Despite national layoffs, Meta ramps up Bellevue hiring by about 1,800 employees
Jul 2, 2025, 1:01 PM
In this photo illustration, the Meta logo and its verified logo are seen on screens. (Photo: Ezra Acayan, Getty Images)
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Meta has expanded its workforce in Bellevue by nearly 50% in 2024, and now employs roughly 3.28% of Bellevue’s workforce.
Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, employed 5,400 Bellevue employees last year, up from 3,600 employees at the end of 2023, according to .
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Meta is now the third-largest employer in Bellevue with 5,400 employees, behind only Amazon (14,300 employees) and T-Mobile (7,800 employees).
Bellevue employees with Meta have grown over the years, while its overall Seattle-area workforce has been stagnant. Meta employs roughly 74,000 people nationwide, and had 8,000 local employees in 2023 and 2024, according to .
An announced layoff of 5% of Meta’s total workforce was made in January, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the layoffs as performance-based cuts, possibly to be backfilled later this year.
As other high-profile tech companies have announced massive layoffs in the region, Meta continued to add to its workforce.
The growth of Meta in Bellevue may be attributed to lower taxes, a business-friendly government, and talent.
In 2015, the city had a reported 144,472 employees citywide, which jumped to 164,679 employees by 2024, PSBJ reported.
Meta’s local office space
Meta leased a , a 1.8 million square foot location, of which the company only occupies about 50% of the space.
Additionally, Meta has an at 9825 Willows Road NE, which holds 1,434 employees as of 2021.
Seattle has a 190,000 square foot that was put up for sublease in 2023, and also moved out of an office building in Eastlake, moving its employees to Westlake.
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