mayo Clinic	4	Large	39,457
63	Booz Allen Hamilton	8	Large	16,691
64	Perkins Coie	-1	Small	1,519
65	Alcon Laboratories	4	Medium	6,460
66	Jones Lang LaSalle	26	Medium	7,812
67	HomeBanc Mortgage	-2	Small	1,312
68	Procter & Gamble	2	Large	34,142
69	Nike	5	Large	13,664
70	Paychex	9	Large	10,911
71	AstraZeneca	1	Large	12,263
72	Medtronic	8	Large	21,648
73	Aflac	7	Medium	4,326
74	American Express	-4	Large	29,145
75	Quad/Graphics	-1	Large	10,099
76	Deloitte & Touche USA	9	Large	34,011
77	Principal Financial Grp.	3	Large	13,075
78	Timberland	6	Small	2,016
79	TDIndustries	4	Small	1,345
80	Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Ntwrk.	12	Medium	7,838
81	Baptist Health S. Florida	4	Medium	9,446
82	CDW	8	Medium	4,293
83	EOG Resources	17	Small	1,181
84	Capital One Financial	59	Large	19,047
85	Standard Pacific	25	Medium	2,856
86	National Instruments	6	Small	2,294
87	Texas Instruments	-7	Large	15,274
88	CarMax	10	Large	12,553
89	Marriott International	-1	Large	124,350
90	Men's Wearhouse	4	Large	11,508
91	Memorial Health	10	Medium	4,685
92	Bright Horizons	4	Large	14,164
93	Milliken	1	Medium	9,500
94	Bingham McCutchen	4	Small	1,618
95	Vanguard	6	Large	11,410
96	IKEA North America	21	Large	11,157
97	KPMG	4	Large	21,042
98	Synovus	4	Large	12,474
99	A.G. Edwards	1	Large	15,794
100	Stanley	6	Small	2,309

From the January 22, 2007 issue

Notes:

N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2005 or latest fiscal year. All data based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of salaried and hourly employees.

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Highest pay

Salaried employees at these Best Companies enjoy the highest average compensation.

Company	Average annual pay*
Nixon Peabody	$181,099
Bingham McCutchen	$180,050
Alston & Bird	$166,300
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Best companies by state

These states are headquarters for the highest number of America's Top Employers.

State	No. of top employers
California	13
Texas	11
New York	9
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Job growth

Google added 2,229 jobs last year, making it the fastest-growing of our Best Companies.

Company	% job growth
Google	67
Capital One Financial	59
Adobe Systems	33
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Best benefits

These companies have the best benefit options.

Child care:	Men's Wearhouse
Telecommuting:	Cisco Systems
Work-life balance:	Recreational Equipment (REI)
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How we pick the 100 best

To choose the 100 Best Companies to Work For, we partner with Great Place to Work® Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. More than 105,000 employees from 446 companies responded to a 57-question survey. (more)