The Southern Company (SO)
NYSE: SO · Real-Time Price · USD
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At close: Jul 24, 2025, 4:00 PM
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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
104.41B
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
- 2 days ago - Georgia Power names Tyler Cook senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer - PRNewsWire
- 2 days ago - Southern Company announces Accounting, Finance, and Treasury leadership moves - PRNewsWire
- 3 days ago - Southern Company names Hans Brown Executive Vice President & Chief Information Technology Officer - PRNewsWire
- 3 days ago - Southern Company elects Regions Financial Corp. chairman, president & CEO John Turner to Board of Directors - PRNewsWire
- 3 days ago - Southern Company announces quarterly dividend - PRNewsWire
- 9 days ago - Georgia Public Service Commission approves plan to reliably, economically meet the energy needs of a growing Georgia - PRNewsWire
- 13 days ago - Utility Southern Co CFO Daniel Tucker to retire - Reuters
- 13 days ago - Southern Company announces CFO transition - PRNewsWire