*Sub-categories of what is called "Made up articles" in the report.
Report made in collaboration with the Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção (Abit), Centro de TecnologÃa de la Industria QuÃmica y Textil (SENAI CETIQT), and Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI).
Figures have been rounded.
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Brazil: number of employees in the textile and apparel sector 2021, by segment
In 2021, over *** thousand people worked in the apparel sector in Brazil. This represents the majority of employees in the textile and apparel industry in Brazil. For comparison, the textile sector in the South American country employed over *** thousand workers and the fibers and filaments sector roughly workers.
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IEMI Inteligência de Mercado. (February 16, 2023). Number of employees in the textile and apparel industry in Brazil in 2021, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/971798/employment-textile-apparel-industry-brazil/
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