Brief on jobs and growth in the EU bioeconomy 2008-2019
This brief on 'jobs and growth in the EU bioeconomy 2008-2019' is one out of a series of Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy's briefs which intend to provide independent evidence for EU policy in this field.
The key messages are:
1. The biomass producing and converting sectors of the EU bioeconomy created up to EUR 657 billion of value added (4.7% of the EU’s gross domestic product) and employed 17.4 million people (8.3% of the labour force) in the EU-27 in 2019
2. Concomitant growth in value added and reduction in number of people employed resulted in apparent labour productivity gains in all bioeconomy sectors over the 2009-2019 period, especially in the agriculture sector. After a steep rise in value added generated in 2017, compared to the previous year, the EU bioeconomy showed a slower but continued growth
3. The analysis of the COVID-19 crisis impact, based on preliminary data, shows that the employment and the gross value added in the primary production sectors decreased between 2019 and 2020 by around 2% and 0.4%, respectively
4. Significant differences in the average labour productivity exist among sectors and Member States. The concentration of the national labour markets in the bioeconomy also differs across Member States
5. Since 2008, the bioeconomies in the EU Member States have been following different trajectories in terms of jobs and growth. The apparent labour productivity has mostly increased while the concentration of national labour markets towards the bioeconomy did not substantially change.
RONZON Tevecia;
M'BAREK Robert;
SANCHEZ LOPEZ Javier;
AVRAAMIDES Marios;
2022-06-24
European Commission
JRC129733
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129733,
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