3. Walmart:
Walmart, the American multinationals retail corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouses, was founded by Sam Walton in the year 1962, headquartered at Bentonville, Arkansas. This company has been named as the third largest public corporation in the world and as of 2012 Fortune Global 500 list it has also been termed as the biggest private employer in the world. Walmart is also termed as one of the world’s most valuable companies.
According to the BBC ranking, Walmart has been placed in the third place when it comes to largest employers in the world as it has employed around 2.1 million as of 2012 across the world.
2. People’s Liberation Army China:
People’s Liberation Army [PLA] is the military arm of the Communist Party of China and also the de facto armed forces of the People’s Republic of China. It consists of land, sea, strategic missile and air forces. The PLA was formed in the year 1927 August 1^st.
As reported on the Wikipedia website, PLA consists of 2,285,000 active personnel in it and as per the BBC ranking, it is the second largest employer with 2.3 million personnel working in it.
1. United States department of Defense:
Yes, it is the U.S. department of Defense which has grabbed the top slot in the world’s largest employers list by employing around 3.2 million personnel in it. This department is headed by the Secretary of Defense which has three subordinate military departments namely the U.S. Department of the Army, the U.S. Department of the Navy, and the U.S. Department of the Air Force. This department of Defense was formed on August 10^th, 1949.