General Motors Company employees 2010-2023

General Motors Company's number of employees came to around 163,000 people in 2023. In 2017, the Detroit Big Three carmaker spun off its Opel and Vauxhall businesses, which is one of the reasons why employee figures dropped from 225,000 in 2016 to around 180,000 in 2017. In 2019, the decision to end production in several North American plants resulted in layoffs of around 8,000 salaried employees. Restructuring at the company continued in 2020 as the automaker prepared itself for the electric era of mobility. GM had almost 53,000 salaried employees on the payroll in the United States in 2023. The fiscal year end of the company is December, 31st.

About General Motors

General Motors, also known as GM, is the manufacturer of some of the oldest car brands worldwide, including Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Buick. In 2018, the company announced that it would undergo a staff transformation: 15 percent of salaried and salaried contract staff are to be reduced. In 2015, the United Automobile Workers union ratified a contract with GM which expired in September 2019, and many of the 50,000 employees represented by unions went on a strike against GM. In 2023, another deal was ratified between the Union and General Motors, as a result of strikes in the country which led to a loss of an estimated 4.35 billion U.S. dollars for the Detroit Three.