[44] Employees

The KION Group employed an average of 40,781 full-time equivalents (including trainees and apprentices) in the reporting year (2021: 37,954). The number of employees (part-time staff included on a pro rata basis) by region is as follows:

Employees (average)

 

2022

2021

EMEA

27,326

25,911

Western Europe

22,843

21,880

Eastern Europe

4,444

3,970

Middle East and Africa

39

61

Americas

6,830

6,034

North America

4,986

4,330

Central and South America

1,844

1,704

APAC

6,625

6,009

China

5,009

4,562

APAC excluding China

1,616

1,447

Total

40,781

37,954

The KION Group employed an average of 692 trainees and apprentices in 2022 (2021: 689).

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