Costco Number of Employees

Number of Costco Employees 2006-2021.

Numbers are in thousands.

	US	Canada	Other	Total
2021	192	47	49	288
2020	181	46	46	273
2019	167	42	45	254

Costco wholesale employed around 288,000 people at the end of the year 2021. The company employed a large majority of its workforce (close to 95%) in its warehouses and distribution channels. The number of employees in the United States was 192,000 in 2021 compared to 181,000 in 2020. The company employed 47,000 people in Canada in 2021 compared to 46,000 in 2020. Costco employed 49,000 people in the other markets in 2021 compared to 46,000 in 2020.

Year	Full time	Part Time	Total
2021			288
2020			273
2019	149	105	254
2018	143	102	245
2017	133	98	231
2016	126	92	218
2015	117	88	205
2014	112	83	205
2013	103	81	184
2012	96	78	174
2011	92	72	164
2010	82	65	147
2009	79	63	142
2008	75	62	137
2007	70	57	127
2006	66	53	119

Costco is well known as a pasionate employer. The company has created a culture of inclusion and diversity and focuses upon maximizing employee satisfaction. The number of employees at Costco in 2019 reached 254,000 rising from 245,000 in 2018. Out of the total employees working for Costco in 2019, the number of full time employees was 149,000 and that of part time employees was 105,000.