Minnesota Retail Chain Named ‘Best Employer’ For 2024
Looking for a career change? Do you want to work somewhere where employees are happy? A massive survey was completed for the best-in-state employers for all 50 states. Who won Minnesota employee's hearts?
Statista partnered with Forbes to do a project to find the best-in-state employers. They tallied up over 4.4 million employer recommendations.
Methodology
Only companies that had a minimum of 500 employees were considered. They relied on detailed online questionnaires for employees, created a scoring model, and then verified the results.
Best-In-State Employer Overall In Minnesota
Costco Wholesale gets the award for the best-in-state employer for 2024. Out of 1300 companies, they came in number one in Minnesota. They've also won the award every year since 2019.
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Minnesota has 14 Costco Locations
Costco is a big employer in Minnesota. They have 14 warehouses in the state, including:
- Baxter
- Burnsville
- Chaska
- Coon Rapids
- Duluth
- Eagan
- Eden Praire
- Maple Grove
- Maplewood
- Minneapolis Business Center
- Rochester
- St. Cloud
- St. Louis Park
- Woodbury
What are the benefits of working at Costco?
According to Costco's career website, they offer employee benefits that include health care, short-term disability, long-term disability, dental care, paid sick and vacation time, and matching 401k, just to name a few.
Costco also offers a College Student Retention Program, where employees can maintain their tenure while pursuing a degree.
Career Development
Costco takes pride in promoting from within, offering competitive wages, employee development programs, internships, and scholarships.