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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