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IKEA (U.S.) Rank: 96 (2005 rank: 62)
Headquarters: Plymouth Meeting, PA Industry: Specialty Retailers Midsized Companies Rank: 35 2004 Revenue ($ millions): 18,300 U.S. Sites: 31 Website: http://www.ikea-usa.com
What makes it so great? Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! The Swedish retailer expanded its U.S. payroll by 2,500 last year, and is adding three to five stores a year in the U.S. Eighty percent of employees agree that "people are given a lot of responsibility here."

Employees

U.S. employees	9,499
Employees outside U.S.	0
% minorities	53
% women	51

Jobs

New jobs (1 year)	940
% job growth (1 year)	18
Professional training (hrs./yr.)	40

% voluntary turnover	34
Applicants	31,000

Salary		Average annual pay

Most common job (salaried)	Sales Manager	$57,268
Most common job (hourly)	Sales Coworker	$18,300

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. Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of salaried and hourly employees. Revenues are for 2004 or latest fiscal year. All data based on U.S. employees.