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Textile and clothing industry employment in the European Union 2009-2017, by segment

Employment in the textile and clothing manufacturing industry in the European Union (EU28) from 2009 to 2017, by segment (in thousands)

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