March 8: 1 out of every 135 American workers is employed by Amazon
Even with its massive scale, Amazon is the second largest private employer in the US.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Geekwire, and Walmart
Published: January 2021, February 2022, and February 2022
1 out of every 135 American workers is employed by Amazon
Amazon employs 1.6M people globally, 1.1M of whom live in the United States.
There are 149 million nonfarm payroll workers in the US, which equates to 1 in 135 employed Americans working for Amazon.
Even with its massive scale, Amazon is the second largest private employer in the US. Walmart employs 1.6 million Americans (1 out of every 93).
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