Employee profitability up among Atlanta companies

After a difficult past few years, publicly traded companies in the financial sector seem to have learned how to make the most profit per employee.

Last year, Intercontinental Exchange, which operates commodities trading exchanges, made more than $500,000 for each of its workers.  According to this week’s Business Chronicle, that’s 72% more profit per worker than Google earned last year.

One factor fueling the growth, fewer workers, with just 1,000 employees, Intercontinental Exchange has the 3^rd smallest staff of the 50 companies polled.  Local insurance giants AFLAC and PRIMERICA also ranked high.  Outside the financial sector, Coke earned $59,000 per worker.  The next closest was Delta.  Last year, it earned $11,000 per employee.