At 21,533, the number of people employed by the KION Group was slightly higher than at the end of 2012 (21,215). The number of service and sales jobs rose while the headcount in production fell slightly. In geographical terms, the main increases in the workforce were in South America, China and eastern Europe. >> TABLE 16
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Employees (full-time equivalents) |
>>TABLE 16 | ||
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30/06/2013 |
31/12/2012 |
Change |
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Western Europe |
15,295 |
15,078 |
1.4 % |
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Eastern Europe |
1,652 |
1,632 |
1.2 % |
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Americas |
611 |
580 |
5.3 % |
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Asia |
3,404 |
3,376 |
0.8 % |
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Rest of world |
571 |
549 |
4.0 % |
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Total |
21,533 |
21,215 |
1.5 % |