Forbes Has Released Its List Of America’s Best Employers By State. It Partnered With A Market A Research Company To Determine The Employers That Were Liked The Most By Their Employees In Each State. Johnson City Medical Center Was Ranked 9th. The Top Employer In Tennessee Is Publix Super Markets. Costco Wholesale Was Ranked 2nd And TVA 4th. Dollywood Came In At Number 24, ETSU At 53rd And BAE Systems 73rd.