Here we continue with our series of annual updates on America’s biggest companies. This chart shows the 20 biggest employers among US public companies from 1994 through 2023. You can pause and move to any year between 1994 and 2023. (There is also a video with sound on YouTube.)
Studying the chart is an education in itself. You can compare it with our recent charts which show the largest companies (by revenues).
We hope you enjoy these animated charts and get a better understanding of change through time in the American economy. You can find more such charts, on different topics including population change, here.
Gary Hoover
Executive Director
American Business History Center
