UnitedHealth Group Workforce in 2026: Employee Count and Layoffs
As of December 31, 2025, UnitedHealth Group employed over 390,000 people globally. The company is the largest U.S.-based private employer in healthcare, with two major divisions—UnitedHealthcare and Optum—that serve approximately 148 million individuals worldwide. In early 2026, UnitedHealth conducted layoffs of an unspecified number of employees as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at improving profitability. The company also reduced its full-year revenue outlook in January 2026 to over $439 billion from the previous year’s $447.6 billion due to regulatory pressures and shrinking Medicaid memberships. Despite these challenges, UnitedHealth Group improved its financial guidance by July 2026 after better medical cost management and AI-driven operational efficiencies led to a revised adjusted earnings outlook of $19.50–$20 per share.
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