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Key Takeaways Dell reduced headcount by about 10% in a year, according to its latest federal filing.
The tech giant cut costs through “employee reorganizations” and “limitation of external hiring.”
By limiting hiring, the company was able to let natural attrition do more of the work and not hire replacements for employees who left voluntarily.
Dell has methodically reduced its headcount by about 10% over the past year, relying on hiring freezes and reorganizations rather than mass layoffs.
In its latest federal filing, published this week and viewed by Business Insider, Dell reported that it had about 97,000 employees as of January 31. The headcount indicates an 11,000-person decrease in the company’s workforce from 2025.
Dell now has 36,000 fewer employees than it did in February 2023, marking a nearly 30% reduction over three years. Dell has not had a major layoff announcement since August 2024, when it downsized by 12,500 employees.
The tech giant indicated in the filing that it had cut costs this past year through “employee reorganizations, limitation of external hiring and other actions to align our investments with our announced strategic and customer priorities.”
“We are always assessing our business to remain competitive and ensure we are set up to deliver the best innovation, value, and service to our customers and partners,” Dell said in a statement to Business Insider.
How Dell shrunk headcount
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