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Trade and Jobs: Austria

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  • Austria

Austrian companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €71 billion in 2019. And this keeps 772,000 Austrian workers busy.

  • Austrian extra-EU exports support 585,000 jobs in Austria.
  • Another 187,000 Austrian workers are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 17% of jobs in Austria depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Austrian extra-EU exports also support over 264,000 jobs in EU countries.
  • In Austria, most people in export-related jobs are medium-skilled workers.
  • 55% of export-related jobs in Austria are in services.

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Trade and jobs
Trade and jobs

EU exports support 38 million jobs, up two thirds from 2000. More than 14 million of these workers are women. One in five jobs in the EU depends on exports.
EU exports support a significant share of jobs in all countries across the EU.

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EU exports support 38 million jobs in the EU

This is one of the many figures in a new report released today by the European Commission, showing just how important an open trade policy is for European employment.

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