A look at Yahoo’s employment levels by year

Number of Yahoo full-time employees at the end of each year, after new hires and departures:

1996: 155

1997: 386

1998: 803

1999: 1,992

2000: 3,259

2001: 3,000

2002: 3,600

2003: 5,500

2004: 7,600

2005: 9,800

2006: 11,400

2007: 14,300

2008: 13,600

2009: 13,900

2010: 13,600

2011: 14,100

Source: Company reports