Best Places to Work or Live:

America's Best Places to Live and Work -- from Employment Review and BestJobsUSA.com, provides professionals with information on the 20 cities with the best employment opportunities.

America's Most Admired Companies -- annual review and ranking from the editors of Fortune magazine. Winners were chosen from the 1,000 largest U.S. companies (ranked by revenues) and the 25 largest U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies, as ranked by executives, directors, and securities analysts.

Forbes Best Places -- annual review of 200 major metropolitan areas by the editors at Forbes based on growth in jobs and earned income, plus a measure of activity in critical technologies that foster future growth.

The Employee Ownership 100 -- a list of the largest companies in the U.S. that are over 50% owned by a broad employee ownership plan such as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), a stock purchase plan, etc. From The National Center for Employee Ownership.

100 Best Companies to Work For -- annual review and ranking from the editors of Fortune magazine. Includes both public and private companies, in 20 different fields and 30 states (though the majority also have multiple locations in the U.S. and abroad), with a majority of rankings determined by employee survey results.

Employers of Choice 500 -- a collection of the 500 best companies for job-seekers and employees -- having a diverse work force, offering excellent benefits, and more ... compiled by the folks at BestJobsUSA.com.

FindYourSpot.com -- a great site for those job-seekers considering relocating. By taking a multiple question quiz on your preference to a variety of subjects (such as cost of living, entertainment and culture, crime rates, etc.), you get a collection of cities and towns that match your interests. Free to job-seekers.

World's Most Respected Companies -- from the Financial Times, a global survey (conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers) to identify those companies and business leaders most respected by their peers.

Sperling's BestPlaces.net -- where you'll find a wealth of data, statistics, and comparisons about U.S. cities, counties, and foreign countries.

Best Places to Work by Job-Seeker:

50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S. -- Latina Style magazine provides a national listing of the top 50 companies providing the best professional opportunities for Latinas and Hispanic working woman.

The 50 Best Companies for Minorities -- from Fortune magazine, in collaboration with the Council on Economic Priorities (CEP). Rankings of public and private companies are based on 15 quantitative and qualitative categories, from what percentage of new hires are minorities to whether the company ties performance reviews and bonuses to diversity goals.

100 Best Companies for Working Mothers -- Working Mother magazine ranks the top 100 companies, stating that the organizations that made the list are today's leaders of that ongoing movement toward better benefits, more family- and female-friendly policies, and a healthier, happier American workforce.

Top 30 Companies for Executive Women -- from the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), a ranking of those companies that are committed to helping women reach the top —- and stay there.

Lists of Lists:

Best Companies -- from JobStar, a collection of Web listings for "best companies," including national lists and lists for Northern and Southern California.