1 | Highlights
2 | Total employment
Employment
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Highlights of employment effect
of beer in Europe (EU-27)
In 2010, over 2 million jobs in the European Union
could be attributed to the production and sale of
beer (1% of all jobs in Europe).
The majority of jobs deriving from beer are in the
hospitality sector (73%).
Jobs created directly in beer production and
delivery are 6% of the total employment attributed
to beer.
Between 2008 and 2010 the number of jobs
attributed to the production and sale of beer
decreased by 12% (from 2.2 million jobs in 2008
to 2 million in 2010). Comparing 2010 and 2009,
job losses amounted to 3%.
Jobs were lost both within breweries and also within
the related sectors; most jobs (226,000) were lost in
the hospitality sector.
The beer sector was confronted with more job
losses than other sectors. The total employment
in the European Union decreased by 2%.
The European Union has a strong brewing sector which
has a heavy expenditure on goods and services (see the
next chapters). The consumption of beer also leads to
significant turnover in the retail and hospitality sectors.
This fact explains the considerable contribution of beer to
the European Union economy. One of the main effects is
the employment generated from the production and sale
of beer. In 2010, the production and consumption of beer
in Europe gave rise to almost 2 million jobs.
Expressed as a share of the total number of jobs in the
European Union (approximately 216 million
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), this figure
shows that approximately 1% of all jobs can be attributed
to the production and sale of beer. The total employment
effect of the brewing sector is comparable to the total
employment of countries such as Finland (2.4 million jobs)
or Slovakia (2.3 million jobs).
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Estimate based on Eurostat : 2011.
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Source : Eurostat : 2011.
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Graph 4.1. / Total employment due to beer in the EU: 2 million
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Source : Ernst & Young calculation (2011)
(see Annex III for an explanation on methodology).
6%
16%
73%
5%
Direct effect (breweries)
Indirect effect (suppliers)
Hospitality industry
Retail
Although job creation due to beer is significant, this has
decreased over the last two years. The total jobs created
due to beer decreased by approximately 264,000 in
comparison to 2008. A large part of this decrease was in
2009, the worst year of the current economic slowdown.
In 2010 particularly, the absolute number of ‘jobs relating
to beer’ in the hospitality sector decreased significantly.
The beer sector was confronted with more job loss than
other sectors. The total employment in the European
Union decreased by 2%.
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