List of largest United States–based employers globally explained

This is a list of United States–based companies having the most employees globally. For some companies listed, the majority of total employees live and work in other countries.

Employees are mixed and composed of various Economic sectors such as the Business sector, Private sector, Public sector, and the Voluntary sector. Additional classifications include the Agricultural (or primary) sector, Industrial (or secondary) sector, Service (or tertiary) sector, Information (or quaternary) sector, and Human (or quinary) sector.

Employment by company

United States-based largest private employers[1] [2]
Rank Employer data-sort-type="number"Global number of employees
1 2,100,000[3]
2 1,525,000[4]
3 800,000[5]
4 Accenture742,000[6]
18 DHL594,879
5 547,000[7]
7 United Parcel Service536,000
6 Home Depot465,000
24Concentrix Corporation440,000
10 UnitedHealth Group440,000
9Target Corporation415,000
8 Kroger414,000
14Marriott International, Inc.411,000
19 Ernst & Young395,442
12 Berkshire Hathaway383,000
13 Starbucks381,000
15 365.000
16 PricewaterhouseCoopers364,232
21 TJX349,000
17 Cognizant Technology Solutions344,400
20 Walgreens Boots Alliance330,000
22 Siemens320,000
23Costco Wholesale Corporation316,000
25 318,000
26309,926
27Lowe's Companies300,000
11 IBM282,200
29 HCA Healthcare220,000
28 CVS Health219,000
30 Bank of America212,000

Employment by major industry sector

According to research from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (more specifically, provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics), health care has now surpassed both manufacturing and retail as the engine for employment growth in the coming decades. There were approximately 16 million people employed in the health care sector in 2017.[8]

