Latest headcount
2,096
YoY change
+2.1%
Headcount CAGR
+0.1%
Revenue / employee
$895K
Employee count history for MDU Resources Group
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,052 |
| 1994 | 2,053 |
| 1995 | 1,864 |
| 1996 | 1,867 |
| 1997 | 2,218 |
| 1998 | 2,882 |
| 1999 | 3,791 |
| 2000 | 4,087 |
| 2001 | 6,568 |
| 2002 | 6,983 |
| 2003 | 7,797 |
| 2004 | 8,058 |
| 2005 | 10,030 |
| 2006 | 11,526 |
| 2007 | 12,293 |
| 2008 | 10,074 |
| 2009 | 8,081 |
| 2010 | 7,895 |
| 2011 | 8,021 |
| 2012 | 8,629 |
| 2013 | 9,133 |
| 2014 | 8,451 |
| 2015 | 8,689 |
| 2016 | 9,598 |
| 2017 | 10,140 |
| 2018 | 11,797 |
| 2019 | 13,359 |
| 2020 | 15,600 |
| 2021 | 16,000 |
| 2022 | 16,800 |
| 2023 | 11,000 |
| 2024 | 2,052 |
| 2025 | 2,096 |
Revenue per employee for MDU Resources Group
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $214K |
| 1994 | $219K |
| 1995 | $249K |
| 1996 | $276K |
| 1997 | $274K |
| 1998 | $311K |
| 1999 | $338K |
| 2000 | $458K |
| 2001 | $339K |
| 2002 | $291K |
| 2003 | $302K |
| 2004 | $337K |
| 2005 | $345K |
| 2006 | $353K |
| 2007 | $346K |
| 2008 | $497K |
| 2009 | $517K |
| 2010 | $495K |
| 2011 | $505K |
| 2012 | $472K |
| 2013 | $489K |
| 2014 | $553K |
| 2015 | $482K |
| 2016 | $430K |
| 2017 | $438K |
| 2018 | $384K |
| 2019 | $399K |
| 2020 | $355K |
| 2021 | $216K |
| 2022 | $104K |
| 2023 | $164K |
| 2024 | $857K |
| 2025 | $895K |
Earnings per employee for MDU Resources Group
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $21.6K |
| 1994 | $19.4K |
| 1995 | $22.3K |
| 1996 | $24.4K |
| 1997 | $24.6K |
| 1998 | $11.8K |
| 1999 | $22.2K |
| 2000 | $27.2K |
| 2001 | $23.7K |
| 2002 | $21.3K |
| 2003 | $22.5K |
| 2004 | $25.7K |
| 2005 | $27.4K |
| 2006 | $27.4K |
| 2007 | $35.2K |
| 2008 | $29.2K |
| 2009 | -$15.3K |
| 2010 | $30.5K |
| 2011 | $26.6K |
| 2012 | -$81.12 |
| 2013 | $30.5K |
| 2014 | $35.3K |
| 2015 | -$71.6K |
| 2016 | $6.71K |
| 2017 | $27.7K |
| 2018 | $23.1K |
| 2019 | $25.1K |
| 2020 | $25K |
| 2021 | $23.6K |
| 2022 | $21.9K |
| 2023 | $37.7K |
| 2024 | $137K |
| 2025 | $90.8K |
Employee count history for MDU Resources Group (MDU)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 20252,096+2.1%
- 20242,052-81.3%
- 202311,000-34.5%
- 202216,800+5.0%
- 202116,000+2.6%
- 202015,600+16.8%
- 201913,359+13.2%
- 201811,797+16.3%
- 201710,140+5.6%
- 20169,598+10.5%
- 20158,689+2.8%
- 20148,451-7.5%
- 20139,133+5.8%
- 20128,629+7.6%
- 20118,021+1.6%
- 20107,895-2.3%
- 20098,081-19.8%
- 200810,074-18.1%
- 200712,293+6.7%
- 200611,526+14.9%
- 200510,030+24.5%
- 20048,058+3.3%
- 20037,797+11.7%
- 20026,983+6.3%
- 20016,568+60.7%
- 20004,087+7.8%
- 19993,791+31.5%
- 19982,882+29.9%
- 19972,218+18.8%
- 19961,867+0.2%
- 19951,864-9.2%
- 19942,053+0.0%
- 19932,052—
About MDU Resources Group's employee count
MDU Resources Group (MDU) employed 2,096 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +44 (+2.1%) from 2,052 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 2,052 to 2,096 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.1% per year.
MDU Resources Group generated about $895K of revenue and $90.8K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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