State Farm® Is Named One of Black Collegian’s® Top Employers

Bloomington, Illinois, February 26, 2008 — Black Collegian magazine has once again named State Farm as one of its top employers.

State Farm earned its 19th place ranking by hiring 1,392 students from 255 different campuses.  State Farm, which is listed for the eighth time, is also the top insurance and financial services company.

"We are once again proud to be recognized by The Black Collegian," said Todd Smith, Manager - HR-Enterprise Recruiting & Retention. "The recognition highlights our continued attention to supporting a diverse workforce and competing in a dynamic work environment."

State Farm is also listed as a Top Employer for the following college majors: Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Educational/Training, Internet Security/Internet Training, Masters of Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, and Math.

The Black Collegian is distributed on every major university and college campus in America.  More information is available at www.black-collegian.com

About State Farm

State Farm® insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve over 76 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.7 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®.