In 2018, the number of employees in the furniture manufacturing industry in the European Union increased by 25,174 employees (+2.47 percent) since 2017. With 1,043,806 employees, the number of employees thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. The relationship of employer to employee exists when there is an agreement, which may be formal or informal, between an enterprise and a person, normally entered into voluntarily by both parties, whereby the person works for the enterprise in return for remuneration in cash or in kind.
Number of employees in the furniture manufacturing industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2013 to 2018
* Definition differs, see metadata, estimated. The source adds the following information: 'Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work' Data coverage corresponds to code C31 of CE Rev 2 (Manufacture of furniture).
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Eurostat. (March 22, 2024). Number of employees in the furniture manufacturing industry in the European Union (28 countries) from 2013 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547502/employees-furniture-manufacturing-eu/
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