Globally, the chemical industry is an important actor in the job market. In 2017, the Asia-Pacific region had approximately 83 million people that were employed by this industry, of which almost 60 million employees worked in China alone.
Number of chemical industry jobs worldwide in 2017 by region (in millions)
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Segments
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Consumption
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Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Chemical industry's research and innovation spending in the European Union 2001-2022
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Environmental footprint
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Oxford Economics, & International Council of Chemical Associations. (March 8, 2019). Number of chemical industry jobs worldwide in 2017 by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079307/global-chemical-industry-employment-by-region/
Oxford Economics, und International Council of Chemical Associations. "Number of chemical industry jobs worldwide in 2017 by region (in millions)." Chart. March 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079307/global-chemical-industry-employment-by-region/
Oxford Economics, International Council of Chemical Associations. (2019). Number of chemical industry jobs worldwide in 2017 by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079307/global-chemical-industry-employment-by-region/
Oxford Economics, and International Council of Chemical Associations. "Number of Chemical Industry Jobs Worldwide in 2017 by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079307/global-chemical-industry-employment-by-region/
Oxford Economics & International Council of Chemical Associations, Number of chemical industry jobs worldwide in 2017 by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079307/global-chemical-industry-employment-by-region/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Number of chemical industry jobs worldwide in 2017 by region (in millions) [Graph], Oxford Economics, & International Council of Chemical Associations, March 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079307/global-chemical-industry-employment-by-region/