Breweries in the European Union together provide more
than 128.800 jobs; this is the so-called direct employment
effect. When comparing with 2008 data (141.000 jobs)
a decrease of 9% must be noted.
The brewing sector also generates a substantial indirect
employment effect. The production and sale of beer
by breweries is only possible because various sectors
provide the necessary goods and services, ranging from
raw materials to energy and transportation capacity, and
a variety of industrial products and services (see chapter
5). Based on the information collected from the 2010
study, we estimate that more than 320,000 jobs of the
total number of jobs in these supplying sectors can be
attributed to the production and sales of beer. Those
figures are close to the number of jobs that was measured
in 2008. The explanation may lie in the fact of improved
data collection or changes in the employment structure.
Germany has the largest number of employees
(approximately 27.500 jobs) followed by Poland
and the United Kingdom.
For 2010, we calculated that 40% of the total purchases
made by breweries involved the services sectors
(including marketing and media), and 17% the agricultural
sector. We also calculated that the services, media and
marketing sectors together generated 39% of the indirect
employment, equal to the share of agriculture. The share
of the agricultural sector in the employment effect is
much higher than its share in the total purchases by the
brewing sector. Although 40% of the total number of
jobs generated by the brewing sector consists of jobs in
agriculture, only 17% of purchases by breweries occur in
this sector. This is explained by the relatively low turnover
and labour costs per employee in the agricultural sector in
comparison with other sectors.
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Graph 4.3. / Direct employment in the brewing sector
in 2010 in the EU: 128,800 jobs
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Source : Ernst & Young calculation (2011)
(see Annex III for an explanation on the methodology).
3 | Direct employment
4 | Indirect employment
Germany
Poland
United Kingdom
Czech Republic
Spain
The Netherlands
Belgium
Romania
Italy
Sweden
Denmark
Austria
Other countries
21%
20%
12%
12%
6% 5%
5%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
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Graph 4.4. / Indirect employment due to beer
in the EU: 320,000 jobs
›
Source : Ernst & Young calculation (2011)
(see Annex III for an explanation on the methodology).
0 50.000 100.000 150.000 200.000 250.000 300.000 350.000
Agriculture
Utilities
Packaging industry
Equipment and other
industrial activities
Transport and storage
Media and marketing
Services and other
35
Employment
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