[44] Employees

The KION Group employed an average of 35,563 full-time equivalents (including trainees and apprentices) in the reporting year (2019: 34,002). The number of employees (part-time staff included on a pro-rata basis) by region is as follows:

Employees (average)

 

2020

2019

EMEA

25,139

24,253

Western Europe

21,552

21,051

Eastern Europe

3,501

3,058

Middle East and Africa

86

144

Americas

4,836

4,377

North America

3,558

3,116

Central and South America

1,278

1,261

APAC

5,588

5,372

China

4,225

4,073

APAC excluding China

1,363

1,299

Total

35,563

34,002

The KION Group employed an average of 646 trainees and apprentices in 2020 (2019: 606).