EU employment tied to foreign trade hits record 31.6 million

31.6 million people were employed in the EU during 2024 to satisfy the final demand for goods and services from non-EU economies, according to a report from Eurostat.

This figure accounts for 14.4 per cent of total employment across the European Union, marking a significant rise from 2010 when 22.6 million workers, or 11.5 per cent of the total workforce, were engaged in similar activities....