List of largest employers
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The largest employers in the world include companies, militaries, and governments.
Largest employers[edit]
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
|
| Indian Armed Forces | 1.3 million | n.a. | 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[edit]
The rankings below are the ten private-sector and semiprivate companies providing the most jobs worldwide, according to a list published in 2020 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 77,990 employees as of 2020.[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
|
1,344,410 |
| 3 | China Post Group | China
|
927,171 |
| 4 | State Grid | China
|
907,677 |
| 5 | Amazon | United States
|
798,000 |
| 6 | Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) | Taiwan
|
757,404 |
| 7 | Volkswagen |  Germany
|
671,205 |
| 8 | Compass Group | United Kingdom
|
596,542 |
| 9 | Sinopec Group | China
|
582,648 |
| 10 | United States Postal Service | United States
|
565,021 |
See also[edit]
- 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 largest technology companies by revenue
- List of private equity firms
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of public corporations by market capitalization
- List of largest corporate profits and losses
- Lists of occupations
- List of types of tradesman
- Lists of companies – company-related list articles on Wikipedia
- List of largest United States–based employers globally
- List of wealthiest organizations
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.