20 U.S. banks with the highest global full-time employee headcount

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The top five banks in the ranking have an average global full-time employee headcount of more than 213,000 as of September 30, 2023. While the majority reduced the number of full-time employees over the previous quarter, one bank increased headcount by 3.8%.

Scroll through to see which banks are in the top 20 and how they fared in the quarter ending September 30.

Source: S&P Capital IQ

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