U.S. General Motors employees by type 2023

General Motors employed some 53,000 salaried workers in the United States in 2023. Overall, the company's U.S. headcount has dropped by roughly 5,000 people since 2022.

GM's declining workforce

GM's worldwide employees in 2023 stood at roughly 163,000, which was a 4,000 employee decrease from 2022. The company is transforming its workforce, and the relation between revenue and research and development expenditure indicates that the company looks towards electrification and automation of vehicles, suggesting that battery production facilities may spark reemployment.

Michigan, autos, and employment

Michigan is home to traditional U.S. automakers such as Ford and General Motors. These two have the largest headcount of all companies based in Michigan. More than 41,500 workers in Michigan are employed in the automotive industry, tying the socio-economic well-being of the political entity strongly to the state of the automotive industry. As American motor companies restructured in the 1960s and 1970s to match global competition, unemployment rose sharply, particularly in “Motor City” Detroit, leading to insufficient tax revenue, abandoned houses, and increased crime rates. The population of Detroit fell from over 1.8 million inhabitants in 1950 to about 670,000 in 2019.