This statistic shows the total employment figures for the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2021, split into the clothing and textile industries. Man-made fibers are included in the textile segment. Of the two segments, the clothing manufacturing industry employed the largest number of people. In 2021 this was estimated at around 761 thousand people.
Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2021, by segment
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Clothing
Textile
2021*
761
537
2020
-
-
2019
922
593
2018
987
673
2017
1,010
680
2016
1,032
667
2015
1,036
651
2014
1,029
651
2013
1,035
650
2012
1,080
648
2011
1,098
674
2010
1,146
732
2009
1,255
778
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05001,0001,5002,0002,500
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EURATEX. (July 14, 2022). Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417725/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment-by-segment/
EURATEX. "Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417725/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment-by-segment/
EURATEX. (2022). Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417725/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment-by-segment/
EURATEX. "Employment in The Textile and Clothing Manufacturing Industry in The European Union from 2009 to 2021, by Segment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417725/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment-by-segment/
EURATEX, Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417725/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment-by-segment/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph], EURATEX, July 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417725/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment-by-segment/
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