World’s Biggest Employer: U.S. Department of Defense
On Monday, The Economist published an infographic showing, by millions of people hired, the world's 10 biggest employers. The U.S. Department of Defense topped the list with 3.2 million employees.
On Monday, The Economist published an infographic showing, by millions of people hired, the world’s 10 biggest employers. The U.S. Department of Defense topped the list with 3.2 million employees.
Although the graphic shows how oversized the U.S. Department of Defense has become, it does not take into account proportion by population. For instance, although employees for the Defense Department make up about 1 percent of the U.S. population, England’s National Health Service employs 1.4 million people — almost 3 percent of its population. –BF
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