The number of employees in the European Union's chemical industry has increased slightly in the past decade. In 2023, the industry employed roughly 1.2 million people. Germany is the European country with the highest number of chemical industry employees, with around 393 thousand people in 2023.
Number of employees in the European Union's chemical industry from 2008 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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