US employment in Belgium

US companies are job creators
US companies are job creators. In 2019, the 900 majority-owned US companies directly employed almost 124,000 people in Belgium, representing 3% of the country’s total private sector employment. These direct jobs have also allowed the creation of a significant amount of indirect employment, especially through supply chains and distribution channels.
US Top 50 Companies in Belgium
Over 60% of US employment in Belgium is generated by the 50 largest companies: the US Top 50. These companies directly employed 78,740 people in 2019, the latest year for which data is available.
Company | Employees | Company | Employees | |
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1. Manpower Group | 7,656 | 26. UPS | 1,101 | |
2. McDonald's | 5,450 | 27. Becton Dickinson | 1,073 | |
3. Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Pharmaceutica) | 5,303 | 28. Merck & Co (MSD) | 1,049 | |
4. Robert Half | 3,824 | 29. Pepsico | 985 | |
5. Nike | 3,447 | 30. Avery Dennison | 947 | |
6. Pfizer | 3,145 | 31. ON Semiconductor | 766 | |
7. Mohawk (Unilin) | 3,056 | 32. DXC Technology | 762 | |
8. Balta | 2,570 | 33. Eastman (Solutia, Taminco) | 752 | |
9. Paccar (DAF Trucks) | 2,394 | 34. Danaher | 709 | |
10. Coca-Cola | 2,345 | 35. LKQ | 684 | |
11. ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical | 2,247 | 36. TE Connectivity | 667 | |
12. Fedex | 2,110 | 37. VF Europe | 665 | |
13. Mondelēz International | 1,756 | 38. XPO Logistics | 662 | |
14. Tenneco (DRiV) | 1,621 | 39. DuPont | 651 | |
15. Baxter | 1,532 | 40. Kellogg's | 648 | |
16. Procter & Gamble | 1,408 | 41. Emerson | 621 | |
17. Accenture | 1,331 | 42. Fluor | 604 | |
18. Stanley Black & Decker | 1,296 | 43. Honeywell | 597 | |
19. Cargill | 1,292 | 44. Aramark | 588 | |
20. Estée Lauder | 1,216 | 45. Abbott | 573 | |
21. McKesson | 1,208 | 46. The Bank of New York Mellon | 571 | |
22. Berkshire Hathaway (Chemtool, Duracell, Kraft Heinz, Lubrizol...) | 1,180 | 47. Adient | 570 | |
23. Caterpillar | 1,178 | 48. Cisco Systems | 567 | |
24. IBM | 1,177 | 49. Dana | 537 | |
25. Aviapartner (H.I.G.) | 1,114 | 50. Dow Chemical Company | 535 |
Talent in Belgium
Belgium has a talented, multilingual and productive workforce. High-skilled labor is essential for the long-term growth of an economy. It is not only important to cultivate domestic talent - which, thanks to its high standard of education, Belgium does - but also to attract and retain international talent.
Belgium generally performs well in international talent rankings.
- 14th in the 2019 World Talent Ranking, based on its investment and development, readiness and appeal.
- 18th in the 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index, being one of the highest ranking countries for talent growth.
- 21st in the Human Capital pillar of the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Competitiveness Report, scoring highest for the skills of the future workforce among the subcategories.