2007 Financial statements

Note 36 - Average number of employees

	Subsidiaries and proportionally consolidated units		Equity accounted units (Rio Tinto share) (a)		Group Total
	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006
The principal locations of employment were:
Australia and New Zealand	14,065	11,636	2,289	2,192	16,354	13,828
North America	13,363	10,201	376	311	13,739	10,512
Africa	5,548	4,269	585	521	6,133	4,790
Europe	4,623	1,468	367	507	4,990	1,975
South America	1,348	874	905	1,072	2,253	1,946
Indonesia	2,125	1,969	-	-	2,125	1,969
Other countries	286	225	117	-	403	225
Discontinued operations	5,680	-	-	-	5,680	-
	47,038	30,642	4,639	4,603	51,677	35,245


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Employee numbers, which represent the average for the year, include 100 per cent of employees of subsidiary companies. Employee numbers for proportionally consolidated and equity accounted units are proportional to the Group's interest. Average employee numbers include a part year effect for companies acquired or disposed of during the year. Part time employees are included on a full time equivalent basis. Temporary employees are included in employee numbers. People employed by contractors are not included. Rio Tinto Alcan's employees are shown on a pro rata basis.