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  • Denmark

Danish companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €94 billion in 2019. And this keeps 630,00 Danish workers busy.

  • Danish extra-EU exports support 569,000 jobs in Denmark.
  • Another 61,000 Danish workers are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 21% of jobs in Denmark depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Danish extra-EU exports also support over 248,000 jobs in EU countries. 
  • In Denmark, most people in export-related jobs are medium-skilled workers.
  • 69% of export-related jobs in Denmark are in services.

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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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