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Illinois cracked the top three in this year's Forbes report for best midsize employers to work for, in a recent survey.

The yearly ranking system of and employers is conducted by Forbes in partnership with market research firm Statista; the latest survey reached over 170,000 workers at companies across the continental U.S., who answered honestly about their employers and workplace.

For jurisdiction and size classing, companies that employed between 1,000 to 5,000 employees were put into the midsize classification, while companies larger than 5,000 were put into the heavyweight category. The midsize list of companies capped out at 400 positions, while the large size organizations capped out at 600.

Here's a look at all the businesses that are either headquartered or have a facility in Illinois that made the list.

Illinois’ best midsize employers according to Forbes

• , Chicago (3rd place)
• , Palatine (64th place)
• , Chicago (65th place)
• , Chicago (72nd place)
• , Peoria (105th place)
• , Lemont (147th place)
• , New Lenox (158th place)
• , Chicago (208th place)
• , Chicago (251st place)
• , Lincolnshire (288th place)
• , Chicago (335th place)
• , Itasca (358th place)

Illinois’ best large size employers according to Forbes

• , Lake Forest (127th place)
• , Chicago (175th place)
• , Chicago (182nd place)
• , Chicago (193rd place)
• , Deerfield (215th place)
• , Chicago (223rd place)
• , Schaumburg (224th place)
• , Northfield (225th place)
• , Chicago (251st place)
• , Batavia (255th place)
• , Lake Forest (257th place)
• , Burr Ridge (262nd place)
• , Riverwoods (280th place)
• , Bloomington (331st place)
• , Moline (332nd place)
• , Chicago (366th place)
• , Chicago (380th place)
• , Chicago (383rd place)
• , Oak Brook (392nd place)
• , Chicago (395th place)
• , Chicago (398th place)
• , Chicago (422nd place)
• Vernon Hills (424th place)
• , Chicago (435th place)
• , Chicago (436th place)
• , Northbrook (450th place)
• , Chicago (453rd place)
• , Naperville (462nd place)
• , Lake Forest (476th place)
• , Northbrook (484th place)
• , Chicago (487th place)
• , Chicago (499th place)
• , Chicago (510th place)
• , Arlington Heights (531st place)
• , Chicago (553rd place)
• , Chicago (578th place)
• , Oak Brook (596th place)

Top 5 midsize employers in U.S., according to Forbes

1. (California)
2. (Connecticut)
3. (Illinois)
4. (Iowa)
5. (Florida)

Top 5 large employers in U.S., according to Forbes

1. (New Jersey)
2. (Kansas)
3. (Texas)
4. (Colorado)
5. (Georgia)

Methodology behind the ranks

Employees were asked if they would recommend their employer to friends and others, as well as rate their current employer. People who could participate in the study included current employees, past employees who had been employed within the last two years and individuals familiar with the company—however current and former employees' answers had heavier weight on the rankings scale.

Overall report data followed three years worth of information collection, with latest data weighing more to better classify the year to year shift in the company’s ratings.

Contact Claire Grant at CLGrant@gannett.com, X (Formerly known as Twitter): @Claire_Granted