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

Created with Highcharts 11.4.8The Southern Company Employees198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024010,00020,00030,00040,000

Employees History

DateEmployeesChangeGrowth
Dec 31, 202428,6005001.78%
Dec 31, 202328,1004001.44%
Dec 31, 202227,7004001.47%
Dec 31, 202127,300-400-1.44%
Dec 31, 202027,700-243-0.87%
Dec 31, 201927,943-1,249-4.28%
Dec 31, 201829,192-2,152-6.87%
Dec 31, 201731,344-671-2.10%
Dec 31, 201632,0155,31219.89%
Dec 31, 201526,7033341.27%
Dec 31, 201426,369690.26%
Dec 31, 201326,300-139-0.53%
Dec 31, 201226,439620.24%
Dec 31, 201126,3774371.68%
Dec 31, 201025,940-172-0.66%
Dec 31, 200926,112-1,164-4.27%
Dec 31, 200827,2765342.00%
Dec 31, 200726,7426512.50%
Dec 31, 200626,0915372.10%
Dec 31, 200525,554-94-0.37%
Dec 31, 200425,648-114-0.44%
Dec 31, 200325,762-416-1.59%
Dec 31, 200226,178560.21%
Dec 31, 200126,1221010.39%
Dec 31, 200026,021-6,928-21.03%
Dec 31, 199932,9491,1013.46%
Dec 31, 199831,8481,0923.55%
Dec 31, 199730,7561,5105.16%
Dec 31, 199629,246-2,636-8.27%
Dec 31, 199531,8824,05614.58%
Dec 31, 199427,826-917-3.19%
Dec 31, 199328,743-342-1.18%
Dec 31, 199229,085-1,317-4.33%
Dec 31, 199130,4021390.46%
Dec 31, 199030,263-267-0.87%
Dec 31, 198930,530-1,993-6.13%
Dec 31, 198832,523-89-0.27%
Dec 31, 198732,6122540.78%
Dec 31, 198632,35840.01%
Dec 31, 198532,3546011.89%
Dec 31, 198431,7532540.81%
Dec 31, 198331,499--
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.