Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Euro area

Employment in industry in the Euro area in 2025 — 22.6%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.9 pp.

2025 22.6% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 33.5%1991
Period minimum 22.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Euro area, 1991–20252025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 33.5%1992: 33%1993: 32.4%1994: 31.8%1995: 31.5%1996: 30.9%1997: 30.6%1998: 30.7%1999: 30.3%2000: 30.1%2001: 29.8%2002: 29.5%2003: 28.8%2004: 28.6%2005: 28.1%2006: 28%2007: 28%2008: 27.3%2009: 26.1%2010: 25.5%2011: 24.9%2012: 24.6%2013: 24.1%2014: 23.9%2015: 23.8%2016: 23.6%2017: 23.6%2018: 23.6%2019: 23.5%2020: 23.6%2021: 23.4%2022: 23.2%2023: 23%2024: 22.9%2025: 22.6%
Change over the period: −10.9 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 22.6%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.6 −0.3 pp
2024 22.9 −0.1 pp
2023 23 −0.3 pp
2022 23.2 −0.2 pp
2021 23.4 −0.1 pp
2020 23.6 +0 pp
2019 23.5 −0.1 pp
2018 23.6 −0 pp
2017 23.6 +0 pp
2016 23.6 −0.2 pp
2015 23.8 −0 pp
2014 23.9 −0.2 pp
2013 24.1 −0.5 pp
2012 24.6 −0.2 pp
2011 24.9 −0.7 pp
2010 25.5 −0.6 pp
2009 26.1 −1.2 pp
2008 27.3 −0.7 pp
2007 28 +0 pp
2006 28 −0.1 pp
2005 28.1 −0.5 pp
2004 28.6 −0.2 pp
2003 28.8 −0.6 pp
2002 29.5 −0.4 pp
2001 29.8 −0.2 pp
2000 30.1 −0.2 pp
1999 30.3 −0.4 pp
1998 30.7 +0.1 pp
1997 30.6 −0.3 pp
1996 30.9 −0.6 pp
1995 31.5 −0.3 pp
1994 31.8 −0.6 pp
1993 32.4 −0.6 pp
1992 33 −0.5 pp
1991 33.5

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.