Development of employee numbers

During the reporting period, METRO employed an average of 134,877 full-time equivalents (2016/17: 137,136). This is a decrease of 1.6% compared to the same period in the . The majority of our employees work outside of our home market Germany. Internationally, we had 90,749 full-time equivalents, 2.0% fewer than during the same period in the previous year. In Germany, the workforce by full-time equivalents decreased slightly to 44,128 (2016/17: 44,525). During the reporting period, employed an average of 100,335 full-time equivalents. This represents a decrease of 2.0% compared to the same period in the previous year. The workforce by full-time equivalents at Real declined by 0.8% to 26,394 while the number of full-time equivalents in the Others segment decreased by 0.2% to 8,148.

Number of employees by sales line

full-time equivalents as of the closing date of 30/9

Numbers of employees by sales line (pie chart)
Development of employee numbers by segments by headcount as of closing date of 30/9

 

 

2017

 

2018

METRO Wholesale

 

108,007

 

104,453

METRO Wholesale Germany

 

14,105

 

13,711

METRO Wholesale Western Europe (excluding Germany)

 

27,607

 

27,207

METRO Wholesale Russia

 

16,053

 

13,960

METRO Wholesale Eastern Europe (excluding Russia)

 

29,557

 

29,060

METRO Wholesale Asia

 

20,685

 

20,515

Real

 

34,195

 

33,688

Others

 

7,269

 

7,251

METRO AG

 

912

 

909

METRO

 

150,383

 

146,301

Development of employee numbers by segments full-time equivalents as of the closing date of 30/9

 

 

2017

 

2018

METRO Wholesale

 

101,402

 

98,085

METRO Wholesale Germany

 

12,153

 

11,816

METRO Wholesale Western Europe (excluding Germany)

 

24,249

 

24,073

METRO Wholesale Russia

 

15,905

 

13,884

METRO Wholesale Eastern Europe (excluding Russia)

 

28,819

 

28,264

METRO Wholesale Asia

 

20,276

 

20,048

Real

 

26,460

 

26,200

Others

 

7,153

 

7,145

METRO AG

 

875

 

863

METRO

 

135,890

 

132,293

Previous year
Period of 12 months, usually cited as reference for statements in an annual report.
Glossary
Wholesale, METRO Wholesale
The METRO Wholesale segment comprises the METRO Wholesale sales line of METRO AG with more than 769 wholesale stores across 35 countries worldwide. This also includes the delivery business (Food Service Distribution) with companies like METRO delivery service and the delivery specialists Classic Fine Foods, Pro à Pro and Rungis Express.
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