Leading Employers
Grow or relocate in New Jersey-and join good company! New Jersey's diverse economy ranges from major pharmaceuticals, life sciences and financial services to advanced manufacturing, information technology, and transportation and logistics. The State is the home of 19 Fortune 500 companies, four of which are Fortune 100 companies.
Meet the top 20 private employers in New Jersey with their corresponding number of employees:
- Wakefern Food Corporation - 35,000
- Barnabas Health - 21,000
- United Parcel Service - 19,243
- Wal-Mart Stores - 17,405
- Verizon Communications - 15,000
- Meridian Health - 12,754
- Bank of America - 10,800
- Public Service Electric & Gas - 10,000
- Merck & Co. Inc. Pharmaceutical - 9,800
- Johnson & Johnson - 9,600
- Prudential Financial - 8,743
- Virtua Healthcare - 8,700
- TD Bank - 8,100
- Hackensack University Medical Center - 7,690
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - 7,641
- Cooper University Hospital - 6,660
- Borgata - 6,600
- Wells Fargo - 6,569
- Bristol-Myers Squibb - 6,300
- Gateway Group - 6,250