The Workforce AI Index · by sector
Communication Services
10 of the 74 Communication Services companies in the Index have been read so far, out of the US-listed companies with 1,000 or more employees listed on October 1, 2026. The ranking is partial until the rest are read. Each company is read from its own annual report: the headcount it states and its workforce as a blend of the industry staffing patterns on this site, with a one-sentence reason per share that anyone can check against the filing.
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. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
The ranking so far
By the share of working time within reach now, on the long-run pace at four in five. Estimates.
| # | Company | Employees | Within reach now | End of 2028 | Leading pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AT&T | 133,030 | 26% | 49% | Telecommunications |
| 2 | Charter Communications, Inc. | 91,900 | 26% | 49% | Telecommunications |
| 3 | T-Mobile US, Inc. | 75,000 | 26% | 49% | Telecommunications |
| 4 | Verizon | 89,900 | 26% | 49% | Telecommunications |
| 5 | Advantage Solutions Inc. | 73,000 | 25% | 62% | Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
| 6 | Omnicom Group Inc. | 120,000 | 25% | 62% | Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
| 7 | Meta | 78,865 | 25% | 66% | Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers |
| 8 | Comcast | 179,000 | 23% | 47% | Telecommunications |
| 9 | Alphabet | 190,820 | 23% | 65% | Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services |
| 10 | Disney | 231,000 | 18% | 33% | Amusement Parks and Arcades |
Other sectors: Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, Real Estate, Technology, Utilities. How a reading is made: the method.