Ford Motor Company Employment Totals by Year
Answer
The staff at the Benson Ford Research Center have compiled statistics for the average number of employees working at Ford Motor Company by year.
Average Number of Employees on Payroll (Highland Park only) (source: Ford: The Times, The Man, The Company. Allan Nevins and Frank Hill)
| Year | Number of Employees |
| 1903 | 125 (estimated by employees) |
| 1904 | 300 (estimated by employees) |
| 1905 | 300 (estimated by employees) |
| 1906 | 700 (estimated by employees) |
| 1907 | 575 (estimated by employees) |
| 1908 | 450 (estimated by employees) |
| 1909 | 1,655 |
| 1910 | 2,773 |
| 1911 | 3,976 |
| 1912 | 6,867 |
| 1913 | 14,366 |
| 1914 | 12,880 |
| 1915 | 18,892 |
| 1916 | 32,702 |
| 1917 | 36,411 |
| 1918 | 33,699 |
Average Number of Employees on Payroll (U.S. Total) (source: Ford: Expansion and Challenge. Allan Nevins and Frank Hill)
| Year | Number of Employees |
| 1919 | 48,264 |
| 1920 | 63,568 |
| 1921 | 50,358 |
| 1922 | 81,360 |
| 1923 | 128,188 |
| 1924 | 140,007 |
| 1925 | 155,552 |
| 1926 | 141,729 |
| 1927 | 102,029 |
| 1928 | 144,433 |
| 1929 | 174,126 |
| 1930 | 152,362 |
| 1931 | 108,572 |
| 1932 | 90,706 |
| 1933 | 48,957 |
Average number of employees in United States (source: Ford Motor Company Annual Reports)
| Year | Number of Employees |
| 1946 | 103,486 |
| 1947 | 121,522 |
| 1948 | 131,589 |
| 1949 | 126,337 |
| 1950 | 145,000 |
| 1951 | 132,000 |
| 1952 | 160,000 |
| 1953 | 175,000 (approx.) |
| 1954 | 171,019 |
| 1955 | 181,616 |
| 1956 | 178,061 |
| 1957 | 191,759 |
| 1958 | 141,076 |
| 1959 | 159,541 |
| 1960 | 160,181 |
| 1961 | 154,659 |
| 1962 | 186,640 |
| 1963 | 187,428 |
| 1964 | 197,578 |
| 1965 | 217,741 |
| 1966 | 233,849 |
| 1967 | 238,834 |
| 1968 | 244,819 |
| 1969 | 244,840 |
| 1970 | 229,404 |
| 1971 | 225,304 |
| 1972 | 232,869 |
| 1973 | 249,513 |
| 1974 | 235,256 |
| 1975 | 203,691 |
| 1976 | 219,698 |
| 1977 | 239,303 |
| 1978 | 256,614 |
| 1979 | 239,475 |
| 1980 | 179,917 |
| 1981 | 170,806 |
| 1982 | 155,900 |
| 1983 | 163,400 |
| 1984 | 178,800 |
| 1985 | 172,200 |
| 1986 | 181,476 |
| 1987 | 180,838 |
| 1988 | 185,540 |
| 1989 | 188,300 |
| 1990 | 180,900 |
| 1991 | 156,079 |
| 1992 | 158,377 |
| 1993 | 166,943 |
| 1994 | 165,300 |
| 1995 | 166,600 |
| 1996 | 189,718 |
| 1997 | 189,787 |
| 1998 | 171,269 |
| 1999 | 173,064 |
| 2000 | 164,853 |
| 2001 | 165,512 |
| 2002 | 128,094 (includes Canada) |
| 2003 | 122,201 (includes Canada) |
| 2004 | 126,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2005 | 140,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2006 | 128,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2007 | 94,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2008 | 79,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2009 | 74,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2010 | 75,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2011 | 75,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2012 | 80,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2013 | 84,000 (includes Canada) |
| 2014 | 90,000 (includes Canada) |