10 Largest Employers in the World

While searching for your dream job, have you ever thought who are the biggest employers in the world are? For years, Indian railway was considered to be the second largest employer in the world after Chinese army. But, in the newest study done by the BBC points out that considering the number of employees working, Indian railway comes in the eighth position. The study was done by compiling the list of world’s largest public, private, and government employers by its number of workforce.

10. Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn): 

The multinational electronics manufacturing company, Hon Ha Precision Industry is ranked in the 10^th place of the BBC’s ‘Biggest employers list’. This Taiwanese electronics producer is well known by its trading name Foxconn. Foxconn occupies around 1.2 million employees, as per the report. Foxconn is also said to be the greatest exporter in China.

9. Indian Armed Forces:

Indian Armed Forces which comprises Army, Navy and Air Force comes at ninth position in the list. Even though 1.3 million employed in its various forces, Indian army employs the most comparing to its other wings. In terms of the human resources, it is one of the largest military forces. India’s Paramilitary forces and many other inter-service institutions also help India.

8. Indian Railways:

World’s fourth largest railway network, Indian railways was always listed among top 5 biggest employers of the world, but according to BBC’s recent research, Indian railways comes in the eighth position. It has already employed 1.4 millions and the report says Indian railways are going to employ another one lakh people. Though, railways were introduced to India in 1853, its forty-two rail systems were brought together only in 1951 when it was taken into the public sector.

7. State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC): 

With 1.5 million employees, the State Grid Corporation of China ranked in the 7^th position. Beijing headquartered SGCC is the largest electric utility company in China and even in the world. SGCC is transmitting and distributing power in China with its five subsidiaries. ‘2010 Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest companies by revenue’ ranked SGCC in the eighth position and in 2011 list, its rank was lifted up by one position.

6. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC):

With its 1.6 million staff, China National Petroleum Corporation headquartered at Beijing, ranks sixth on the list. One of the world’s major oilfield service providers, CNPC is reportedly China’s largest oil and gas producer and supplier. And it is an internationally reputed contractor in engineering construction. As of June 2010, in terms of market capitalization, its subsidiary PetroChina places in the second position in the world.

5. UK National Health Service (NHS):

The National Health Service ranks fifth on the list. Over 1.7 million people working under NHS, where 84 percent is reported to be worked in patient care and managerial positions are filled by just 3 percent of the workforce. Three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the UK come under the banner, ‘National Health Care Service’. While the workforce spread across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, NHS is said to employ one of every 23 workers in England.

4. McDonalds:

With 1.9 million employees, world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurant, McDonald’s Corporation serves around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries. It is headquartered at Oak Brook, Illinois, U.S. Though 80 percent of the McDonald’s restaurants are franchises, it is also operated by either an affiliate or the corporation itself. Almost 1.5 million of the staffs are employed by other companies. McDonald’s runs over 31,000 restaurants, globally.

3. Wal-Mart:

World’s 18th largest public corporation, Wal-Mart (which is branded as Walmart) ranked in the third position. About 2.1 million people (counting the 200,000 people who work for Asda supermarket chain in UK) are employed in Walmart, the retail giant. This American multiantion is reported as the biggest private employer in the world and the largest retailer in the world. Walmart is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.

2. Peoples Liberation Army, China (PLA):

In terms of the number of employees, Peoples Liberation Army places tops next to U.S. Department of Defense in the ‘world’s biggest employers’ list. It unified China’s land, sea, strategic missile and air force military organizations together. Today, Peoples Liberation Army has over 2.3 million employees. PLA is the largest military organization in the world and it has the biggest standing army in the world.

1. US Department of Defense (USDOD): 

Employs nearly one percent of the U.S. population, U.S. Department of Defense tops the list of biggest employers in the world with a 3.2 million people. U.S. Department of Defense headquartered at the Pentagon, Arlington Co., Virginia. Executive Department of U.S. government, USDOD is to organize and direct all agencies and functions of the government which are mainly related to the national security and the U.S. armed forces.