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Employees at AT&T from 2007 to 2025 (in thousands)

Characteristic	Employees in thousands
2025	133.03
2024	140.99
2023	160.7
2022	203
2021*	230
2019	247.8
2018	268.22
2017	254
2016	268.54
2015	281.45
2014	243.62
2013	243.36
2012	241.81
2010	266.59
2009	282.72
2008	302.66
2007	309.05

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February 2026

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United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2025

Supplementary notes

* Figures up to and including 2019 reflect the number of employees as of December 31 of the stated year. As of 2020, AT&T began providing employee figures as of January 31 of the year following that of the annual report. There is therefore no data available for 2020, as the 2020 form 10-K provides figures for January 31, 2021.

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As of 2025, the telecommunications company AT&T had around 133 thousand employees, continuing its downward trend from previous years.

AT&T on cost-cutting trend

AT&T's workforce has declined year-on-year since 2019, with a 40 percent reduction through to January 2025. In 2020, AT&T's CEO, John Stankey, committed the operator to finding six billion U.S. dollars in savings by 2023, with a reduction in labor costs listed as a key target. In spring 2023, the operator announced further measures in the form of office closures across the country, with a new policy requiring certain management staff to attend an office at least three times a week. While these measures did not include layoffs, AT&T stated that the new requirements may spur employees to seek opportunities elsewhere. Moreover, the company's 2022 decision to spin off its interest in the media company WarnerMedia significantly reduced its workforce by over 20 percent.