10 biggest employers in the world
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While some companies are earning millions of dollars in revenue employing just couple of thousand people, there are some that operate on a much bigger scale.
Let's take a look at 10 organisations, including government ones, that employ most workers in the world.
Source: BBC
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Image: Pedestrians cross a street at Tokyo's Ginza shopping district in Japan.
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters
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Department of Defense
Country: The United States
Number of Employees: 3.2 million
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of the United States's military headquarters, the Pentagon, in Arlington County, Virginia.
Photographs: Jason Reed/Reuters
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People's Liberation Army
Country: China
Number of Employees: 2.3 million
Global rank: 2
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Image: People's Liberation Army navy sailors stand at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
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Walmart
Country: The United States
Number of Employees: 2.1 million
Global rank: 3
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Image: Products are displayed outside a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market store in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Photographs: Jacob Slaton/Reuters
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McDonald's
Country: The United States
Number of Employees: 1.9 million
Global rank: 4
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Image: McDonald's counter staff wait for the opening of its Harajuku-Omotesando shop in Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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National Health Service
Country: The United Kingdom
Number of Employees: 1.7 million
Global rank: 5
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Image: A woman and young children interact with a giant television set at the Ann Riches Healing Space for young patients at the Royal London Hospital in London, United Kingdom.
Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters
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National Petroleum Corporation
Country: China
Number of Employees: 1.6 million
Global rank: 6
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Image: Employees of China National Petroleum Corporation carry out routine checks at a gas refinery in Suining, Sichuan province.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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State Grid Corporation
Country: China
Number of Employees: 1.5 million
Global rank: 7
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Image: Electricians check the electricity pylon situated amid farmland in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China.
Photographs: China Daily/Reuters
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Indian Railways
Country: India
Number of Employees: 1.4 million
Global rank: 8
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Image: Luxury train Royal Rajasthan on Wheels in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Photographs: Vijay Mathur/Reuters
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Indian Armed Forces
Country: India
Number of Employees: 1.3 million
Global rank: 9
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Image: Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
Photographs: B Mathur/Reuters
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