Employment by major industry sector[9]
Employee count (as of April 2024)
Total 169,583,000[10]
Total nonfarm 158,286,000
Total private 135,015,000
21,821,000
641,000
42,200
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction593,300
118,500
189,700
44,100
Metal ore mining42,900
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying102,700
290,100
8,219,000
1,867,300
950,000
917,300
1,146,300
Specialty trade contractors5,205,100
Residential specialty trade contractors2,407,400
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors2,797,700
12,961,000
Durable goods 8,144,000
415,700
Nonmetallic mineral products 422,000
Primary metals 370,700
Fabricated metal products 1,469,600
Machinery1,139,400
1,102,300
Computer and peripheral equipment 161,000
85,400
Semiconductors and electronic components 392,100
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments432,900
Magnetic and optical media and audio and visual equipment 31,000
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components411,100
1,841,000
1,063,900
Furniture and related products345,900
626,500
4,817,000
1,735,500
Textile mills 88,700
95,400
83,400
350,300
366,700
Petroleum and coal products109,200
898,200
728,100
Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied products 361,900
113,194,000
29,011,000
Wholesale trade 6,169,700
Durable goods 3,425,300
Nondurable goods 2,230,800
Agents and brokers 513,600
Retail trade 15,677,900
2,072,700
1,298,600
Other motor vehicle dealers 170,900
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers 603,200
Building material and garden supply stores 1,375,600
Food and beverage stores3,264,400
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance stores 821,700
Furniture and home furnishing stores 425,500
Electronics and appliance stores396,200
General merchandise stores 3,041,600
Department stores 1,377,400
Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise 2,306,500
1,099,600
Gasoline stations 1,080,600
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry stores 1,137,800
Sporting goods, hobby, music, book, and miscellaneous stores 1,544,300
Transportation and warehousing6,575,800
Air transportation573,900
Rail transportation153,400
Water transportation74,900
Truck transportation1,557,800
Transit and ground passenger transportation435,100
Pipeline transportation53,600
Scenic and sightseeing transportation31,900
Support activities for transportation839,700
Couriers and messengers1,079,900
Warehousing and storage1,775,600
Utilities587,400
Information3,013,000
Motion picture and sound recording industries 434,400
Publishing industries 932,400
Broadcasting and content providers341,100
Telecommunications630,000
Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related services498,800
Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services 176,400
Financial activities9,233,000
Finance and insurance6,732,500
Monetary authorities-central bank22,600
Credit intermediation and related activities 2,587,700
Depository credit intermediation1,777,500
Commercial banking1,366,700
Nondepository credit intermediation525,700
Activities related to credit intermediation284,500
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts 1,112,600
Insurance carriers and related activities 3,009,600
2,500,900
1,878,800
Rental and leasing services 598,600
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (excluding copyrighted works) 23,500
22,942,000
Professional, scientific, and technical services10,995,500
1,190,300
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services 1,164,000
Architectural, engineering, and related services 1,688,800
Specialized design services 154,600
Computer systems design and related services 2,544,300
1,896,400
Scientific research and development services 957,100
Advertising, public relations, and related services 522,900
Other professional, scientific, and technical services 877,100
Management of companies and enterprises 2,555,700
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 9,390,300
Administrative and support services8,872,400
Office administrative services631,400
Facilities support services176,700
Employment services3,516,500
Temporary help services2,736,700
Business support services709,800
Travel arrangement and reservation services194,400
Investigation and security measures1,015,200
Services to buildings and dwellings 2,284,000
Other support services344,400
517,900
Private education and health services 26,194,000
3,869,300
22,324,300
17,549,500
8,754,700
Offices of physicians3,012,600
Offices of dentists1,036,300
Offices of other health practitioners1,203,600
Outpatient care centers1,081,900
Medical and diagnostic laboratories322,500
Home health care services 1,741,200
Other ambulatory health care services 356,700
5,527,400
Nursing and residential care facilities 3,267,400
1,466,600
Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities 666,900
Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living for the elderly970,800
Other residential facilities 163,200
Social Assistance4,774,800
Individual and family services 3,189,600
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services 227,800
Vocational rehabilitation services 289,900
Child care services 1,067,400
16,897,000
2,641,400
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries621,400
179,400
1,840,600
14,255,200
1,923,900
12,331,300
Other services 5,904,000
1,482,200
Personal and laundry services 1,553,800
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations 2,867,800
Government 23,271,000
2,993,000
Federal government, except U.S. Postal Service 2,386,700
606,200
5,451,000
2,669,100
State government, excluding education 2,781,500
14,827,000
Local government education 8,078,400
Local government, excluding education 6,748,200

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Forbes list of largest US Private Companies . . 2020-08-10 . 2018-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926163721/https://www.forbes.com/largest-private-companies/list/#tab:rank_header:employees_sortreverse:true . live .
  3. Web site: Walmart Location Facts . 2024-06-09 . Walmart Location Facts.
  4. Web site: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Company Profile & Facts - Yahoo Finance . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815112010/https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/amzn/profile?p=amzn . 2022-08-15 . 2024-06-09 . Finance.yahoo.com.
  5. Web site: Allied Universal Acquires G4S Press Release . 2021-04-07 . 2021-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210406161604/https://www.aus.com/press-releases/allied-universal-acquires-g4s-plc-creating-global-integrated-security-services . live .
  6. Web site: Accenture Fact Sheet Q2 Fiscal 2024 Accenture . 2024-06-09 . newsroom.accenture.com.
  7. Web site: Company structure & facts. 2021-03-26. 2021-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818165835/https://www.fedex.com/en-us/about/company-structure.html. live.
  8. News: Thompson . Derek . Health Care Just Became the U.S.'s Largest Employer . . 2018-01-09 . 2018-01-10 . 2019-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190427181234/https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/01/health-care-america-jobs/550079/ . live .
  9. Web site: Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail - 2024 M04 Results . 2024-05-07 . Bureau of Labor Statistics . en-us.
  10. Web site: Employment by major industry sector : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . 2024-05-07 . Bureau of Labor Statistics . en-us.

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