The Cupertino giant submits its annual report for the fiscal year 2012

Nov 1, 2012 11:04 GMT  ·  By

Apple has filed its Form 10-K annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealing changes regarding the number of people it employs, how it makes money (and how it pays it taxes), what its plans are with the real estate it owns, and more.

Apple now employs 72,800 people as "full-time equivalent" staffers, a spike from 60,400 last year. In 2011, the Mac maker has 2,900 "full-time equivalent" temporary employees to 3,300 (which includes contractors).

The retail division alone has 42,400 "full-time equivalent" employees. Las year, that number was 36,000. At the end of 2011, Apple had a total of 357 retail stores scattered across the globe. As fiscal 2012 ended last month for Apple, the company added 33 more for a total of 390 stores worldwide.

Said retail stores earned $51.5 million / €39.8 million each on average. Last year, that number was $43.3 million / €33.4 million. The stores now have an average of 100.8 "full-time equivalent" employees each.

Apple has confirmed plans to build and open between 30 and 35 new stores next year. 75% of them will be located outside the United States.

Interested parties can download Apple's report here (PDF).