Progressive Makes Forbes Best Places To Work List

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH — Progressive Insurance is one of the best places to work in all of the U.S., according to Forbes. The publication ranked Progressive as the 397th best place to work in the nation. The company was also rated as the 133rd best public company in the nation.

Founded in 1937 with one drive-in claims service office, the Mayfield Village-based company has grown into an insurance behemoth. The company's annual sales were pegged at approximately $21.2 billion by Forbes. In Ohio, the company has about 9,800 employees, according to the Ohio Development Services Agency's 2017 report.

Forbes ranked large and mid-sized employers separately on its list. Progressive landed on the large company list, with 28,580 employees nationwide.

To see all of Forbe's stats on Progressive, click here.

To compile the rankings, Forbes worked with research firm Statista. The firm surveyed 30,000 American workers to collect opinions on the companies they work for. The most important factor in determining the rankings were how likely employers were to recommend their company to friends and family. Employees were also asked to recommend other companies, which also factored into the rankings, but to a lesser degree.

According to Forbes, America's best large employers are:

1. Costco Wholesale, based in Issaquah, Washington
2. Google, based in Mountain View, California
3. REI, based in Kent, Washington
4. Memorial Hermann Health System, based in Houston, Texas
5. United Service Automobile Association, based in San Antonio Texas
6. MD Anderson Cancer Center, based in Houston, Texas
7. Penn Medicine, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8. Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minnesota
9. City of Austin, Austin, Texas
10. Wegmans Food Markets, based in Rochester, New York

>>>See the full list here.

According to Forbes, America's best midsized employers are:

1. LUSH
2. Rackspace Hosting, based in San Antonio, Texas
3. New Seasons Market, based in Portland, Oregon
4. Celgene, based in Summit, New Jersey
5. National Credit Union Administration, based in Alexandria, Virginia
6. Slalom Consulting, based in Stamford, Connecticut
7. Gartner, based in Seattle, Washington
8. Georgetown University, based in Washington D.C.
9. CDM Smith, based in Boston, Massachusetts
10. JM Family Enterprises, based in Deerfield Beach, Florida

>>>See the full list here.

Feroze Dhanoa, Patch, contributed to this report

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