Newsweek ranking draws on 2.7M reviews to rate US employers
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United States – October 17, 2026 -- Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group built the America's Greatest Workplaces 2026 ranking on more than 2.7 million company reviews from more than 179,000 employees, making it one of the largest independent employee studies in the country.
Survey covers companies with more than 1,000 employees across 10 dimensions
The study evaluates employers with more than 1,000 staff on 10 key dimensions of worker satisfaction. It combines a national survey, desk research and third-party data. The survey ran from April 2025 to October 2025.
Results from three earlier studies, conducted between 2022 and 2024, are included at reduced weight. Those studies encompassed more than 4.9 million company reviews and more than 400,000 interviews.