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Consolidated number of employees (as of December 31, 2024)

(persons)

Segment 2024
Japan* 37,664
Asia, Pacific, India and China 19,174
Americas 47,946
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 16,680
Total 121,464

* “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 (as of December 31, 2024)

Female percentage Group total Leader positions Other staff and positions
Top managerial positions Managerial positions Junior managerial positions Total
Japan 12.3% 0.6% 8.0% 5.7% 6.4% 13.5%
Asia, Pacific, India and China 9.1% 9.8% 22.3% 12.2% 14.0% 8.0%
Americas 12.9% 34.0% 26.0% 21.9% 22.6% 10.5%
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 15.4% 9.4% 22.9% 19.3% 20.5% 14.3%
Total 12.5% 8.6% 17.8% 16.1% 16.4% 11.6%

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

Independent Assurance Statement (229KB)

  • Ratios are based on full-time Group employees. Data (as of as of December 31, 2024) covers 121,296 employees (99.7% of the Group).
  • “Japan” includes “Japan,” “Other” and “Company-wide (common)” segments in the Annual Securities Report.
  • The definitions of each category are as follows.
    Top managerial positions
    : Officer-equivalent (Executives & VPs)

    Managerial positions
    : Persons in charge of the management of an organization (line managers)

    Junior managerial positions
    : Persons who contribute to the organization with their individual knowledge and experience, or are in a position to guide the organization’s day-to-day management objectives.

Consolidated voluntary turnover rates (as of December 31, 2024)

Segment 2024
Japan 4.4%
Bridgestone Corporation 2.4%
Asia, Pacific, India and China 7.6%
Americas US salaried full-time employees 11.4%
US retail hourly employees 40.6%
US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 8.6%
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 3.7%
Total 11.8%

Consolidated total turnover rates (as of December 31, 2024)

Segment 2024
Japan 6.6%
Bridgestone Corporation 3.9%
Asia, Pacific, India and China 15.5%
Americas US salaried full-time employees 16.7%
US retail hourly employees 55.0%
US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 18.5%
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 13.5%
Total 19.0%

Ratio of workforce based on age groups (as of December 31, 2024)

Segment 2024
<30 years old 30-50 years old >50 years old
Japan 13.0% 67.3% 19.7%
Asia, Pacific, India and China 16.2% 71.7% 12.2%
Americas 24.9% 54.0% 21.1%
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 12.5% 62.4% 25.1%

Consolidated number of new employee hires

2024
Japan 2,220
Bridgestone Corporation 542
Asia, Pacific, India and China 1,526
Americas US salaried full-time employees 637
US retail hourly employees 10,293
US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 994
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 1,509

Consolidated percentage of open positions filled by internal hires

  2024
Japan* 0.0%
Asia, Pacific, India and China 10.0%
Americas US salaried full-time employees 57.2%
US retail hourly employees 31.2%
US manufacturing and logistics hourly employees 2.5%
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 51.3%

* Regarding the data in this table, although there is the open posting system in Bridgestone Corporation, all of the positions were filled by internal rotation in 2024.

  2021 2022 2023 2024
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Permanent Senior officers (persons)*1 9 0 9 9 0 9 11 0 11 7 0 7
Managers (persons)*2 1,399 47 1,446 1,253 56 1,309 1,251 68 1,319 1,210 77 1,287
Staff (persons) 12,042 1,248 13,290 11,454 1,131 12,585 11,612 1,164 12,776 11,725 1,188 12,913
Total 13,450 1,295 14,745 12,716 1,187 13,903 12,874 1,232 14,106 12,942 1,265 14,207
Percentage of female managers*3 - - 2.6% - - 3.4% - - 4.3% - - 4.9%
Average age (years) 41.0 41.9 41.0 41.4 42.7 41.5 41.5 42.5 41.6 41.8 42.6 41.9
Average service period (years) 14.9 14.4 14.9 15.2 15.3 15.2 15.2 14.9 15.2 15.5 15.0 15.5
New graduate recruitment (persons) 95 19 114 99 15 114 179 35 214 199 29 228
Mid-career recruitment (persons) 179 9 188 195 8 203 463 71 534 276 38 314
Turnover*3 (persons) 254 42 296 396 43 439 352 40 392 303 40 343
- - 1.9% - - 3.0% - - 2.6% - - 2.3%
Temporary Full-time (persons) 967 94 1,061 1,221 110 1,331 1,209 113 1,322 969 99 1,068
Part-time (persons) 16 10 26 19 10 29 19 9 28 20 7 27
  1. Data for 2021 and beyond 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 etc.
  3. The Company’s percentage of female managers and turnover 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. In Japan the company regularly hold the meetings with its labor union to discuss various labor conditions including salary, working hours, employee benefits, working environment, safety and health management including stress check follow-ups. Also 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, 2024)

Segment 2024
Japan 71.3%
Bridgestone Corporation 100.0%
Asia, Pacific, India and China 78.6%
Americas 29.8%
Europe, Middle East, and Africa 62.9%
Total 52.7%

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