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On the Record · Tesla

Tesla layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Tesla reported in its annual reports, 2022 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 127,855 to 134,785.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
10-K for 2022127,855December 31, 2022
10-K for 2023140,473December 31, 2023
10-K for 2024125,665December 31, 2024
10-K for 2025134,785December 31, 2025

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

  1. Our summaryTesla recorded other expenses tied to employee terminations in the second quarter of 2022. the second quarter of the year ended December 31, 2022 · Cost: $36 million

    Word for word“We also recorded other expenses of $36 million during the second quarter of the year ended December 31, 2022, related to employee terminations.” 10-K for 2023

  2. Our summaryTesla started and substantially completed restructuring actions to cut costs and improve efficiency, and recorded employee termination expenses. In the second quarter of 2024

    Word for word“In the second quarter of 2024, we initiated and substantially completed certain restructuring actions to reduce costs and improve efficiency.” 10-K for 2024

  3. Our summaryIn 2025, Tesla started actions to cut costs and improve efficiency by combining its AI chip design efforts, with charges for supercomputer assets, contract terminations and employee terminations. Cost: $ 390 million

    Word for word“As a result, we recognized $ 390 million of expenses, within our automotive segment, related to charges for supercomputer assets, contract terminations and employee terminations.” 10-K for 2025
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedRestructuring chargesCash paid for restructuring
2018-12-31—$27 million
2025-12-31$390 million—

Tesla 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 Tesla’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-01-29. 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.