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Trade and Jobs: France

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French companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €394 billion in 2019. And this keeps four million French workers busy.

  • French extra-EU exports support 3.4 million jobs in France.
  • Another 573,000 French workers are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 14% of jobs in France depend on extra-EU exports.
  • French extra-EU exports also support over 658,000 jobs in EU countries. 66% of export-related jobs in France are in services.

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Trade and jobs
Trade and jobs

EU exports support over 30 million jobs. 1 in 7 jobs in the EU depends on exports.

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France - Amestoy Piment d’Espelette

Maritxu and Eric Amestoy began producing piment d’Espelette (Espelette chilli pepper) on their farm in Halsou, France more than ten years ago. Maritxu and Eric have been exporting their piment d’ Espelette to Canada since 2016. It sells the peppers to a cannery that produces prepared foods.

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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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