Number of employees at 3M
3M number of employees 2008-2021
| Year | Employees |
| 2021 | 95,000 |
| 2020 | 95,000 |
| 2019 | 96,163 |
| 2018 | 93,516 |
| 2017 | 91,536 |
| 2016 | 91,584 |
| 2015 | 89,446 |
| 2014 | 89,800 |
| 2013 | 88,667 |
| 2012 | 87,677 |
| 2011 | 84,198 |
| 2010 | 80,057 |
| 2009 | 74,835 |
| 2008 | 79,183 |
As of end 2021, 3M employed approximately 95,000 people of which 56,000 were employed in the Americas, 18000 in Asia Pacific and 21,000 in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Number of employees working at 3M increased to 93,516 in 2018 from 91,536 in 2017.