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It indicates the ability to send an email. A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter The word "in". LinkedIn A stylized letter F. Flipboard An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link amazon warehouse Noah Berger/Reuters * Amazon employs 950,000 workers in the US, the company said in its latest earnings report. * The US has a population of 261 million and an employed non-farm workforce of 145 million, per the BLS. * More people work for Amazon than are employed in the entire residential construction industry. 10 Things in Tech: Get the latest tech trends & innovations. Something is loading. [thumbs-up-] Email address [ ] [Sign up] By clicking 'Sign up', you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Amazon has made more than $221 billion in sales in 2021 so far, showing just how massive the company has become since Jeff Bezos founded it in 1994. Today the ecommerce giant employs 1.3 million people around the world, with 950,000 of those in the US, the company said in its latest earnings release. According to the most recent US employment report, there are 145.8 million nonfarm payroll workers out of a total population of 332 million. That means one out of every 350 Americans works for Amazon, or one out of every 153 employed workers in the US. More people work for Amazon than are employed in the entire US residential construction industry, which is responsible for 873,000 jobs. Even with its massive scale, Amazon is still a distant second to the country's largest private employer, Walmart, which employs nearly 1.6 million people in the US, or one out of every 91 workers. While it's possible that more people work at a McDonald's than either Amazon or Walmart -- the fast-food brand estimates more than 2 million globally -- the company primarily operates on a franchise model, so it directly employs less than 50,000 in the US. Along with Amazon's size, its decision to implement a $15 minimum wage across the company has had a measurable effect in the communities where it does business. It has also forced other large employers to follow suit. In May, Amazon announced plans to hire 75,000 delivery and logistics workers at a $17 starting wage and a possible $1,000 bonus. But last month, a New York Times report found that Amazon had a turnover rate of about 150% every year among hourly employees, leading some executives to worry about running out of hirable employees in the US. In other words, with so many current and former Amazonians in the US, there's a good chance that you know someone who's worked there. A picture of a switch and lightbulb Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Subscribe to push notifications NOW WATCH: More: Amazon Labor Workforce Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. 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