*Figures refer to transportation and storage activities (including postal and courier services and removal services). The data are based on structural business statistics. The total employment in transportation differs from what is stated in Overview 2.1.1.
**Combining all urban and suburban land transport (motor bus, tramway, streetcar, trolley bus, underground and elevated railways.)
Figures identify the businesses whose primary activity is in the relevant mode—economic activity as classified by NACE Rev. 2.
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Number of employees in the transport industry in the EU-27 2021, by sector
The road freight sector is the largest employer within the European Union's (EU) transport industry. In 2021, the road freight sector hired over *** million people, putting it ahead of warehousing and support activities, which employed almost *** million workers. Of EU member states, Germany had the greatest transport workforce.
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