EVOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY AND SERVICES.

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In 2004, almost 130 million persons (66.9%) were employed in the services sector whereas only 36 million (18.7%) were employed in the manufacturing industry, revealed a report published by Eurostat at the beginning of January, 2006.

Employment in the manufacturing sector decreased between 1999 and 2004 in the EU-15 at an annual average growth rate of -1.2%. During the same period, employment in the high tech manufacturing...