UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
NYSE: UNH · Real-Time Price · USD
384.94
+0.50 (0.13%)
May 12, 2026, 10:44 AM EDT - Market open
UnitedHealth Group Employees
UnitedHealth Group had 390,000 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 10,000 or -2.50% compared to the previous year.
Employees
390,000
Change (1Y)
-10,000
Growth (1Y)
-2.50%
Revenue / Employee
$1,153,110
Profits / Employee
$30,882
Market Cap
349.58B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change (1Y) | Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 390,000 | -10,000 | -2.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 400,000 | -40,000 | -9.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 440,000 | 40,000 | 10.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 400,000 | 50,000 | 14.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 350,000 | 20,000 | 6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 330,000 | 5,000 | 1.54% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 325,000 | 25,000 | 8.33% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 300,000 | 40,000 | 15.38% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 260,000 | 30,000 | 13.04% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 230,000 | 30,000 | 15.00% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 200,000 | 30,000 | 17.65% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 170,000 | 14,000 | 8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 156,000 | 23,000 | 17.29% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 133,000 | 34,000 | 34.34% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 99,000 | 12,000 | 13.79% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 87,000 | 7,000 | 8.75% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 80,000 | 5,000 | 6.67% |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 75,000 | 8,000 | 11.94% |
| Dec 31, 2007 | 67,000 | 9,000 | 15.52% |
| Dec 31, 2006 | 58,000 | 3,000 | 5.45% |
| Dec 31, 2005 | 55,000 | 15,000 | 37.50% |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 40,000 | 7,000 | 21.21% |
| Dec 31, 2003 | 33,000 | 1,000 | 3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2002 | 32,000 | 2,000 | 6.67% |
| Dec 31, 2001 | 30,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2000 | 30,000 | 1,000 | 3.45% |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 29,000 | -226 | -0.77% |
| Dec 31, 1998 | 29,226 | -374 | -1.26% |
| Dec 31, 1997 | 29,600 | 1,800 | 6.47% |
| Dec 31, 1996 | 27,800 | -700 | -2.46% |
| Dec 31, 1995 | 28,500 | - | - |
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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UNH News
- 18 hours ago - Optum Rx Introduces Industry's First Transparent Pharmacy Care Model - Business Wire
- 2 days ago - Health Insurers Performing Better But There's Potential Trouble Ahead - Forbes
- 6 days ago - UnitedHealth to remove annoying barrier for slew of medical procedures - New York Post
- 7 days ago - Major health insurers show signs of recovery – but a key test looms - CNBC
- 7 days ago - UnitedHealthcare removes prior approval requirements for 30% of healthcare services - Reuters
- 7 days ago - UnitedHealth cuts prior authorization requirements by 30% - TheFly
- 7 days ago - UnitedHealthcare Cuts Prior Authorization Requirements by 30% - Business Wire
- 7 days ago - UnitedHealth said it would drop preapproval requirements for some services later this year, reducing its use of the widely disliked process by nearly a third - WSJ