Cleveland-cliffs Inc. number of employees

Cleveland-cliffs Inc. reported 25,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 5,000 (16.7%) on the year before. That compares with 26,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $744,400.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	25,000	−5,000 (16.7%)	$744,400	10-K, filed February 9, 2026
December 31, 2024	30,000	+2,000 (7.1%)	$639,500	10-K, filed February 25, 2025
December 31, 2023	28,000	+1,000 (3.7%)	$785,571	10-K, filed February 8, 2024
December 31, 2022	27,000	+1,000 (3.8%)	$851,444	10-K, filed February 14, 2023
December 31, 2021	26,000	—	$786,308	10-K, filed February 11, 2022

What the annual reports say

As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 25,000 people, with approximately 90% located within the U.S. 2025 annual report
As of December 31, 2024, we employed approximately 30,000 people, with approximately 90% located within the U.S. 2024 annual report
As of December 31, 2023, we employed approximately 28,000 people, with approximately 27,000 employed in the U.S. 2023 annual report
As of December 31, 2022, we employed approximately 27,000 people, with approximately 26,000 employed in the U.S. 2022 annual report
As of December 31, 2021, we employed approximately 26,000 people. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Cleveland-cliffs Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 21, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cleveland-cliffs Inc.