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Elon Musk Boosts Headcount by 86% at Biggest Site of His Texas Empire
- Gigafactory Texas in Austin Employs More than 22,000 Workers
- Musk now has more than 26,000 employees in the state
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Elon Musk is now officially Austin’s largest private employer.
Tesla Inc. boosted headcount 86% last year to 22,777 in the fast-growing region in Texas, where the carmaker churns out Model Y SUVs and angular Cybertrucks. It surpassed grocery-store chain H-E-B, according to a new annual compliance report Tesla filed with Travis County’s economic development program.