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Some of world's largest employers no longer sell things, they rent workers

Outsourcing firms' workforces grow as more companies look to cut their headcount

Some of world’s largest employers no longer sell things, they rent workers
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Lauren Weber | WSJ
The list of the world’s largest employers was once dominated by household names like Ford Motor Co., J.C. Penney Co., and General Electric Co., companies that made and sold things.

A new analysis conducted for The Wall Street Journal shows those names are nowhere to be found on that list today. In their place are large outsourcing companies like Compass Group PLC, Accenture PLC and other businesses that essentially lease workers to clients.

Of the top 20 global employers in 2017, five are outsourcing and “workforce solutions” companies, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. In 2000, only one employer

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