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Employee Count

This dataset captures standardized workforce figures for global companies, sourced directly from official company disclosures. Each data point is tied to a specific fiscal year and measurement basis (period end or average), enabling consistent cross-company workforce analysis for social ESG reporting, human capital benchmarking, and regulatory workflows.

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Data Characteristics

Company coverage

1850

Geographical Coverage

Global

Sectorical Coverage

All Sectors

Data Historical Range

From 2023 to 2025

Median Data History

3 years

Data Traceability Rate

100%

Data Frequency

Annual

Average Reporting Lag

3 months

Data format

Most Recent

Metrics

3 metrics

Metric name	Definition
Total Workforce Count	Total Workforce Count disclosed by the company during the reporting period.
Employee Count	Employee Count disclosed by the company during the reporting period.
Non-Employee Worker Count	Non-Employee Worker Count disclosed by the company during the reporting period.

Unique Data Value Proposition

Tracenable's Employee Count dataset delivers standardized, traceable workforce data directly from official company disclosures. Learn why our data stands apart:

Directly Sourced from Official Disclosures

Every workforce figure is extracted from the company's own published sources — annual reports, sustainability reports, and regulatory filings — preserving the reported value without model-based estimation or third-party adjustments.

Measurement Basis Preserved

Workforce figures are reported under multiple bases (period end, average during the year), each preserved distinctly, so the exact measurement context behind every figure is never lost.

End-to-End Data Traceability

Every workforce data point links directly to its source document, with exact page references and extraction metadata, allowing immediate verification and supporting compliance workflows requiring a complete audit trail.

Full Workforce Breakdown

Beyond total employee counts, the dataset separately tracks non-employee workers (contractors, agency workers), giving a complete picture of a company's total workforce for social ESG analysis.

Validated for Consistency

Each workforce data point undergoes cross-source validation and consistency checks to flag anomalies, duplicates, and outliers, ensuring reliable data for downstream social and ESG workflows.

Directly Sourced from Official Disclosures

Every workforce figure is extracted from the company's own published sources — annual reports, sustainability reports, and regulatory filings — preserving the reported value without model-based estimation or third-party adjustments.

Measurement Basis Preserved

Workforce figures are reported under multiple bases (period end, average during the year), each preserved distinctly, so the exact measurement context behind every figure is never lost.

End-to-End Data Traceability

Every workforce data point links directly to its source document, with exact page references and extraction metadata, allowing immediate verification and supporting compliance workflows requiring a complete audit trail.

Full Workforce Breakdown

Beyond total employee counts, the dataset separately tracks non-employee workers (contractors, agency workers), giving a complete picture of a company's total workforce for social ESG analysis.

Validated for Consistency

Each workforce data point undergoes cross-source validation and consistency checks to flag anomalies, duplicates, and outliers, ensuring reliable data for downstream social and ESG workflows.

Data Dictionary

21 attributes

Attribute	Type/Format	Description	Example
isin	Alphanumeric String	International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.	US42704L1044
lei	Alphanumeric String	Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)	549300TP80QLITMSBP82
figi	Alphanumeric String	Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI) of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.	BBG00WNPK2F5
ticker	String	Ticker symbol of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.	HRI
mic_code	String	Market Identifier Code (MIC) of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.	XNGS
exchange	String	Stock exchange of the primary publicly traded financial instrument associated with the company.	NASDAQ
permid	Numerical String	Permanent Identifier	4295900057
company_name	String	Legal name of the company.	HERC HOLDINGS INC
country	Categorical String	Country where the company's headquarters are located.	United States
sector	String	Sector in which the company operates.	Technology
industry	String	Industry classification of the company.	Software - Application
year_of_disclosure	Year (YYYY)	Year in which the data point was disclosed.	2023
reporting_period	Year (YYYY)	Period for which the data point was measured, assessed, or is applicable.	2025
reporting_period_end_date	Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	End date of the reporting period the data point covers, when disclosed.	2025-09-27
metric	Categorical String	The specific workforce measurement requested.	Employee Count
value	Numerical Float	Value of the workforce metric, expressed in the unit reported in the 'unit' column.	166000
unit	Categorical String	Unit and measurement basis in which the workforce value is reported (e.g. headcount vs. full-time equivalent, at period end vs. average).	Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) at Period End
source_name	String	Name of the source from which the reported data was obtained.	10-K 2025
company_id	String	Tracenable's internal company identifier.	dfb6bd7b-facf-4d0f-86a2-f1eedf191946
document_id	String	Unique document identifier to see the source of the data point.	1d4ca49d-8f99-45bb-953e-6d6f7143fded
traceability_source_url	String	URL linking to the Tracenable platform, where each data point can be verified. Enables direct access to the audit trail for validation and transparency purposes.	https://tracenable.com/source-trace?data-request-id-hash=SKT-NNq6PG_F&project=employee-count