[44] Employees

The KION Group employed an average of 41,552 full-time equivalents (including trainees and apprentices) in the reporting year (2022: 40,781). The number of employees (part-time staff included on a pro rata basis) by region is as follows:

Employees (average)

 

2023

2022

EMEA

28,292

27,326

Western Europe

23,590

22,843

Eastern Europe

4,674

4,444

Middle East and Africa

28

39

Americas

6,512

6,830

North America

4,994

4,986

Central and South America

1,518

1,844

APAC

6,748

6,625

China

5,009

5,009

APAC excluding China

1,739

1,616

Total

41,552

40,781

The KION Group employed an average of 731 trainees and apprentices in 2023 (2022: 692).

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