As of Dec 31, 2025, General Motors Company (GM) reports 68,000 employees, a decrease of 22,000 people (−24.4%) from the 90,000 reported a year earlier.
Employees · 2025
68,000
reported
1-year change
−24.4%
−22,000 since 2024
5-year change
+0.0%
+0 since 2020
Source: General Motors Company SEC filings
Since 2011, General Motors Company's workforce has grown from 67,000 to 68,000 employees, roughly flat over the period. Its largest expansion came in 2024, when headcount rose by 14,000 (+18.4%). Headcount declined in 6 of the last 15 reported years.
| Fiscal year | Period end | Employees | Change | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68,000 | −22,000 | −24.4% | Filing | |
| 2024 | 90,000 | +14,000 | +18.4% | Filing | |
| 2023 | 76,000 | −5,000 | −6.2% | Filing | |
| 2022 | 81,000 | +7,000 | +9.5% | Filing | |
| 2021 | 74,000 | +6,000 | +8.8% | Filing | |
| 2020 | 68,000 | −1,000 | −1.4% | Filing | |
| 2019 | 69,000 | −7,000 | −9.2% | Filing | |
| 2018 | 76,000 | −1,000 | −1.3% | Filing | |
| 2017 | 77,000 | −13,000 | −14.4% | Filing | |
| 2016 | 90,000 | +5,000 | +5.9% | Filing | |
| 2015 | 85,000 | +5,000 | +6.3% | Filing | |
| 2014 | 80,000 | +3,000 | +3.9% | Filing | |
| 2013 | 77,000 | +7,000 | +10.0% | Filing | |
| 2012 | 70,000 | +3,000 | +4.5% | Filing | |
| 2011 | 67,000 | +0 | +0.0% | Filing |
General Motors Company has 68,000 employees as of Dec 31, 2025, according to its SEC filings.
General Motors Company cut 22,000 employees in the year ending Dec 31, 2025 (−24.4%), going from 90,000 to 68,000.
Over the last five reported years, General Motors Company's employee count went from 68,000 (2020) to 68,000 (2025), a change of +0.0%.
Employee counts are as reported by General Motors Company in reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), primarily the human capital disclosures in its annual Form 10-K.
Employee counts are as reported by General Motors Company in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — primarily the human capital disclosures required in annual reports (Form 10-K). Figures are shown at each fiscal period end and may include part-time employees where the company reports them together.
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