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<strong>EU</strong> <strong>industrial</strong> <strong>structure</strong> 2011 — Trends and Performance<br />

economy. While the average annual growth in persons<br />

employed in the <strong>EU</strong> in 1995‑2009 was 2 %, it decreased on<br />

average by 1 % in manufacturing industries. Manufacturing<br />

employment only grew in transport equipment, rubber and<br />

plastics and other manufacturing. Strongest employment<br />

FIgURE III.14: Average annual growth of persons employed in the <strong>EU</strong> 1995-2009 (%)<br />

Real estate and business activities<br />

Agriculture, hunting and forestry<br />

70<br />

Hotels and restaurants<br />

Other services<br />

TOTAL<br />

Health and social work<br />

Construction<br />

Wholesale and retail trade<br />

Education<br />

Transport and communication<br />

Financial intermediation<br />

Public administration<br />

Rubber and plastics<br />

Transport equipment<br />

Other manufacturing<br />

Other mining<br />

Food, drinks and tobacco<br />

Basic metals and metal products<br />

Electrical and optical equipment<br />

Electricity, gas and water supply<br />

Machines n.e.c.<br />

Manufacturing<br />

Chemicals<br />

Non-metallic mineral products<br />

Pulp, paper and publishing<br />

Wood and wood products<br />

Fishing<br />

Mining and quarrying<br />

Rened petroleum<br />

Mining of energy products<br />

Leather and footwear<br />

Textiles and clothing<br />

Source: own calculations using Eurostat data.<br />

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5<br />

A more detailed and updated picture of the evolution<br />

of labour input in manufacturing can be provided by<br />

studying sectors at the 2‑digit level. 46 Hours worked is<br />

closely correlated with the number of persons employed.<br />

In the 2009 edition of <strong>EU</strong> Industrial Structure, the data ended<br />

46 Due to the change from NACE Rev. 1 to NACE Rev. 2, Table III.5 and<br />

Table III.6 are not completely comparable with each others.<br />

growth in service industries was seen in real estate and<br />

business activities, hotels and restaurants and other services.<br />

In these sectors employment on average grew more than in<br />

the total <strong>EU</strong> economy, cf. Figure III.14.<br />

in September 2008 and the slump had not yet materialised<br />

in all manufacturing sectors. This illustrates a lag in how the<br />

crisis has affected the <strong>EU</strong> labour market. While production<br />

was hurt first, labour hoarding prevented a strong fall in<br />

employment. In a second stage, the fall in demand has hit<br />

employment in sectors. The most impacted manufacturing<br />

industries (until the last quarter of 2010) were clothing,<br />

textiles, leather and tobacco, cf. Table III.3.

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