How many employees work at Big Lots Stores?

Big Lots Stores LLC has 5,708 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -38.9%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025

About Big Lots Stores

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) is a discount retailer operating approximately 1,400 stores in 47 states with product assortments in the merchandise categories of Furniture, Seasonal, Soft Home, Food, Consumables, Hard Home, and Electronics, Toys & Accessories. Our mission is to help people Live BIG and Save Lots. We strive to be the BIG difference for a better life by delivering unmatched value to our customers through surprise and delight, being a “best places to work” culture for our associates, rewarding our shareholders with consistent growth and top tier returns, and doing good in our communities as we do well. For more information about the Company, visit www.biglots.com.

As of September 2025

Big Lots Stores
workforce metrics

Headcount

5.7k

Avg. Salary

$42.7k

Tenure

7.6yr

Growth Rate

-38.9%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of Big Lots Stores annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

  • Big Lots Stores total number of employees in 2025 was 5,585.665, a 38.9% decline from 2024.
  • Big Lots Stores total number of employees in 2024 was 7,323.625, a 14.1% decline from 2023.
  • Big Lots Stores total number of employees in 2023 was 8,576.715, a 3.7% decline from 2022.

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Employee Geographic Breakdown

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Employee Role Breakdown

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Employee Compensation

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Active Job Postings

Interactive chart of Big Lots Stores annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.

  • Big Lots Stores active job postings in 2025 was 349, a 192.7% decline from 2024.
  • Big Lots Stores active job postings in 2024 was 9,930, a 46.4% decline from 2023.
  • Big Lots Stores active job postings in 2023 was 15,937, a 31.5% increase from 2022.

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