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Employees
As of September 29, 2012, the Company had approximately 72,800 full-time equivalent employees and an
additional 3,300 full-time equivalent temporary employees and contractors. Approximately 42,400 of the total
full-time equivalent employees worked in the Company’s Retail segment.
"
Not that it matters a whole lot, but, as the website says that's just the US number.
The total number of employees in retail according to Apple's last 10-K filing in October 2012
( http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/AAPL/2393147114x0xS11... )
was 42,400.
" Employees As of September 29, 2012, the Company had approximately 72,800 full-time equivalent employees and an additional 3,300 full-time equivalent temporary employees and contractors. Approximately 42,400 of the total full-time equivalent employees worked in the Company’s Retail segment. "