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NATIONAL RANKINGS

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National Rankings

Fortune Magazine Lists and Rankings
A wealth of updated company rankings from Fortune magazine: 100 Best Companies to Work for; 100 Fastest-Growing Companies; America's Best Companies for Minorities; America's Most Admired Corporations and more.
• Forbes Largest Private Companies
  Annual December feature from Forbes ranks the largest private companies by revenues. Each company entry includes link to the company's website, number of employees, sales ranking & a brief company description.

• America's Most Admired Companies
  Fortune offers a ranking of the most admired companies after asking outside executives, directors, and securities analysts to evaluate companies on criteria such as innovation, quality of management, and corporate responsibility.

• The 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
  Working Mother Magazine selects the best companies in the U.S. for women based on benefits for working families.

• 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S.
  Special report from Latina Style identifies companies with special programs or benfits for Hispanic working women.

• Best Companies for Workers over 50
  AARP's magazine article outlines the best benefits for older workers and identifies 25 companies with great workplaces for older workers.

• InformationWeek 500
  Annual listing of most innovative users of IT including coverage of vertical industries--Automotive, Biotech, Energy, Healthcare, etc.

• Forbes - The Best Small Companies
  Forbes magazine feature on little-known, fast-growing technology firms, many in Silicon Valley.

• CollegeGrad - Top Entry Level Employers
  Collegegrad.com survey of future hiring plans for 500 entry level employers includes links to employer's home and job listing web pages.

• 100 Best Places to Work in IT
  Computerworld's annual ranking of companies providing good IT workplaces.

• Employee Ownership 100
  From the National Center for Employee Ownership: list of the largest U. S. companies with over 50% owned by a broad employee ownership plan such as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), a stock purchase plan, etc..

• Hispanic Business 500 Directory
  Published by Hispanic Business Market Research.

• Top 100 Diversity Employers
  Companies advertising in Diversity Employers (formerly Black Collegian)magazine.

Northern California Rankings

• Major Employers by County
  California Employment Development Department lists major employers for each California county.

• SILICON VALLEY 150
  The San Jose Mercury News' Annual Ranking of the largest public companies based in Santa Clara County and surrounding communities

• Bay Area Top 200 Companies
  San Francisco Chronicle's annual feature: rankings of leading Bay Area public companies (many are high-tech.)

• Major Employers in Sacramento County
  Links to major public and private employers from America's Labor Market Information System Employer Database.

• Sonoma County Economic Development Board Industry Sector Reports
  Performance, outlook and growth of Sonoma county businesses in multiple sectors (financial, real estate, creative services, wine, technology, tourism, construction, medical services.)

Southern California Rankings

• Largest Publicly-Traded Companies in Los Angeles County
• Largest Privately-Owned Companies in Los Angeles County
  Ranked lists of the top companies from the Los Angeles Almanac.

• Largest Employers in Los Angeles Five-County Area
  Top 10 employers in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura from Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation.

• Member Directory - TechAmerica
  Search over 1,200 small, medium & large tech innovators by name, product description, ownership or location. TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA, ITAA, GEIA, and the Cyber Security Industry.

• San Diego Stat Sheets
  From San Diego Source: Excellent set of local lists: largest employers, schools, industrial parks, telecommunications and MUCH more!