How many employees work at Lumen?
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) has 58,728 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -0.8%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
About Lumen
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As of September 2025
Lumen
workforce metrics
Headcount
58.7k
Avg. Salary
$86.1k
Tenure
7.6yr
Growth Rate
-0.8%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Lumen annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Lumen total number of employees in 2025 was 58,435.129, a 0.8% decline from 2024.
- Lumen total number of employees in 2024 was 58,308.297, a 3.2% decline from 2023.
- Lumen total number of employees in 2023 was 60,237.714, a 1.4% decline from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Lumen annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Lumen active job postings in 2025 was 2,036, a 12.4% decline from 2024.
- Lumen active job postings in 2024 was 1,505, a 8.5% decline from 2023.
- Lumen active job postings in 2023 was 1,638, a 133.0% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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