The data displays the total employment figures for the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union from 2009 to 2017, split by segment (man-made fibres, clothing and textile). Of the three segments, the clothing manufacturing industry employed the biggest number of people. In 2017 this was estimated at around 1.01 million people.
2009 | 1255 | 758 | 20 |
2010 | 1146 | 709 | 23 |
2011 | 1098 | 651 | 23 |
2012 | 1080 | 627 | 21 |
2013 | 1035 | 630 | 20 |
2014 | 1029 | 631 | 20 |
2015 | 1036 | 631 | 20 |
2016 | 1032 | 647 | 20 |
2017 | 1010 | 660 | 20 |