AT&T: number of employees 2007-2021

In 2021, the telecommunications company AT&T had 203 thousand employees, which is a decrease compared to the previous year. This makes AT&T the largest employer in the U.S. telecommunications industry today, ahead of Verizon, T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint.

AT&T’s workforce

While the multinational corporation has employees in 59 countries, the vast majority (roughly 80 percent) is employed in the United States; its home market. Not only is AT&T the largest employer in the telecom industry in the United States, it is also the second largest company headquartered in Texas, after Pizza Hut.

As a global employer, the company strives for workforce diversity and provides information on the makeup of its workforce. In 2020 almost 46 percent of U.S. employees were persons of color, while more than a third of employees worldwide were female in 2020.

AT&T’s revenue

In terms of revenue, AT&T was in the lead in 2020 with roughly 171 billion U.S. dollars, once again surpassing other major telecommunications providers. The distribution of employees is proportionate to the revenue generated each year. In 2020, about 90 percent of the global total revenue was earned in the United States alone, AT&T’s home market.