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Consolidated number of employees (as of December 31, 2022)

(persons)

Segment  2022
Japan* 38,389
Americas 50,198
Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa 21,591
China, Asia Pacific 19,084
Total 129,262

* "Japan" includes "Japan," "Other" and "Company-wide (common)" segments in the Annual Securities Report. This also applies to the following data tables on this page.

Consolidated female ratio*1(as of December 31, 2022)

Segment Total Top management positions*2 Managerial positions Other staff and positions
Management positions*3 Junior Management positions*4 Total
Japan 12.2% 6.1% 4.3% 6.4% 5.3% 13.6%
Americas 12.6% 25.5% 23.2% 10.4% 14.8% 12.3%
Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa 12.6% 15.1% 14.6% 18.8% 17.6% 11.8%
China, Asia Pacific 9.7% 12.6% 19.0% 23.6% 22.8% 8.7%
Total 12% 10.7% 11.6 % 12.5% 12.1% 12%

The Bridgestone Group’s female ratio is verified by SOCOTEC Certification Japan, a third-party institution, to ensure the accuracy and transparency of this information.

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  1. Data covers from 128,811 employers and employees (99.4% of total workforce).
  2. Management positions with a reporting line no more than two levels below the CEO in each company.
  3. All managerial position excluding “Top management positions” and “Junior management positions.”
  4. First-line managers, junior managers and the lowest level of management within a company’s management hierarchy.

Consolidated voluntary turnover rates (as of December 31, 2022)

Segment 2022
Japan 5.8%
Bridgestone Corporation 3.2%
Americas US full-time employees 15.2%
US retail hourly employees 44.9%
US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 13.6%
Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa 5.9%
China, Asia Pacific 10.7%

Ratio of workforce based on age groups (as of December 31, 2022)

Segment 2022
<30 years old 30-50 years old >50 years old
Japan 12.5% 68.8% 18.7%
Americas 25.6% 54.3% 20.1%
Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa 13.5% 69.1% 17.4%
China, Asia Pacific 19.9% 71.5% 8.6%

Consolidated number of new employee hires

2022
Japan 2,588
Bridgestone Corporation 317
Americas US full-time employees 1,040
US retail hourly employees 10,303
US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 2,700
Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa 2,321
China, Asia Pacific 3,138

Consolidated percentage of open positions filled by internal hires

  2022
Japan* 58.3%
Americas US full-time employees 58.6%
US retail hourly employees 34.6%
US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 2.8%
Europe, Russia, Middle East, India and Africa 27.8%
China, Asia Pacific 14.9%

* The data in this table covers Bridgestone Corporation and its group companies in Japan.

Employment status of Bridgestone Corporation

  2019 2020 2021 2022
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Permanent Senior officers (persons)*1 35 0 35 34 0 34 9 0 9 9 0 9
Managers (persons)*2 1,339 41 1,380 1,394 44 1,438 1,399 47 1,446 1,253 56 1,309
Staff (persons) 11,889 1,263 13,152 12,099 1,287 13,386 12,042 1,248 13,290 11,454 1,131 12,585
Total 13,263 1,304 14,567 13,527 1,331 14,858 13,450 1,295 14,745 12,716 1,187 13,903
Percentage of female managers*3 - - 2.3% - - 2.4% - - 2.6% - - 3.4%
Average age (years) 39.9 41.1 40.0 40.3 41.2 40.4 41.0 41.9 41.0 41.4 42.7 41.5
Average service period (years) 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.4 13.7 14.3 14.9 14.4 14.9 15.2 15.3 15.2
New graduate recruitment (persons) 217 39 256 181 47 228 95 19 114 99 15 114
Mid-career recruitment (persons) 640 35 675 307 16 323 179 9 188 195 8 203
Turnover (persons) 222 36 258 199 32 231 254 42 296 396 43 439
- - 1.8% - - 1.6% - - 2.0% - - 3.2%
Temporary Full-time (persons) 1,499 87 1,586 1,074 87 1,161 967 94 1,061 1,221 110 1,331
Part-time (persons) - - 31 16 9 25 16 10 26 19 10 29
  1. Data for 2021 and 2022 are the number of Vice President and Senior Officers only, while data for 2019 and 2020 include other officers, too. The change is due to the elimination of Executive-Officer-System in 2020.
  2. Managers of the Company refer to line managers (executive and management levels), specialists and coordinators.
  3. The Company’s target (7.5% by the end of 2025) and result for the percentage of female managers include those seconded to other regions or other companies belonging to the Company.

Collective bargaining

The Group regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements with labor unions at many locations worldwide, and also in Japan the company negotiates any revision of salary and working conditions every spring.

Percentage of total workforce covered by an independent trade union or collective bargaining agreements (as of December 31, 2022)

All Strategic Business Units: 52.6%

  • Japan: 69.4%
  • Bridgestone Corporation: 100%
  • Americas: 29.6%
  • Europe, Middle East, India and Africa: 61.0%
  • China, Asia Pacific: 82.0%

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