30 largest employers in the U.S.

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30 largest employers in the U.S.

Some of the biggest employers in the U.S. have operations in Alabama. Here are your top 30 employers in the country, with information from FindtheCompany.com.

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No. 30. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Total employees: 240,000

Type of business: Technology

Year founded: 2015 (new corporation formed after Hewlett Packard split)

Operations in Alabama? Yes, service personnel and products

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No. 29. Citigroup

Total Employees: 241,000

Type of business: Investment banking and financial services

Year Founded: 1988

Operations in Alabama? Yes, both through financial services and 320 CitiBank locations in the state

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No. 28. CVS Health Corp.

Type of business: Drug store chain

Total Employees: 243,000

Year Founded: 1963

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 181 locations in the state

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No. 27. Securitas Holding Inc.

Type of company: Security services

Total Employees: 250,000

Year Founded: 1989

Operations in Alabama? Yes, through security services and offices in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville

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No. 26. Walgreens Boots Alliance

Type of business: Drug store chain

Total Employees: 253,400

Year Founded: 2014

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 113 store locations

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No. 25. Pepsico

Type of business: Food and beverage production and distribution

Total Employees: 263,000
Year Founded: 1919

Operations in Alabama? Yes, including bottling and distribution centers

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No. 24 Wells Fargo and Co

Type of business: Financial services

Total Employees: 264,700

Year Founded: 1929

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 137 bank locations

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No. 23 Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Type of business - Supermarket chain

Total Employees: 265,000
Year Founded: 1939

Operations in Alabama? No

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No. 22 Aramark

Type of business: Food and uniform services

Total Employees: 265,500
Year Founded: 1959

Operations in Alabama: Yes, service in at least seven Alabama locations

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No. 21 Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Type of business: Home improvement stores

Total Employees: 270,000
Year Founded: 1946

Locations in Alabama: Yes, 39 home improvement store locations

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No. 20 Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America

Type of business: Electrical, electric component and technology manufacturing

Total Employees: 271,789
Year Founded: 1918

Operations in Alabama: No production facilities but equipment used in the state

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No. 19 AT&T, Inc.

Type of business: Telecommunications

Total Employees: 281,000
Year Founded: 1983

Operations in Alabama? Yes, call centers, operation centers, cellular phone services

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No. 18 City of New York

Type of business: Municipality

Total Employees: 310,000
Year Founded: 1625

Operations in Alabama? No

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No. 17 - United States Department of Treasury

Type of company: Federal agency

Total Employees: 323,000
Year Founded: 1789

Operations in Alabama? Yes, with largest office in Birmingham

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No. 16 - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Type of company: Holding company with investments in businesses such as GEICO, Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola and Wells Fargo.

Total Employees: 331,000
Year Founded: 1889

Operations in Alabama? Yes, including Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

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No. 15 - General Electric Company

Type of company: Multinational holding company with interests in energy, finance, appliances and more.

Total Employees: 333,045
Year Founded: 1892

Operations in Alabama? Yes, including GE Aviation

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No. 14 - Target Corporation

Type of business: Retailer

Total Employees: 341,000
Year Founded: 1902

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 22 locations in Alabama

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No. 13 - Compass Group USA Investments Llp

Type of company: Food service, cleaning, property management and support services company

Total Employees: 360,000
Year Founded: 1997

Operations in Alabama? Yes, including operations in Anniston, Auburn, Birmingham, Mobile, Scottsboro and Tuscaloosa.

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No. 12 - Express Services Inc.

Type of company: Staffing services

Total Employees: 373,869
Year Founded: 1983

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 10 offices in Alabama

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No. 11- International Business Machines Corporation

Type of business: Technology and business services

Total Employees: 377,757
Year Founded: 1910

Operations in Alabama? Yes, including operations in Birmingham and Huntsville

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No. 10 - The Home Depot, Inc.

Type of company – Home improvement stores

Total Employees: 385,000
Year Founded: 1978

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 28 locations

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No. 9 - McDonald's Corporation

Type of company: Restaurant chain

Total Employees: 420,000
Year Founded: 1940

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 279 restaurant locations

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No. 8 - The Kroger Company

Type of company: Grocery store chain

Total Employees: 431,000
Year Founded: 1883

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 11 locations

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No. 7 - United Parcel Service, Inc.

Type of company: Parcel and package delivery

Total Employees: 444,000
Year Founded: 1907

Operations Alabama? Yes, both distribution centers and drivers

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No. 6 - Yum! Brands, Inc.

Type of business: Restaurant chain operation, operatesTaco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC

Total Employees: 505,000
Year Founded: 1997

Operations in Alabama? Yes, numerous restaurant locations

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No. 5 - U.S. Department of the Air Force

Type of business: U.S. Military

Total Employees: 529,688
Year Founded: 1947

Operations in Alabama? Yes, centered at Montgomery's Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex

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No. 4 - United States Postal Service

Type of business: Mail delivery, independent agency of U.S. government

Total Employees: 618,000
Year Founded: 1776

Operations in Alabama? Yes, post offices and distribution centers throughout state, about 8,400 employees

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No. 3 - United States Department of the Navy

Type of business: U.S. military

Total Employees: 707,685
Year Founded: 1798

Operations in Alabama? Yes, about 250 uniformed and civilian personnel

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No. 2 - U.S. Department of the Army

Type of business U.S. military

Total Employees: 763,522
Year Founded: 1947

Operations in Alabama? Yes, at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Anniston Army Depot, Fort Rucker in southeast Alabama and other locations throughout the state. More than 4,500 active duty Army personnel in Alabama; 18,000 Army civilian employees.

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No. 1 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Type of business: Retail chain

Total Employees: 2,300,000
Year Founded: 1945

Operations in Alabama? Yes, 131 locations in the state

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