Almost a quarter of a million jobs were created in the European real estate sector in the first six months of 2018.

 

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The real estate sector was the top job creator in Europe in the first half of 2018, adding 234,761 jobs.

Software and IT services was next up, creating 80,796, ahead of the automotive components sector, which added 63,214 new roles.

Consumer products saw 57,108 jobs created in the first half of the year, ahead of the food and tobacco sector, which created 54,673 jobs in H1.

The chart was produced using fDi Markets, which gives real-time crossborder greenfield investment data on all sectors and locations. For more information visit fdimarkets.com.

This article is sourced from fDi Magazine
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