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Trade and Jobs: Estonia

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  • Estonia

Estonian companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €7 billion in 2019. And this keeps 169,000 Estonian workers busy.

  • Estonian extra-EU exports support 138,000 jobs in Estonia.
  • Another 31,000 Estonian workers are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 26% of jobs in Estonia depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Estonian extra-EU exports also support over 30,000 jobs in EU countries. 
  • In Estonia, most people in export-related jobs are medium-skilled workers.
  • 55% of export-related jobs in Estonia are in services.

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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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