List of largest employers
The largest employers in the world include companies, militaries, and governments.
Largest employers
Public companies and institutions are included in this list. The information and comparison is according to Forbes (2015)[1] and The Economist (2011):[2]
| Employees | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer | 2015[1] | 2010[2] | Headquarters |
| U.S. Department of Defense | 3.2 million | 3.2 million |  United States
|
| People's Liberation Army | 2.3 million | 2.3 million |  China
|
| Walmart | 2.1 million | 2.1 million | United States
|
| McDonald's[note 1] | 1.9 million | 1.7 million | United States
|
| National Health Service | 1.7 million | 1.4 million |  United Kingdom
|
| China National Petroleum Corporation | 1.6 million | 1.7 million | China
|
| State Grid Corporation of China | 1.5 million | 1.6 million | China
|
| Indian Railways | 1.4 million | 1.4 million |  India
|
| Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) | 1.2 million | 0.8 million |  Taiwan
|
| China Post Group | n.a. | 0.8 million | China
|
Largest private and semiprivate employers
The rankings below are the ten private-sector and semiprivate companies providing the most jobs worldwide, according to a list published in 2019 by Fortune magazine.[3] The Tata Group of companies, which collectively employ over 720,000 people,[4] is not listed by Fortune as a single enterprise; the companies are listed individually. Of the group, Tata Motors employs the most people, with 81,090 employees as of 2019.[3]
| Private and semipublic companies with the most employees in the world | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Employer | Country | Employees |
| 1 | Walmart | United States
|
2,200,000 |
| 2 | China National Petroleum | China
|
1,382,401 |
| 3 | China Post Group | China
|
935,191 |
| 4 | State Grid | China
|
913,546 |
| 5 | Amazon | United States
|
840,000 |
| 6 | Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) | Taiwan
|
803,126 |
| 7 | Volkswagen |  Germany
|
670,000 |
| 8 | Sinopec Group | China
|
619,151 |
| 9 | Compass Group | United Kingdom
|
595,841 |
| 10 | United States Postal Service | United States
|
565,802 |
See also
- Fortune Global 500
- Forbes Global 2000
- List of multinational corporations
- List of largest European manufacturing companies by revenue
- List of largest financial services companies by revenue
- List of the largest software companies
- List of largest Internet companies
- List of the largest information technology companies
- List of private equity firms
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of public corporations by market capitalization
- List of companies by profit and loss
- List of professions
- List of types of tradesman
- Lists of companies – company-related list articles on Wikipedia
- List of largest employers in the United States
- List of wealthiest organizations
Notes
References
- ^ a b "The World's Biggest Employers". Forbes. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Employment: Defending jobs". The Economist. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ a b "Global 500". Fortune.
- ^ "Tata Group Business Overview". Tata Group.