2024 American Opportunity Index

As economic uncertainties lead many employers to pull back on hiring and reduce chances for promotions, the 2024 American Opportunity Index reveals the large U.S. companies across multiple sectors that are still opening their doors to new workers and advancing the careers of their employees.

The Index is fundamentally different from every other measure of employer quality. It is not based on corporate or worker surveys but on an independent, big-data analysis of the career trajectories of more than 5 million employees at 395 of America’s largest companies. The Index measures how well firms promote, pay, hire and retain their employees based on what really happened to them over a five-year period. Companies cannot opt in or out of the assessment, nor do companies pay to be part of the Index.

All measured firms are rated across multiple metrics and ranked by sector. The highest-scoring 100 firms overall are recognized as top employers.

We specifically designed the Index to fill a key void in the marketplace: to equip employers with new data to help them benchmark their success and flag areas for improvement. The Index is rooted in a fundamental belief that employees are a company’s most valuable asset, when employers invest in unlocking the full potential of their people — by providing good jobs and ample opportunities for advancement — their businesses do better.

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