How many employees does Apple Inc. have?

As of January 2015, Apple Inc. claims to directly employ 66,000 employees in the United States alone. Many other jobs are attributable to Apple, including 627,000 created to support the iOS ecosystem. The company's 265 Apple stores employ about 30,000 retail employees.

There are many employees of other companies that support Apple, such as the 20,000 construction-related jobs that are needed to build Apple's retail stores. The company boasts over 52,000 new jobs added in just the 10 years prior to 2015 alone. Apple employees span a wide range of roles, from artists and designers to technical support, sales and marketing.