U.S. Elon Musk stated that Tesla will have to cut 10% of its employees June 3, 2022 Tiffany Tompson Elon Musk stated that Tesla will have to cut 10% of its employees Electric car maker Tesla will have to cut about 10 percent of its workforce. The head of the company, Elon Musk, announced this in an e-mail to staff. The letter sent out indicated that the company would have to “cut about 10 percent of its employees” as well as “suspend hiring around the world.”“I have a very bad feeling about the economy,” Musk also said.Tesla has not yet made any comment on the matter.