As of December 2005, a total of 71,650 workers were employed in domestic and overseas operations at HMC. According to regional distribution totals, 54,440 workers were employed in Korea, 7,570 in North America, 7,160 in China and India, and 2,250 in Europe. HMC has been recruiting new talent in local and major global markets in order to secure recruitment and to foster new talent.