Largest Employers in the US (2026)

Walmart is the largest employer among US companies, with 2,100,000 employees according to the Fortune 500 2026. Fortune reports that its headcount was flat on the previous year. The Bentonville, Arkansas, retailer reported revenue of US$713.2bn and fell to second place by revenue in 2026, ending a 13-year run at No. 1. Its Fortune profile names John R. Furner as chief executive.

Amazon has the second-largest workforce of any US company, with 1,576,000 employees. Fortune reports that it added 20,000 people during the year, an increase of 1.3%. Amazon became the largest US company by revenue in 2026, with US$716.9bn, after passing US$700bn following 12% growth. It is headquartered in Seattle.

Home Depot, the home-improvement retailer headquartered in Atlanta, has 472,400 employees, the third-largest workforce in the Fortune 500. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 31 January 2026. Revenue was US$164.7bn, and Fortune flags the company as having grown its workforce during the year. Its rival Lowe's, also on this list, employs 221,500.

Concentrix provides customer-experience, technology and outsourcing services to other companies. With 455,000 employees it has the fourth-largest workforce in the Fortune 500, although its revenue of US$9.8bn places it only 423rd by revenue. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 30 November 2025. The company is headquartered in Newark, California. Revenue per employee, at roughly US$21,600, is far below the Fortune 500 average.

Target operates general-merchandise stores across the United States and employs 415,000 people. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 31 January 2026, when revenue was US$104.8bn. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, and Fortune's profile names Michael J. Fiddelke as chief executive.

FedEx, the Memphis-based delivery company, employs 408,200 people. Its revenue was US$87.9bn. FedEx and UPS, together employing about 759,000 people, are the two largest delivery companies in the Fortune 500 by headcount.

Kroger is the largest supermarket operator on this list, with 403,000 employees. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 31 January 2026, when revenue was US$147.6bn. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fortune's profile names Gregory S. Foran as chief executive.

UnitedHealth Group employs 390,000 people across its insurance and health-services businesses. Fortune reports that its workforce fell by 10,000, or 2.5%, during the year, making it the third-largest Fortune 500 company by revenue but eighth by headcount. Revenue was US$447.6bn. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Berkshire Hathaway employs 387,800 people across its many subsidiaries. The Omaha-based conglomerate reported revenue of US$371.4bn. Its Fortune profile names Gregory E. Abel as chief executive.

Starbucks employs 381,000 people, the largest workforce of any food-service company in the Fortune 500. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2025. Revenue was US$37.2bn, placing it 127th by revenue. Fortune's profile names Brian R. Niccol as chief executive.

TJX, the off-price retailer headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, employs 377,000 people. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 31 January 2026. Revenue was US$60.4bn, and Fortune flags the company as having grown its workforce during the year.

Cognizant Technology Solutions employs 351,600 people, the second-largest workforce among IT services companies in the Fortune 500, after Concentrix. Its revenue was US$21.1bn, placing it 216th by revenue. The company is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, and Fortune flags it as having grown its workforce during the year.

United Parcel Service employs 350,625 people. The Atlanta-based company reported revenue of US$88.7bn, slightly more than FedEx, but has a smaller workforce. Fortune does not flag UPS as having grown its workforce during the year.

Costco employs 341,000 people. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 31 August 2025, when revenue was US$275.2bn. The company is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, and is flagged by Fortune as having grown its workforce during the year.

JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the Fortune 500 by headcount, with 318,512 employees. The New York-based bank reported revenue of US$280.3bn. Two other banks, Citigroup and Bank of America, are also in the top 25 by headcount, and Wells Fargo is just outside it.

PepsiCo, the snack and beverage company headquartered in Purchase, New York, employs 306,000 people. Revenue was US$93.9bn. It is the largest food and beverage manufacturer on this list by headcount.

Aramark provides food and facilities services and employs 278,390 people. Its revenue was US$18.5bn, placing it 235th by revenue. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia.

International Business Machines employs 278,100 people. The Armonk, New York, company reported revenue of US$67.5bn. Fortune's data does not flag IBM as having grown its workforce during the year.

HCA Healthcare operates hospitals and other care facilities and employs 275,000 people, the largest workforce of any medical-facilities company in the Fortune 500. Revenue was US$75.6bn. The company is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Fortune flags it as having grown its workforce during the year.

Publix, the supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida, employs 260,000 people. Fortune lists it as a private company; it appears in the Fortune 500 because it files financial statements with a US government agency. Revenue was US$63.2bn.

CVS Health employs 259,500 people across its pharmacies, pharmacy-benefit management and insurance businesses. Revenue was US$402.1bn, sixth in the Fortune 500. The company is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Microsoft employs 228,000 people, the largest workforce of any software company in the Fortune 500. It reported revenue of US$281.7bn. The company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Citigroup employs 226,000 people. The New York-based bank reported revenue of US$168.3bn. Fortune does not flag Citigroup as having grown its workforce during the year.

Lowe's, the home-improvement retailer headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, employs 221,500 people. Its figures are for the fiscal year ended 31 January 2026, when revenue was US$86.3bn. Fortune flags the company as having grown its workforce during the year.

Bank of America employs 213,207 people. The bank, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, reported revenue of US$191.6bn. It is the third bank on this list, after JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.