Embraer layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Embraer reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from over 18,000 to 25,037.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 20-F for 2023 | over 18,000 | — |
| 20-F for 2025 | 25,037 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryEmbraer ran a corporate restructuring project that began in 2021 and ended in 2022 with the reintegration of Commercial Aviation, and recorded restructuring expenses, mainly wages, tied to excess manufacturing capacity during a collective vacation period.
Word for word“(v) Restructuring expenses include expenses incurred by the Company as part of the corporate restructuring project started in 2021 and ended in 2022 with the reintegration of Commercial Aviation, including expenses related to excess manufacturing capacity, mainly wages, during the collective vacation period that occurred in January 2022 to complete the reintegration process.” 20-F for 2023
Our summaryRestructuring expenses were recorded in 2022 within other operating expenses, with none recorded in 2024 or 2023.
Word for word“Restructuring expenses — — ( 36.9 ) Environmental provision — ( 1.3 ) ( 0.5 ) Disposal of fixed assets — ( 9.8 ) ( 81.4 ) Others ( 17.6 ) ( 47.0 ) ( 26.5 ) ( 162.7 ) ( 176.3 ) ( 555.0 ) (i) Refers to the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Company for the carve-out project with Boeing, as Note 24.2.5.” 20-F for 2024
Our summaryIn January 2025 the subsidiary ELEB merged into Embraer as part of a corporate restructuring.
Word for word“Corporate restructuring In January 2025, the subsidiary ELEB Equipamentos Ltda. merged into Embraer.” 20-F for 2024
Our summaryIn January 2025 the subsidiary Airholding S.A. merged into Embraer Portugal S.A. as part of a corporate restructuring.
Word for word“Also in January 2025, the subsidiary Airholding S.A. merged into the subsidiary Embraer Portugal S.A.” 20-F for 2024
Embraer has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Embraer’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-30. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.