Employee key figures and structure

Around the world, some 241,000 employees contribute to the company’s success each day. Responsibility for our employees is therefore a central element of our actions. We currently operate at over 595 locations in 59 countries and markets. Continental employs a good 43% of its workforce outside of Europe, 20% of which in Asia. As a global corporation, we respect the countries and cultures in which we operate. Everyone at Continental has the right to equal opportunity, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, nationality or sexual orientation.

Structure of the workforce

Structure of the workforce	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Total number of employees	241,458	243,226
thereof permanent staff	228,820	228,922
outside Germany	170,385	169,692
in Germany	58,435	59,230
Trainees¹	2,175	2,180
Female employees in %	27,4	27,5

_{¹ In Germany.}

Employees by region

	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Germany	25%	26%
Asia	20%	20%
Europe excluding Germany	32%	32%
North America	19%	19%
Other regions	4%	4%

Fluctuation

Unforced fluctuation¹	2019	2018
Worldwide	6.0	6.3
Germany	2.2	2.0
Europe w/o Germany	6.9	6.6
North America	9.4	10.1
Asia	6.8	8.4
Other countries	3.5	2.3
¹Permanent staff only (own employees).

Employees by level of employment and contract types

Employees by level of employment ^{1, 2}	2019	2018
Part-time	3.1	3.0
Full-time	96.9	97.0
Employees by contract types¹
Permanent contracts	85.8	84.2
Fixed-term contracts³	14.2	15.8
¹Based on the employees recorded in the HR data system (approx. 97%). ² Part-time is defined as < 90% of full-time working hours. ³ Includes temporary worker contracts. As of December 31, 2019, Continental employed a total 12,638 (PY: 14,303) temporary workers.