Who are the world's biggest employers? - The Economist/UK

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

This pretty well tells the story of our priorities.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/09/employment

ONE of the biggest headaches for policymakers in many rich countries has been how to create jobs during a period of fiscal austerity and anaemic growth. The private sector has been slow to generate jobs, and government-spending cuts usually end up cutting jobs. And governments employ a lot of people: in our chart of the ten biggest global employers, below, seven are government-run. America's defence department had 3.2m people on its payroll last year, equivalent to 1% of the country's population. China, the world's most populous nation and a big military spender, employs 2.3m people in its army. And the number of people working for the National Health Service in England is equivalent to over 2.5% of the country's population. The three private companies are Walmart, McDonald's and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, a subsidiary of which is Foxconn, a secretive electronics manufacturer.

[Harmony Blue]

1. Not surprising

The propaganda spewed on CNBC would lead you to think otherwise, but a little digging reveals the truth. Thank you for posting this link!

[pnorman]

2. I'llse that image. Thanks!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. kick

[devilgrrl]

4. But I thought government doesn't create jobs.

:popcorn:

[reformist2]

5. It's amusing/depressing to see Wal-Mart at #3.

[Rex]

6. Ah yes, the most abused institution next to the working poor and the

homeless in America. Politicians have turned our military into the biggest moneymaker for their paymaster since the invention of currency. Our troops are suffering in the hands of profit makers.

Job creators are nothing compared to wealth makers!