Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI)

Jeans maker with its own stores. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending November 30, 2025, filed January 28, 2026. Ranked 12 of the 104 Consumer Cyclical companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

19,000 employees counted by function: 11,300 in retail, 5,300 in design, sourcing, wholesale and corporate work read at apparel wholesale, 1,500 in distribution and 900 in manufacturing and procurement.

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: 25% now, 32% at the end of 2027, 34% at the end of 2028, 35% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 35% desk work, 23% people work and 42% 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 65% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 21% becomes checking a model's work and 13% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

19,000 employees as of November 30, 2025 (stated). The filing counts 9,900 employees in the Americas, 3,900 in Europe and 5,200 in Asia, and no U.S. count.

The filing: “Human Capital Management As of November 30, 2025, we employed approximately 19,000 people, approximately 9,900 of whom were located in the Americas, 3,900 of whom were located in Europe, and 5,200 of whom were located in Asia.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: By function: 900 in manufacturing and procurement, 11,300 in retail including seasonal employees, 1,500 in distribution, 5,300 other non-production; 4,100 employees represented by a union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement (22%); by region 9,900 Americas, 3,900 Europe, 5,200 Asia.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• TJX (TJX, 377,000 employees)24% now, 31% by 2028
• Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST, 111,000 employees)23% now, 29% by 2028
• Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL, 83,309 employees)24% now, 31% by 2028
• The Gap, Inc. (GAP, 79,000 employees)24% now, 32% by 2028
• American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO, 45,000 employees)24% now, 30% by 2028
• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF, 43,200 employees)24% now, 30% by 2028
• Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU, 39,000 employees)24% now, 30% by 2028
• Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN, 31,000 employees)24% now, 30% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

28 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in 28 sentences: significant investments in IT systems, data science and artificial intelligence initiatives among its operational changes, and risk factors on competition, international operations and the systems behind them.

• “Principal competitive factors include: anticipating and responding to changing consumer preferences and buying trends in a timely manner, and ensuring product availability at wholesale and DTC channels; developing high-quality, innovative products with relevant designs, fits, finishes, fabrics, style and performance features that meet consumer desires and trends; maintaining favorable and stron...”
• “As a result, we are both directly and indirectly (through our suppliers) subject to the risks of doing business outside the United States, including: currency fluctuations, which have impacted our results of operations significantly in prior years; political, economic and social instability; changes in trade and tax policies, laws and regulations; inflationary pressures; regulatory restrictions...”
• “These initiatives involve significant investments in IT systems, data science and artificial intelligence initiatives, and significant operational changes.”
• “In addition, customers are increasingly using AI shopping assistant tools to help find products, compare prices and make purchase decisions.”
• “Use of these AI tools could transform commerce, including in ways that we fail to anticipate, and affect our ability to efficiently attract potential customers to our digital platforms and retain our customer base.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20215median 0
• Fiscal 20224median 0
• Fiscal 20235median 1
• Fiscal 20247median 4
• Fiscal 202528median 10

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.

Limits of this reading

• The U.S. share is not stated; the Americas count includes Canada and Latin America.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0000094845-26-000008, 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.