In the first quarter of 2020, there were 49,000 full-time employees working at the 12 largest investment banks globally, which is five percent lower than the same quarter in the previous year. This decrease is the largest in the past six years and can most likely be attributed to the global recession which is due to follow the
Size of the workforce in the investment banking sector worldwide from Q1 2015 to Q1 2020 (in 1,000s)
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$69 USD $49 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you
Global overview
6
- Premium Statistic Global investment banking fees 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Market share of revenue of leading global investment banks 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading investment sectors globally 2022, by investment banking revenue
- Premium Statistic Largest banks globally 2022, by revenue from investment banking
- Premium Statistic Ten largest IPOs worldwide Q1 2022
- Premium Statistic League table of largest M&A advisors worldwide 2019-2022
Market leaders
5
- Premium Statistic Leading global bond investment banks 2022, by fees
- Premium Statistic Leading equity investment banks globally 2022, by fees
- Premium Statistic Leading global M&A investment banks 2022, by fees
- Premium Statistic Leading loan investment banks globally 2022, by fees
- Premium Statistic Largest banks globally 2022, by revenue from investment banking
IPOs
5
- Premium Statistic Largest underwriters of SPAC IPOs globally by bookrunner value 2022
- Premium Statistic Largest underwriters of SPAC IPOs globally by deal count
- Premium Statistic Underwriters of largest IPOs in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Quarterly number of SPAC IPOs worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Top 20 financial advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
M&A deals
5
- Premium Statistic Ranking of financial advisors to M&A deals globally 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Number of M&A deals advised by leading investment banks worldwide 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals Europe 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Global VC, PE, and M&A investment activity in regtech 2019-2022
Further related statistics
18
- Ten cities with the most wealth from finance and invesment billionaires, 2015
- UK survey: perception of the honesty of investment bankers in March 2013
- Coal jobs lost as a share of the total U.S. employment by state Q4 2011-Q4 2016
- Hospital job losses 2013-2021 due to the Budget Control Act of 2011
- Specialist in investment banking: salary per annum in London (UK) 2018
- U.S. Trade Adjustment Assistance program: monthly certified workers September 2021
- Number of North Sea oil platform workers following coronavirus March 2020
- Estimated regional job losses in a no-deal Brexit in Great Britain in 2018
- U.S. adults' concern about job loss or pay cut from COVID-19 by party May 2020
- U.S. renewable energy employment loss due to Covid-19 by sector 2020
- Job losses under hard Brexit in Belgium 2019, by sector
- New York City households who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
- Brazil: unemployment in the footwear industry due to COVID-19 2020, by state
- New York State households who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
- Share of jobs at high risk of automation by region and industry by 2030
- U.S. adults' concern about job loss or pay cut from COVID-19 May 2020
- Number of agribusiness workers laid off during and after lockdown in Ghana 2020-2021
- Job loss potential due to failing water infrastructure in the U.S. 2029-2039
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Ten cities with the most wealth from finance and invesment billionaires, 2015
- UK survey: perception of the honesty of investment bankers in March 2013
- Coal jobs lost as a share of the total U.S. employment by state Q4 2011-Q4 2016
- Hospital job losses 2013-2021 due to the Budget Control Act of 2011
- Specialist in investment banking: salary per annum in London (UK) 2018
- U.S. Trade Adjustment Assistance program: monthly certified workers September 2021
- Number of North Sea oil platform workers following coronavirus March 2020
- Estimated regional job losses in a no-deal Brexit in Great Britain in 2018
- U.S. adults' concern about job loss or pay cut from COVID-19 by party May 2020
- U.S. renewable energy employment loss due to Covid-19 by sector 2020
- Job losses under hard Brexit in Belgium 2019, by sector
- New York City households who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
- Brazil: unemployment in the footwear industry due to COVID-19 2020, by state
- New York State households who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
- Share of jobs at high risk of automation by region and industry by 2030
- U.S. adults' concern about job loss or pay cut from COVID-19 May 2020
- Number of agribusiness workers laid off during and after lockdown in Ghana 2020-2021
- Job loss potential due to failing water infrastructure in the U.S. 2029-2039
Reuters. (May 13, 2020). Size of the workforce in the investment banking sector worldwide from Q1 2015 to Q1 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124676/global-investment-banking-jobs/
Reuters. "Size of the workforce in the investment banking sector worldwide from Q1 2015 to Q1 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124676/global-investment-banking-jobs/
Reuters. (2020). Size of the workforce in the investment banking sector worldwide from Q1 2015 to Q1 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124676/global-investment-banking-jobs/
Reuters. "Size of The Workforce in The Investment Banking Sector Worldwide from Q1 2015 to Q1 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124676/global-investment-banking-jobs/
Reuters, Size of the workforce in the investment banking sector worldwide from Q1 2015 to Q1 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124676/global-investment-banking-jobs/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Size of the workforce in the investment banking sector worldwide from Q1 2015 to Q1 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Reuters, May 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124676/global-investment-banking-jobs/