Total SE's employment figures 2008-2020

The Total SE workforce numbered 105,476 people as of December 31, 2020. Since 2008, the number of employees at Total increased, despite some years noting a decline in employment figures. In 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic affected company profits, Total reduced its workforce by roughly 2,300 people.

Overview of Total SE

Founded in 1924, Total SE is counted among the 'Big Oil' supermajors. Headquartered in Paris-Courbevoie, France, the multinational company operates throughout the entire oil and gas supply chain and is also a large-scale chemicals manufacturer and gas station operator. In 2020, Total's revenue came to approximately 140.69 billion U.S. dollars. Regionally, most of their revenue came from their operations in Europe excluding France; in 2020 that region generated a revenue of about 67.3 billion U.S. dollars. In France alone, the company generated a revenue of 32.7 billion U.S. dollars. The segment with the highest revenue was their Marketing & Services segment, which generated a revenue of about 63.5 billion U.S. dollars.

Leading employers in the oil & gas sector

State-owned giants such as Russia's Gazprom and China's Sinopec are the largest oil and gas companies worldwide by employment. These companies had a workforce of over 400,000 people each, with Total being the largest employer among publicly traded oil supermajors.