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Pearson plc (PSO)
NYSE: PSO · Real-Time Price · USD
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Pearson Employees

Pearson had 17,062 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees increased by 38 or 0.22% compared to the previous year.

Employees
17,062
Change (1Y)
38
Growth (1Y)
0.22%
Revenue / Employee
$282,163
Profits / Employee
$26,426
Market Cap
8.80B

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Employees History

Date Employees Change Growth
Dec 31, 202517,062380.22%
Dec 31, 202417,024-1,336-7.28%
Dec 31, 202318,360-2,078-10.17%
Dec 31, 202220,438-306-1.48%
Dec 31, 202120,744-591-2.77%
Dec 31, 202021,335-1,399-6.15%
Dec 31, 201922,734-1,588-6.53%
Dec 31, 201824,322-6,017-19.83%
Dec 31, 201730,339-2,380-7.27%
Dec 31, 201632,719-4,546-12.20%
Dec 31, 201537,265-3,611-8.83%
Dec 31, 201440,876-1,239-2.94%
Dec 31, 201342,115-865-2.01%
Dec 31, 201242,9801,4593.51%
Dec 31, 201141,5215,20414.33%
Dec 31, 201036,317-847-2.28%
Dec 31, 200937,1643,48410.34%
Dec 31, 200833,6809883.02%
Dec 31, 200732,692-1,649-4.80%
Dec 31, 200634,3412,1386.64%
Dec 31, 200532,203-1,186-3.55%
Dec 31, 200433,3892,5218.17%
Dec 31, 200330,8685091.68%
Dec 31, 200230,3591,3324.59%
Dec 31, 200129,0274,33917.58%
Dec 31, 200024,6884,30521.12%
Dec 31, 199920,3831,98310.78%
Dec 31, 199818,400--
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.

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