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Employment Data

We had offices or operations in 13 countries with 14,888 employees, primarily in the United States and Canada, as of Dec. 31, 2009. Our employees work in a variety of roles, from scientists, engineers, architects and financial specialists to forestry, trade and craft workers. Each individual plays an important part in developing solutions to meet the world's challenges.

Employment Statistics
Total number of global employees (as of Dec. 31, 2009) 14,888
Average number of years with the company (North American employees as of Dec. 31, 2009) 16
North American employees younger than 30 years (as of Dec. 31, 2009) 8%
Average age of North American employees (as of Dec. 31, 2009) 46.6
Percentage of employees in the United States and Canada 95%
Countries where we have employees 13
Employees represented by unions 27%


Employee Turnover (2009)
Involuntary terminations in North America1 28%
Voluntary terminations in North America (includes retirements) 5%
Overall North American employee turnover 33%
  1. The involuntary terminations in 2009 included employees affected by asset changes, closing or selling facilities, and business unit reorganizations.


Turnover by Age Group in North America (2009)
Age Group Percentage turnover of females (involuntary)1 Percentage turnover of males (involuntary)1 Percentage turnover of females (voluntary) Percentage turnover of males (voluntary)
< 30 years old 2 7 1 3
30-49 years old 11 30 1 4
50 and over 9 27 1 5
TOTAL number of individuals who left the company 1,155 3,479 185 612
  1. The involuntary terminations in 2009 included employees affected by asset changes, closing or selling facilities, and business unit reorganizations.
Chart of the percentage of North American employees in each segment
Chart of the number of employees by country


98.6%
Percentage of U.S. and Canadian employees who are full time
(as of Dec. 31, 2009)

Last updated May 28, 2010.