Texas factory workforce down 22% to 16,506 in 2025

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EventCompliance report for 2025; reported April 3, 2026

ReportedApril 3, 2026

Added to WorkHushApril 3, 2026

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TechCrunch · Apr 3, 2026Supports: Reported that a compliance report, first spotted by the Austin American-Statesman, showed Tesla's Austin-area factory employed 16,506 people in 2025, down from 21,191 in 2024, while SEC filings showed global headcount rising from 125,665 to 134,785.Open the source

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Whether the decline came from layoffs or attrition and which teams were affected are not established; the figures come from a Travis County compliance report as described by media, and Tesla's global headcount rose from 125,665 to 134,785 in 2025 per its SEC filings.

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