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The Where You Work Matters List and its predecessor, the American Opportunity Index, have been shaping the national conversation about economic mobility for the past four years. Our data and insights have been featured by leading news and research organizations.

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Wall Street Journal logo 03-24-2026

Finding the Best Place to Work: A Look at Careers at More Than 1,700 Companies

A new analysis identifies the workplaces that provide the best earnings potential and professional growth–overall and for your specific job.

03-24-2026

Nearly 200 NYSE-listed Firms Featured in 2026 ‘Where You Work Matters’ List

Schultz Family Foundation’s Rajiv Chandrasekaran joins Ashley Mastronardi on NYSE Live to discuss 200 NYSE listed firms featured in the 2026 ‘Where You Work Matters List’

Wall Street Journal logo 03-24-2026

These Companies Foster Careers Better Than Others. Here’s How

High-performing companies hire a lot of people out of college, expose them to multiple roles and teach soft skills.

03-24-2026

These 22 companies offer workers the best chance at climbing the corporate ladder: Boeing, GM, Progressive, and more

A new survey of 12 million Americans across 1,750 employers reveals the best places to work based on wages, retention, and likelihood of promotion.

03-24-2026

“Where You Work Matters index rates employers on upward mobility

Where you work increasingly determines whether you’ll get promoted or get stuck. This first “Where You Work Matters” list is designed to reward employers who help workers move up and expose those who don’t.

03-24-2026

This List Should Change How You Job Search

Get Hired with Andrew Seaman

03-24-2026

New ‘yardstick’ aims to help HR teams understand the quality of jobs inside their companies

New public-interest dataset looks at how companies fair when it comes to early-career roles, career growth, and job stability.

10-29-2024

Forbes Leadership Editors’ Pick Grainger Tops The Best Companies For Career Growth

Plus, a guide to voting policies if you work on Election Day, EY fires folks over multitasking during trainings and a multi-million fundraise for an AI startup eliminating sales cold calls.

10-28-2024

A Midwestern Supply Firm Beats Apple, Google on Career Growth

Industrial-supply company Grainger tops an annual ranking of US employers that invest the most in their workforces.

10-28-2024

Good-paying jobs for workers without college degrees may be on the decline again

W.W. Grainger, Costco, Capital One, and Meta Platforms topped the newest American Opportunity Index, but the data shows some types of workers are losing ground.

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Why the List Matters

How do Dell Technologies, W. W. Grainger & other top employers maximize talent?

WorkingNation’s Work In Progress podcast explores insights from the 2023 American Opportunity Index

Harvard Business School’s Managing the Future of Work podcast explores the 2023 American Opportunity Index

Can Businesses Boost Upward Mobility? AOI and Brookings host event to discuss the Index and how businesses generate mobility for workers

Burning Glass Institute President Matt Sigelman joins WorkforceRx podcast for discussion on connecting skills to opportunity

ASU+GSV Summit 2023 Panel: More than Skills: How to Put Purpose Back Into Work and Learning

WorkingNation podcast explores the American Opportunity Index and what makes a company a good place to grow your career

Burning Glass Institute President Matt Sigelman joins AEI’s Hardly Working with Brent Orrell to discuss findings from the American Opportunity Index

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