This statistic shows the total employment figures for the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2018. Over this period, employment figures have gradually declined. In 2009, the were approximately two million employees in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry, with this figure decreasing to an estimated 1.65 million in 2018.
Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2018
(in 1,000s)
* Estimate by Euratex, based on Euratex and Eurostat. Includes man-made fibres, textile and clothing industries.
Figures prior to 2014 were taken from the most update figures of previous annual reports.
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EURATEX. (January 28, 2020). Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/417750/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment/
EURATEX. "Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417750/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment/
EURATEX. (2020). Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/417750/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment/
EURATEX. "Employment in The Textile and Clothing Manufacturing Industry in The European Union (Eu28) from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417750/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment/
EURATEX, Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/417750/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], EURATEX, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/417750/eu-european-union-textile-clothing-industry-employment/
