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Jabil Inc. (JBL)
Electronics manufacturing with contingent workers counted. Read October 1, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending 2025-08-31, filed 2025-10-17. Ranked 20 of the 24 Technology companies read so far, by the share within reach now: the sector.
An electronics manufacturer whose filing states its workforce by region with temporary and contingent workers included, so one electronic component pattern takes most of it with a computer equipment share for its infrastructure segment.
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.
What follows from the reading
Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 17% now, 36% at the end of 2027, 46% at the end of 2028, 50% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 51% desk work, 15% people work and 35% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 47% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 42% becomes checking a model's work and 5% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.
Headcount
135,000 employees as of 2025-08-31 (stated). No U.S. share is stated; the Americas hold 49,000 (36%), and 25% of revenue is from the United States.
The filing: “Following is a summary of employees by region (in thousands): Asia 71, Americas 49, Europe 15, Total 135. Total headcount includes permanent, temporary and contingent workers.”
The workforce as industry patterns
| Pattern | Share | Reason, from the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 85% | By (c): the filing describes contract design and manufacturing of electronic products at about 100 locations in 30 countries, work BLS counts as printed circuit assembly within electronic component manufacturing, with no headcount by segment stated. |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 15% | By (c): the filing's intelligent infrastructure segment, 41% of revenue, makes cloud, data center and networking equipment, computer equipment manufacturing, with no count of its own stated. |
What the filing says about the workforce: The 135,000 includes permanent, temporary and contingent workers, as the filing states it; no U.S. employees are represented by a union; in certain international locations employees are represented by unions and works councils.
Companies read with the same leading pattern
Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Amphenol Corporation (APH, 170,000 employees)17% now, 44% by 2028
- Flex Ltd. (FLEX, 149,686 employees)17% now, 46% by 2028
- TE Connectivity plc (TEL, 93,000 employees)17% now, 44% by 2028
- Intel Corp. (INTC, 85,100 employees)17% now, 44% by 2028
What the filing says about AI
10 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing describes a segment focused on AI infrastructure for cloud and data center customers, AI-driven orchestration systems in its supply chain, and automation in its manufacturing technologies.
- “Our Intelligent Infrastructure segment is focused on the modern digital ecosystem including artificial intelligence ("AI") infrastructure and includes revenues from customers primarily in the capital equipment, cloud and data center infrastructure, and networking and communications industries.”
- “These capabilities include procurement intelligence platforms and AI-driven orchestration systems that deliver real-time data insights to support cost management, inventory optimization, and risk mitigation across global supply networks.”
- “These technologies and R&D activities include: Automation for tooling, manufacturing, and end customer solutions Next generation electronic interconnections Advanced electrical assembly & test processes Advanced polymer and metal material science Ceramic, metal and plastic single/multi-shot injection molding In-mold mechanical & electrical assembly solutions Advanced coating solutions for plast...”
- “If we are unable to offer technologically advanced, cost effective, quick response manufacturing services that are differentiated from our competition (including utilization of machine learning and artificial intelligence) and adapt those services as our customers' requirements change, demand for our services will decline.”
- “The increased use of artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies in our services and operations may exacerbate these risks.”
Headcount by filing year
As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.
| Period | Employees | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 135,000 | 2025-10-17 | 10-K |
| 2024-08-31 | 138,000 | 2024-10-28 | 10-K |
| 2023-08-31 | 236,000 | 2023-10-20 | 10-K |
| 2022-08-31 | 250,000 | 2022-10-25 | 10-K |
| 2021-08-31 | 238,000 | 2021-10-22 | 10-K |
| 2020-08-31 | 240,000 | 2020-10-22 | 10-K |
| 2019-08-31 | 200,000 | 2019-10-22 | 10-K |
| 2018-08-31 | 199,000 | 2018-10-19 | 10-K |
| 2017-08-31 | 170,000 | 2017-10-19 | 10-K |
| 2016-08-31 | 138,000 | 2016-10-20 | 10-K |
| 2015-08-31 | 161,000 | 2015-10-16 | 10-K |
| 2014-08-31 | 142,000 | 2014-10-21 | 10-K |
| 2013-08-31 | 177,000 | 2013-10-28 | 10-K |
| 2012-08-31 | 141,000 | 2012-10-25 | 10-K |
| 2011-08-31 | 121,000 | 2011-10-27 | 10-K |
| 2010-08-31 | 69,000 | 2010-10-21 | 10-K |
| 2009-08-31 | 61,000 | 2009-10-22 | 10-K |
| 2008-08-31 | 61,000 | 2008-10-29 | 10-K |
| 2007-08-31 | 61,000 | 2007-10-25 | 10-K |
| 2006-08-31 | 74,000 | 2007-05-15 | 10-K |
| 2005-08-31 | 40,000 | 2005-10-28 | 10-K |
| 2004-08-31 | 34,000 | 2004-11-05 | 10-K |
| 2003-08-31 | 26,000 | 2003-11-12 | 10-K |
| 2002-08-31 | 20,000 | 2002-11-25 | 10-K |
| 2001-08-31 | 17,097 | 2001-11-28 | 10-K |
| 2000-08-31 | 19,115 | 2000-11-28 | 10-K |
| 1999-08-31 | 6,554 | 1999-11-12 | 10-K405 |
| 1998-08-31 | 5,311 | 1998-12-07 | 10-K |
| 1997-08-31 | 3,661 | 1997-12-01 | 10-K |
| 1996-08-31 | 2,649 | 1996-11-27 | 10-K |
Limits of this reading
- The headcount includes temporary and contingent workers, as the filing states it (rule 8).
- Pattern shares rest on description (c): the filing states headcount by region, not by segment.
Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001628280-25-045293, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
Questions about this company
- How much of Jabil Inc.'s working time is within reach of AI?
- An estimated 17% now and 46% by the end of 2028, on METR's long-run pace at four in five, from the workforce Jabil Inc.'s own annual report describes and BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. It is an estimate with a stated method. It is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings, and it says nothing about what the company will do.
- How many people does Jabil Inc. employ?
- 135,000 as of August 31, 2025, as its annual report for the period ending August 31, 2025 states.
- What kinds of work make up Jabil Inc.'s workforce?
- Read from its annual report as a blend of 2 industry staffing patterns, the largest Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing; by those patterns the work is about 51% desk work, 15% people work and 35% body work. Each share has a one-sentence reason on this page that can be checked against the filing.
- What does Jabil Inc.'s annual report say about AI?
- 10 sentences in the filing name AI. They are counted and quoted on this page, never judged: a count says how much a filing talks about AI, not what the company does with it.
- How is this estimated?
- Claude Fable 5.1 read the annual report under the Index's written rubric (version 1) on October 1, 2026: the stated headcount, the share in the U.S. when stated, and the workforce as a blend of industry staffing patterns. The estimates are the site's industry estimates weighted by those shares, from O*NET tasks with estimated lengths and METR's measurements of how long a task AI models can finish. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
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