The job market seems to have a lot of openings and not a lot of takers these days. The pandemic has really thrown a wrench into many jobs with people scared to go back due to the virus, people not being able to find childcare, people working from home and some leaving the job market altogether after getting paid more in unemployment. One job sector that has always been pretty solid and a good tell of how our economy is going is the automobile industry. They have always produced many jobs and raked in millions. This data graph from the team at Alans carports breaks down the top 35 major car manufacturers ranked by number of employees. You can see that Volkswagen dominates this list with almost double the number of employees of Toyota which comes in second. The complete list of top 10 are as follows:
1. Volkswagen Group: 662,575
2. Toyota Motor Corporation: 370,870
3. Daimler AG: 288,481
4. Honda Motor Company: 218,674
5. SAIC Motor: 204,815
6. Ford Motor Company: 186,000
7. Renault Group: 179,565
8. General Motors Company: 155,000
9. Dongfeng Motor Corporation: 136,549
10. Nissan Motor Corporation: 136,134