The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
91.96
+0.70 (0.77%)
Jul 9, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
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
$973,881
Profits / Employee
$161,049
Market Cap
101.07B
Employees Chart
Employees History
Date | Employees | Change | Growth |
---|---|---|---|
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
- 16 hours ago - Find Georgia's hidden gems for summer recreation at Georgia Power's lakes and campgrounds - PRNewsWire
- 8 days ago - Georgia PSC approves plan to freeze Georgia Power base rates through at least 2028 - PRNewsWire
- 14 days ago - Southern Company Gas expands clean energy portfolio with new renewable natural gas agreements for its Virginia and Tennessee subsidiaries - PRNewsWire
- 15 days ago - Southern Company second-quarter earnings to be released July 31 - PRNewsWire
- 19 days ago - A Pair Trade Opportunity By The Southern Company Baby Bonds - Seeking Alpha
- 20 days ago - Georgia Power offers energy efficiency resources to beat the summer heat - PRNewsWire
- 23 days ago - 50% hydrogen blend testing successfully completed at Georgia Power's Plant McDonough-Atkinson - PRNewsWire
- 24 days ago - Southern Company: Data Center Expansion Is Strong Catalyst; Initiate With 'Strong Buy' - Seeking Alpha