Top 15 biggest employers in the world
- By Zhang Junmian
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China.org.cn, September 14, 2011
As governments in all countries are making all-out efforts to eliminate unemployment, these large companies have created more job opportunities for millions of people.
Walmart, the United States' largest retailer, stood out as the world's biggest employer with a total of 2.1 million employees in 2010, according to a news report published by the Economist online recently.
China's energy giant-China National Petroleum came in as the second biggest employer in the world, boasting 1.67 million workforce, a 1.5 percent increase over the previous year. The State Grid Corporation of China took the third spot on the list, reporting a total of 1.56 million staff, a 2.0 percent increase from 2009.
Chinese companies dominated the list of the heavyweights which enjoy the greatest number of employees. A total of 8 Chinese corporate employers were included in the list, followed by the United States (3) and Germany (2).
Following are the top 15 biggest employers in the world in 2010:
|
Ranking |
Company |
Country |
Employees (million) |
% change on previous year |
|
1 |
Walmart 沃尔玛 |
United States |
2.1 |
nil |
|
2 |
China National Petroleum 中国石油天然气集团公司 |
China |
1.67 |
1.5 |
|
3 |
State Grid Corporation of China 中国国家电网公司 |
China |
1.56 |
2.0 |
|
4 |
China Post Group 中国邮政集团公司 |
China |
0.86 |
2.4 |
|
5 |
Hon Hai Precision Industry(Foxconn) 鸿海科技集团 |
China |
0.84 |
36.8 |
|
6 |
Sinopec(China Petrochemical Corporation) 中国石油化工集团公司 |
China |
0.64 |
1.1 |
|
7 |
US Postal Service 美国邮政 |
United States |
0.63 |
-6.0 |
|
8 |
China Telecom 中国电信 |
China |
0.49 |
-0.3 |
|
9 |
Carrefour 家乐福 |
France |
0.47 |
-0.9 |
|
10 |
Agricultural Bank of China 中国农业银行 |
China |
0.44 |
0.7 |
|
11 |
Compass Group 康帕斯集团 |
United Kingdom |
0.43 |
10.9 |
|
12 |
IBM 国际商业机器 |
United States |
0.43 |
6.8 |
|
13 |
Deutsche Post 德国邮政集团 |
Germany |
0.42 |
-1.4 |
|
14 |
Aviation Industry Corporation of China 中国航空工业集团公司 |
China |
0.40 |
3.5 |
|
15 |
Siemens 西门子 |
Germany |
0.40 |
-0.6 |
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