French textile industry lost 35% of its jobs in ten years
20/02/2018
In December 2015, the sector had 123,300 companies and 2.7 million workers. These numbers were 18% and 16% lower, respectively, than in 2006.
The textile and garment industry was one of the worst-hit areas in terms of job losses. INSEE’s figures show that 35% of jobs in this industry disappeared between 2006 and 2015.