Latest headcount
89,900
YoY change
-9.7%
Headcount CAGR
+0.6%
Revenue / employee
$1.54M
Employee count history for Verizon
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 73,600 |
| 1994 | 72,300 |
| 1996 | 62,600 |
| 1997 | 141,000 |
| 1998 | 140,000 |
| 2001 | 247,000 |
| 2002 | 229,500 |
| 2003 | 203,100 |
| 2004 | 210,000 |
| 2005 | 217,000 |
| 2006 | 242,000 |
| 2007 | 235,000 |
| 2008 | 223,900 |
| 2009 | 222,900 |
| 2010 | 194,400 |
| 2011 | 193,900 |
| 2012 | 183,400 |
| 2013 | 176,800 |
| 2014 | 177,300 |
| 2015 | 177,700 |
| 2016 | 160,900 |
| 2017 | 155,400 |
| 2018 | 144,500 |
| 2019 | 135,000 |
| 2020 | 132,200 |
| 2021 | 118,400 |
| 2022 | 117,100 |
| 2023 | 105,400 |
| 2024 | 99,600 |
| 2025 | 89,900 |
Revenue per employee for Verizon
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $176K |
| 1994 | $191K |
| 1996 | $466K |
| 1997 | $214K |
| 1998 | $225K |
| 2001 | $270K |
| 2002 | $292K |
| 2003 | $332K |
| 2004 | $313K |
| 2005 | $320K |
| 2006 | $364K |
| 2007 | $398K |
| 2008 | $435K |
| 2009 | $484K |
| 2010 | $548K |
| 2011 | $572K |
| 2012 | $632K |
| 2013 | $682K |
| 2014 | $717K |
| 2015 | $741K |
| 2016 | $783K |
| 2017 | $811K |
| 2018 | $906K |
| 2019 | $977K |
| 2020 | $970K |
| 2021 | $1.13M |
| 2022 | $1.17M |
| 2023 | $1.27M |
| 2024 | $1.35M |
| 2025 | $1.54M |
Earnings per employee for Verizon
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 | $19.1K |
| 1994 | -$10.4K |
| 1996 | $27.8K |
| 1997 | $17.4K |
| 1998 | $21.2K |
| 2001 | $1.57K |
| 2002 | $17.8K |
| 2003 | $15.2K |
| 2004 | $37.3K |
| 2005 | $34.1K |
| 2006 | $25.6K |
| 2007 | $23.5K |
| 2008 | $28.7K |
| 2009 | $16.4K |
| 2010 | $13.1K |
| 2011 | $12.4K |
| 2012 | $4.77K |
| 2013 | $65K |
| 2014 | $54.3K |
| 2015 | $101K |
| 2016 | $81.6K |
| 2017 | $194K |
| 2018 | $107K |
| 2019 | $143K |
| 2020 | $135K |
| 2021 | $186K |
| 2022 | $182K |
| 2023 | $110K |
| 2024 | $176K |
| 2025 | $191K |
Employee count history for Verizon (VZ)
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.
- 202589,900-9.7%
- 202499,600-5.5%
- 2023105,400-10.0%
- 2022117,100-1.1%
- 2021118,400-10.4%
- 2020132,200-2.1%
- 2019135,000-6.6%
- 2018144,500-7.0%
- 2017155,400-3.4%
- 2016160,900-9.5%
- 2015177,700+0.2%
- 2014177,300+0.3%
- 2013176,800-3.6%
- 2012183,400-5.4%
- 2011193,900-0.3%
- 2010194,400-12.8%
- 2009222,900-0.4%
- 2008223,900-4.7%
- 2007235,000-2.9%
- 2006242,000+11.5%
- 2005217,000+3.3%
- 2004210,000+3.4%
- 2003203,100-11.5%
- 2002229,500-7.1%
- 2001247,000—
- 2000260,000+79.3%
- 1999145,000—
- 1998140,000-0.7%
- 1997141,000+125.2%
- 199662,600—
- 199561,800—
- 199472,300-1.8%
- 199373,600—
About Verizon's employee count
Verizon (VZ) employed 89,900 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -9,700 (-9.7%) from 99,600 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 73,600 to 89,900 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.6% per year.
Verizon generated about $1.54M of revenue and $191K 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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