2025-05-15
Most Labor-Intensive Businesses: Who Hires the Most?
Some businesses need huge teams to operate. These industries average 2194+ employees per firm.
Labor-intensive businesses face unique challenges: higher payroll costs, more HR complexity, and greater exposure to labor market changes. But they also tend to have higher revenue per firm and stronger competitive moats.
Most Employees Per Firm
1. General Medical and Surgical Hospitals2194 employees per firm avg
2. Professional Employer Organizations1133 employees per firm avg
3. Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools683 employees per firm avg
4. Commercial Banking358 employees per firm avg
5. Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers238 employees per firm avg
6. Temporary Help Services228 employees per firm avg
7. Wired Telecommunications Carriers181 employees per firm avg
8. Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices173 employees per firm avg
9. Couriers and Express Delivery Services171 employees per firm avg
10. Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers168 employees per firm avg
11. General Warehousing and Storage166 employees per firm avg
12. Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds162 employees per firm avg
Data sources: U.S. Census Bureau Statistics of U.S. Businesses (2021), Census Business Dynamics Statistics (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW (2023), IRS Statistics of Income. Revenue figures are estimated from payroll data using industry-specific ratios.