Emerson Electric layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Emerson Electric reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 67,000 to approximately 73,000.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 67,000 | September 30, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 73,000 | September 30, 2024 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company warns that during economic downturns it may carry out broader restructuring, including workforce reductions, but this describes a possible future step and not a completed action.
Word for word“Moreover, during economic downturns we may undertake more extensive restructuring actions, including workforce reductions, global facility consolidations, centralization of certain business support activities, and other cost reduction initiatives, and incur higher costs.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring charges | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | $96 million | $112 million |
| 2017-09-30 | $78 million | $67 million |
| 2018-09-30 | $65 million | $78 million |
| 2019-09-30 | $95 million | $78 million |
| 2020-09-30 | $284 million | $172 million |
| 2021-09-30 | $132 million | $155 million |
| 2022-09-30 | $75 million | $97 million |
| 2023-09-30 | $72 million | $107 million |
| 2024-09-30 | $228 million | $203 million |
| 2025-09-30 | $136 million | $128 million |
Emerson Electric 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 Emerson Electric’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-11-10. 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.