EU employment figures by sector 2023

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There were over 32.1 million people working in the manufacturing sector in the European Union, as of 2022, the most of any economic sector. Employees working in wholesale and retail trade numbered approximately 27.5 million, while there were just over 22.7 million people working in human health and social work.

Number of employees in the European Union in quarter 1 of 2023, by sector (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of employees in thousands
Manufacturing	32,058.5
Wholesale and retail trade	27,497.5
Human health and social work	22,688.7
Education	15,614.8
Public administration and defence	14,319.3
Construction	13,678.1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12,186
Transportation and storage	10,770.5
Accomodation and food service	8,912.7
Administrative and support service activities	8,238.9
Information and communication	7,776.2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	7,128.7
Financial and insurance	5,601
Other service activities	5,151.6
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3,369.5
Activities of households as employers	1,940.5
Real estate	1,870.5
Water supply, sewerage, and waste management	1,661.1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1,529.6
Other	708.6
Mining and quarrying	516
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	156.5