CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Mar 31, 2016) - Forbes Magazine has named JLL (NYSE: JLL) to its 2016 list of America's Best Employers.
"We are very pleased to be recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers," said Greg O'Brien, CEO of the Americas at JLL. "Our company's success depends on the skills, commitment and contributions of more than 60,000 colleagues around the world, so we realize that creating a challenging, rewarding and diverse work environment is a key business priority."
To compile the list, 30,000 employees were surveyed at companies with more than 5,000 staff members. Respondents were asked how likely they were to recommend their employer to someone else. They were also asked to mention "good" and "bad" employers other than their own.
JLL was also recently recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the ninth consecutive year and is regularly recognized as a best place to work by organizations around the world. Below is just a sampling of the other workplace awards JLL has won in 2016:
- Top 60 Company for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives
- Affinity Inc. Magazine's 2016 Top Corporations for LGBT Economic Empowerment
- 2016 Coolest Office Spaces by the Orlando Business Journal
About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate. A Fortune 500 company with annual fee revenue of $5.2 billion and gross revenue of $6.0 billion, JLL has more than 230 corporate offices, operates in more than 80 countries and has a global workforce of more than 60,000. On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 4.0 billion square feet, or 372 million square meters, and completed $138 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2015. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $56.4 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.