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posted by martyb on Monday September 24 2018, @10:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the Get-to-work dept.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/23/the-worlds-biggest-employers-infographic/

Given the size of their populations, many people generally assume that the world's largest employers are Chinese or Indian. However, according to research published by the World Economic Forum, the US Department of Defense boasts a workforce of 3.2 million people, making it the largest global employer. The Chinese military, the People's Liberation Army, is in second position with a force of 2.3 million.

Walmart and McDonald's come third and fourth with 2.1 and 1.9 million employees respectively (the number for McDonald's includes franchises). England's National Health Service (NHS) makes a surprising appearance in fifth place with a 1.7 million strong workforce - more than Indian Railways or the Indian armed forces.

The claim seems to be verified by wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_employers Their page also lists the top 11 non-governmental employers

 Employees
Employer20152010Headquarters
United States Department of Defense3.2 millionUnited States
People's Liberation Army2.3 millionChina
Walmart2.1 millionUnited States
McDonald's1.9 million1.7 millionUnited States
National Health Service1.7 million1.4 millionUnited Kingdom
China National Petroleum Corporation1.5 million1.7 millionChina
State Grid Corporation of China1.5 million1.6 millionChina
Indian Railways1.4 million1.3 millionIndia
Indian Armed Forces1.3 millionIndia
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn)1.2 million0.8 millionTaiwan

Private and semipublic companies with the most employees in the world
RankEmployerCountryEmployees
1WalmartUnited States2,300,000
2China National PetroleumChina1,512,048
3Post Group ChinaChina941,211
4State GridChina926,067
5Hon Hai Precision IndustryTaiwan726,772
6Sinopec GroupChina713,288
7Tata GroupIndia695,000
8VolkswagenGermany626,715
9United States Postal ServiceUnited States574,349
10Compass GroupGBR527,180
11Agricultural Bank of ChinaChina501,368

No story seems to be complete without the BBC's angle on things https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17429786

The National Health Service (NHS) in England is at the centre of a big political row about its reform. It's often said to be the third biggest employer in the world, after the Chinese army and Indian Railways. But is that really true?

It's an incredible claim, given how much smaller the UK is than China or India.

And indeed, it is not true.

Sizing up the world's biggest employers and compiling a list of the top 10, the NHS is revealed to be the fifth largest, with 1.7 million workers across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.


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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday September 25 2018, @12:42AM (1 child)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday September 25 2018, @12:42AM (#739469)

    Thanks for the link A/C. Sometimes I am amazed at the amount of stupid in the world.

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  • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @12:44AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @12:44AM (#739471)

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