The data illustrates the leading banks in the U.S. as of December 31, 2017, by number of employees. Wells Fargo Bank was the biggest U.S. employer in the banking sector in 2017, with over 230 thousand employees.
Employment in the banking sector – additional information Apart from the Wells Fargo Bank, other leading banks in terms of employment in the U.S. in 2017, were JPMorgan Chase Bank, Citibank and Bank of America. As far as the global employment figure of JPMorgan Chase Bank is concerned, there were approx. 234.
Wells Fargo Bank | 232321 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank | 191929 |
Citibank | 169092 |
Bank of America | 142412 |
U.S. Bank | 71180 |
PNC Bank | 52008 |
The Bank of New York Mellon | 41577 |
Branch Banking and Trust Company | 34551 |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | 32022 |
Capital One | 28872 |
TD Bank | 25486 |
Capital One Bank (USA) | 22246 |
SunTrust Bank | 22079 |
Regions Bank | 20958 |
KeyBank | 19274 |
Fifth Third Bank | 18075 |
The Northern Trust Company | 17806 |
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 15949 |
Citizens Bank | 14715 |
The Huntington National Bank | 14631 |