OpenBB/website/content/platform/reference/fa/emp.md

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emp	OpenBB Platform Function

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emp

Number of Employees.

emp(symbol: Union[str, List[str]], provider: Literal[str] = fmp)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
symbol	Union[str, List[str]]	Symbol to get data for.		False
provider	Literal['fmp']	The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'fmp' if there is no default.	fmp	True

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Returns

OBBject
    results : List[HistoricalEmployees]
        Serializable results.

    provider : Optional[Literal['fmp']]
        Provider name.

    warnings : Optional[List[Warning_]]
        List of warnings.

    chart : Optional[Chart]
        Chart object.

    metadata: Optional[Metadata]
        Metadata info about the command execution.

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Data

Name	Type	Description
symbol	str	Symbol to get data for.
cik	int	CIK of the company to retrieve the historical employees of.
acceptance_time	datetime	Time of acceptance of the company employee.
period_of_report	date	Date of reporting of the company employee.
company_name	str	Registered name of the company to retrieve the historical employees of.
form_type	str	Form type of the company employee.
filing_date	date	Filing date of the company employee
employee_count	int	Count of employees of the company.
source	str	Source URL which retrieves this data for the company.