From 1898 to 1940, Renault's employee numbers fluctuated from around 4,000 before World War 1 to over 22,000 during the war due to weapons manufacturing, then declined after the war ended until rising again during the economic recovery, reaching almost 40,000 just before World War 2. From 1945 to 2005, staff numbers grew with production until peaking at over 240,000 worldwide in the late 1970s, then declined significantly to around 120,000 by 2005 due to productivity improvements and outsourcing reducing the need for as many employees.
From 1898 to 1940, Renault's employee numbers fluctuated from around 4,000 before World War 1 to over 22,000 during the war due to weapons manufacturing, then declined after the war ended until rising again during the economic recovery, reaching almost 40,000 just before World War 2. From 1945 to 2005, staff numbers grew with production until peaking at over 240,000 worldwide in the late 1970s, then declined significantly to around 120,000 by 2005 due to productivity improvements and outsourcing reducing the need for as many employees.
From 1898 to 1940, Renault's employee numbers fluctuated from around 4,000 before World War 1 to over 22,000 during the war due to weapons manufacturing, then declined after the war ended until rising again during the economic recovery, reaching almost 40,000 just before World War 2. From 1945 to 2005, staff numbers grew with production until peaking at over 240,000 worldwide in the late 1970s, then declined significantly to around 120,000 by 2005 due to productivity improvements and outsourcing reducing the need for as many employees.
From 1898 to 1940 Renault had 4,000 employees on the eve of World War One. Due to mobilization, numbers dropped. But the massive hiring drive required for weapons manufacture brought them to over 22,000 people in 1918. When defense orders dried up, employee numbers dwindled too. They started to climb again when civilian business resumed, and rose steadily until the slump following the 1929 depression. In 1939, just before World War Two, Renault had almost 40,000 employees.
Fro 1945 to 2005
For some time, staff numbers matched production growth. In 1976 and ’77, they reached 110,000 people in France and over 240,000 all over the world. Productivity efforts initiated in the mid-1980s and the end of peripheral activities halved the numbers of personnel in 2005, both outside France and inside the country, where the drop subsequently continued.
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