The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
94.95
0.00 (0.00%)
At close: Feb 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
94.83
-0.12 (-0.13%)
Pre-market: Feb 17, 2026, 7:25 AM EST
The Southern Company Employees
The Southern Company had 28,600 employees as of December 31, 2024. The number of employees increased by 500 or 1.78% compared to the previous year.
Employees
28,600
Change (1Y)
500
Growth (1Y)
1.78%
Revenue / Employee
$1,010,944
Profits / Employee
$155,909
Market Cap
104.55B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change (1Y) | Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28,600 | 500 | 1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28,100 | 400 | 1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27,700 | 400 | 1.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27,300 | -400 | -1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 27,700 | -243 | -0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 27,943 | -1,249 | -4.28% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 29,192 | -2,152 | -6.87% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 31,344 | -671 | -2.10% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 32,015 | 5,312 | 19.89% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 26,703 | 334 | 1.27% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 26,369 | 69 | 0.26% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 26,300 | -139 | -0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 26,439 | 62 | 0.24% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 26,377 | 437 | 1.68% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 25,940 | -172 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 26,112 | -1,164 | -4.27% |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 27,276 | 534 | 2.00% |
| Dec 31, 2007 | 26,742 | 651 | 2.50% |
| Dec 31, 2006 | 26,091 | 537 | 2.10% |
| Dec 31, 2005 | 25,554 | -94 | -0.37% |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 25,648 | -114 | -0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2003 | 25,762 | -416 | -1.59% |
| Dec 31, 2002 | 26,178 | 56 | 0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2001 | 26,122 | 101 | 0.39% |
| Dec 31, 2000 | 26,021 | -6,928 | -21.03% |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 32,949 | 1,101 | 3.46% |
| Dec 31, 1998 | 31,848 | 1,092 | 3.55% |
| Dec 31, 1997 | 30,756 | 1,510 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 1996 | 29,246 | -2,636 | -8.27% |
| Dec 31, 1995 | 31,882 | 4,056 | 14.58% |
| Dec 31, 1994 | 27,826 | -917 | -3.19% |
| Dec 31, 1993 | 28,743 | -342 | -1.18% |
| Dec 31, 1992 | 29,085 | -1,317 | -4.33% |
| Dec 31, 1991 | 30,402 | 139 | 0.46% |
| Dec 31, 1990 | 30,263 | -267 | -0.87% |
| Dec 31, 1989 | 30,530 | -1,993 | -6.13% |
| Dec 31, 1988 | 32,523 | -89 | -0.27% |
| Dec 31, 1987 | 32,612 | 254 | 0.78% |
| Dec 31, 1986 | 32,358 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 1985 | 32,354 | 601 | 1.89% |
| Dec 31, 1984 | 31,753 | 254 | 0.81% |
| Dec 31, 1983 | 31,499 | - | - |
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.
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SO News
- 21 hours ago - PowerSecure works with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative to enhance grid resilience - PRNewsWire
- 4 days ago - [CORRECTION] NFWF Announces $3 Million in Grants through the Southeast Aquatics Fund - GlobeNewsWire
- 4 days ago - NFWF Announces $3 Million in Grants through the Southeast Aquatics Fund - GlobeNewsWire
- 19 days ago - Southern Company announces quarterly dividend - PRNewsWire
- 21 days ago - Georgia Power restores power to nearly all customers impacted by Winter Storm Fern - PRNewsWire
- 26 days ago - Southern Company ranked No. 1 in industry on FORTUNE's 2026 World's Most Admired Companies list - PRNewsWire
- 27 days ago - 6 High-Quality Mining Stocks to Guard Against a World in Chaos - Benzinga
- 4 weeks ago - Southern Company fourth-quarter 2025 earnings to be released February 19 - PRNewsWire