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people data
2025 global workforce data
total employees
male
female
not recorded
Employment status
Regular
12,695
1,613
10,788
294
Temporary
2,741
353
2,306
82
Total
15,436
1,966
13,094
376
Employment type
Full-time
5,786
1,417
4,174
195
Part-time
9,650
549
8,920
181
Total
15,436
1,966
13,094
376
diversity at senior levels
2023 EOY
2024 EOY
2025 EOY
male
female
male
female
male
female
SVP/vice president
43% (23)
57% (31)
43% (23)
57% (31)
37% (20)
63% (34)
District managers
33% (18)
67% (36)
31% (17)
69% (38)
29% (14)
71% (35)
white
minority48
white
minority48
white
minority48
SVP/vice president49
79% (42)
21% (11)
76% (41)
22% (12)
72% (39)
26% (14)
District managers
74% (40)
26% (14)
71% (39)
29% (16)
71% (35)
29% (14)
48
Refers to employees identifying as Asian, Black/African American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American.
49
2024 race/ethnicity values do not add up to 100% as one employee was not identified.
2025 hirings, promotions, and retention50,51
2025 hirings
2025 promotions
2025 retention rate52
Total new hires
%
Total promotions
%
Total departures
Turnover rate
Retention rate
Total
11,900
1,361
7,345
Role category
Corporate
358
3%
169
12%
441
3%
97%
Distribution center
2,084
18%
135
10%
292
2%
98%
Retail
9,458
79%
1,057
78%
6,612
52%
48%
Age Group
Under 30
7,484
63%
752
55%
4,310
59%
41%
30-50
3,152
26%
503
37%
2,045
28%
72%
Above 50
868
7%
106
8%
668
9%
91%
Not specified
396
3%
0
0%
322
4%
96%
Gender
Male
1,925
16%
176
13%
716
10%
90%
Female
9,496
80%
1,171
87%
6,158
84%
16%
Not Recorded
479
4%
0
0%
471
6%
94%
Race/ethnicity
Asian
274
3%
41
4%
170
3%
97%
Black/African American
2,862
29%
175
16%
1,232
22%
78%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
26
0%
1
0%
19
0%
100%
Hispanic/Latino
2,564
26%
345
32%
1,515
27%
73%
Native American
105
1%
9
1%
65
1%
99%
White
3,310
34%
467
43%
2,312
40%
60%
2 or More
439
4%
39
4%
293
5%
95%
Not Specified
244
2%
14
1%
351
6%
94%
Seniority
Supervisor and below
10,187
86%
423
31%
5,607
76%
24%
Senior and junior manager
1,687
14%
912
67%
1,686
23%
77%
Director and above
26
2%
26
2%
56
1%
99%
50
Figures may not be additive due to rounding.
51
All figures except race and ethnicity include global employee population from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Race and ethnicity data are U.S. only, from January
52
Turnover and retention metrics exclude involuntary terminations.
2025 benefits
benefit53
full-time retail employees
full-time distribution center employees
full-time corporate employees
part-time employees54
Medical Plan
X
X
X
X
Dental Plan
X
X
X
X
Vision Plan
X
X
X
X
401(k) Savings Plan55
X
X
X
X
Life Insurance
X
X
X
X
Short-term Disability
X
X
X
X
Accident and Hospital Expense Plans
X
X
X
X
Paid Parental Leave56
X
X
X
Paid Volunteer Time
X
X
Employee Assistance Program
X
X
X
X
Identify Theft Protection
X
X
X
X
Pet Insurance
X
X
X
X
Employee Discount
X
X
X
X
Flexible Spending Accounts
X
X
X
Backup Dependent Care
X
X
X
X
Scholarship and Tuition Programs
X
X
X
X
53
Benefits available to regular U.S. full-time and part-time employees who are not temporary or seasonal. Outside U.S. benefits vary by country. For more details on benefits, please visit our Benefits & Well-being page.
54
Part-time employee plans/programs may vary from full-time offering, including whether employer or employee paid.
55
Part-time employees may become eligible for the 401(k) Plan by working more than 1,000 hours in their initial year of service or any subsequent Plan year and/or completing at least 500 hours of service in two consecutive 12-month periods.
56
Carter’s offers employees whose child‘s birth or adoption/placement occurs on, or after, one year of continuous service up to 6 weeks of paid parental leave when welcoming a new child to their family.