Growth in leather and footwear employment in Elche
27/04/2016
In 2015, the leather and footwear sector employed almost 9,000 people in Elche. The industry accounts for more than 65% of all manufacturing jobs in the area, which includes the shoe manufacturing centres of Elda and Petrer.
Footwear companies in the area exported 152 million pairs of shoes in 2015, which represents a decline of 1.3% compared to 2014. However, export revenues in 2015 were up by 11.1% year on year, reaching more than €2.9 billion.
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