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This is scary and sad, if you really think about it:

The top 10 U.S. employers based on their worldwide workforces, according to the latest data available from consulting firm D&B and company sources, where available, include:

McDonald’s — 1.5 million employees globally

Wal-Mart — 1.5 million

GM (including GMAC and Hughes) — 341,000 excluding contractors

United Parcel Service — 359,000

Ford Motor Company — 350,000

IBM — 316,000

General Electric — 315,000

Kroger — 312,000

Sears — 275,000, not counting seasonal workers

J.C. Penney — 250,000

from CBS MarketWatch