Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF)

Cleveland-Cliffs Employees

Cleveland-Cliffs had 25,000 employees as of September 30, 2026. The number of employees decreased by 5,000 or 16.67% compared to the same quarter last year. That makes Cleveland-Cliffs the 1,493rd largest employer in the world and 379th in the United States.

• Employees: 25,000
• Change (1Y): -5,000
• Growth (1Y): -16.67%
• Revenue / Employee: $802,920
• Profits / Employee: -$18,920
• Market Cap: 8.13B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Sep 30, 2026	25,000	-5,000	-16.67%
Dec 31, 2025	25,000	-5,000	-16.67%
Dec 31, 2024	30,000	2,000	7.14%
Dec 31, 2023	28,000	1,000	3.70%
Dec 31, 2022	27,000	1,000	3.85%
Dec 31, 2021	26,000	1,000	4.00%
Dec 31, 2020	25,000	22,628	953.96%
Dec 31, 2019	2,372	-554	-18.93%
Dec 31, 2018	2,926	-12	-0.41%
Dec 31, 2017	2,938	11	0.38%
Dec 31, 2016	2,927	289	10.96%
Dec 31, 2015	2,638	-2,748	-51.02%
Dec 31, 2014	5,386	-1,752	-24.54%
Dec 31, 2013	7,138	-451	-5.94%
Dec 31, 2012	7,589	185	2.50%
Dec 31, 2011	7,404	837	12.75%
Dec 31, 2010	6,567	1,163	21.52%
Dec 31, 2009	5,404	-307	-5.38%
Dec 31, 2008	5,711	413	7.80%
Dec 31, 2007	5,298	1,109	26.47%
Dec 31, 2006	4,189	104	2.55%
Dec 31, 2005	4,085	308	8.15%
Dec 31, 2004	3,777	-179	-4.52%
Dec 31, 2003	3,956	98	2.54%
Dec 31, 2002	3,858	482	14.28%
Dec 31, 2001	3,376	-1,260	-27.18%
Dec 31, 2000	4,636	-312	-6.31%
Dec 31, 1999	4,948	-58	-1.16%
Dec 31, 1998	5,006	34	0.68%
Dec 31, 1997	4,972	-226	-4.35%
Dec 31, 1996	5,198	-74	-1.40%
Dec 31, 1995	5,272	-99	-1.84%
Dec 31, 1994	5,371	-372	-6.48%
Dec 31, 1993	5,743	-	-

Data Sources: Official company filings and S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Sep 30, 2026

The employees data for this stock was gathered manually by the Stock Analysis team based on SEC filings and investor relations materials. The latest quarterly count is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Quarterly

Last checked:

Oct 29, 2026

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