Within Europe, the loss of jobs is especially high in Eastern
European countries. Although in the United Kingdom the
number of jobs created by the beer industry dropped
by 17% compared with 2008. Apart from Denmark, the
Scandinavian labour market created by the beer industry
seems to be growing despite the economic downturn.
Portugal also showed a moderate job growth of 3%
compared to 2008. After a decline in 2009, in Italy the
number of jobs created by the beer industry displayed
a slight increase.
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Graph 4.2. / Development in total employment per country in 2010 compared to 2008 (left) and 2009 (right)
More than 10% increase
3% - 10% increase
Stable (-2% - +2%)
3% - 10% decrease
More than 10% decrease
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Source : Ernst & Young calculation based on input from the National Brewery Associations (2011).
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