Recruiting

Employees by business units

Full-time employees (FTE) 1)

Natural persons (NP)

Jun 30,
2021

Jun 30,
2020

Change

Dec 31,
2020

Jun 30,
2021

Jun 30,
2020

Change

Dec 31,
2020

absolute

%

absolute

%

 

DB Long-Distance

19,026

18,320

+706

+3.9

18,794

20,088

19,411

+677

+3.5

19,873

DB Regional

37,350

36,980

+370

+1.0

37,159

39,488

39,142

+346

+0.9

39,299

DB Cargo

30,203

29,874

+329

+1.1

30,052

30,744

30,409

+335

+1.1

30,586

DB Netze Track

51,347

49,832

+1,515

+3.0

50,330

52,797

51,211

+1,586

+3.1

51,714

DB Netze Stations

6,778

6,302

+476

+7.6

6,525

7,132

6,645

+487

+7.3

6,864

DB Netze Energy

1,890

1,804

+86

+4.8

1,861

1,963

1,868

+95

+5.1

1,928

Other

58,187

56,735

+1,452

+2.6

57,878

60,843

59,383

+1,460

+2.5

60,589

Integrated Rail System

204,781

199,847

+4,934

+2.5

202,599

213,055

208,069

+4,986

+2.4

210,853

DB Arriva

44,345

46,477

–2,132

–4.6

46,008

47,326

49,544

–2,218

–4.5

48,796

DB Schenker

74,514

73,792

+722

+1.0

74,161

76,893

76,873

+20

76,629

DB Group

323,640

320,116

+3,524

+1.1

322,768

337,274

334,486

+2,788

+0.8

336,278

 Changes in the scope of consolidation

–501

–501

–559

–559

DB Group – comparable

323,139

320,116

+3,023

+0.9

322,768

336,715

334,486

+2,229

+0.7

336,278

1) To guarantee better comparability, the number of employees is converted into full-time employees (FTE). Figures for part-time employees are measured in accordance with their share of the regular annual working time.

The number of DB Group employees increased as of June ­30, 2021. This development was driven by the increase in employees at DB Netze Track, primarily in construction project management at DB Netz AG. Recruitment efforts, particularly in maintenance and construction projects, as well as in operations, will continue to be pursued consistently. The increased order volume resulted in an increase in personnel, particularly for DB Vehicle Maintenance and the DB E.C.O. ­Group. An increased level of vertical integration and the expansion of innovative topics led to an increase in employees at DB Systel. At DB Netze Stations, the increase is the result of increased project volumes in the construction sector. DB Long-Distance, DB Regional and DB Cargo also recorded an increase in the number of employees, particularly in operating areas, due to the recruitment of employees from the external labor market and the employment of vocational trainees who have completed their training. This is countered by the trend at DB Arriva, mainly due to lower service volumes on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.

As of June 30, 2021, the share of employees outside Germany was about 35% (as of June 30, 2020: about 36%).

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DB Groupʼs popularity among skilledemployees is on the rise

The independent consulting and market research company Trendence Institute selects the most popular employers each year with the “Trendence Skilled Workers Barometer.” Compared with the previous year, we were able to improve in non-academic professions by a total of 15 places and rose from 22nd place to seventh place. The survey among academics resulted in a significant leap from 55 th place to 9 th place. These were the best results to date, both in the target group of non-academics and among academics. DB Group was among the top 10 most popular employers in the rankings for the first time. For DB Group, this high ranking is a strong signal, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is only through a high level of employer attractiveness that we can meet the high needs for personnel to fill open positions despite the tense situation on the labor market and thus achieve DB Group’s business goals.