List of largest employers

The largest employers in the world include companies, militaries, and governments.

Largest employers

Companies and institutions are included in this list.

EmployerEmployeesYearCountryReferences[1]
United States Department of Defense2.91 million2015 United States[2]
People's Liberation Army2.3 million2015 Chinasee initial
Walmart, Inc.2.2 million2021 United States[3]
China Railway2 million2013 Chinasee initial
Ministry of Defence of Russia1.9 million2017 Russia[4]
Ministry of Public Security 1.9 million2016 Chinasee initial
McDonald's Corp 1.9 million2015 United Statessee initial
UK National Health Service1.7 million2015 United Kingdomsee initial
China National Petroleum Corporation1.6 million2015 Chinasee initial
Amazon.com, Inc.1.6 million2021 United Statessee initial
State Grid Corporation of China1.5 million2015 Chinasee initial
Indian Armed Forces1.445 million2020 Indiasee initial
Indian Railways1.4 million2021 IndiaIndia's largest employer[5]
Foxconn1.3 million2021 Taiwansee initial
Korean People's Army1.2 million2011 North Korea[6]
Ministry of National Education of France1.2 million2020 France[7]
National Health Service (England)1.2 million2020 United Kingdom[8]

f = Including franchise employees.

Largest private and semiprivate employers

The rankings below are the six private-sector and semiprivate companies providing the most jobs worldwide, according to a list published in 2021 by Fortune magazine.[9] The Tata Group of companies, which collectively employ over 720,000 people,[10] is not listed by Fortune as a single enterprise.[9]

Private and semiprivate companies with the most employees in the world
Rank Employer Country Employees
1 China National Petroleum  China 1,242,245
2 State Grid  China 896,360
3 China Post Group  China 827,231
4 Tata Group  India 800,000
5 United States Postal Service  United States 569,987
6 Sinopec Group  China 553,833

See also

References
  1. Niall, McCarthy. "The World's Biggest Employers". Forbes. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. "About Department of Defense". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. "Top companies by full-time employees". Companies Market Cap. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. "Putin, in decree, says Russia's armed forces are 1.9 million-strong". CNBC. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. "Indian Railways Year Book 2019-20" (PDF).
  6. "El Ejército de Corea del Norte, un monstruo de más de un millón de soldados". Todo Noticias. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. "L'éducation nationale en chiffres 2020". Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Jeunesse et des Sports (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  8. "NHS Workforce Statistics - November 2020 (Including selected provisional statistics for December 2020)". NHS Digital. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. "Global 500". Fortune.
  10. "Tata Group Business Overview". Tata Group.
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