European Space Workforce Archives

Workforce: Workforce and Education – TSR 2011

Workforce and Education - TSR 2011 explores U.S. space, European space, Japanese space, and other space workforces at national levels, including NASA and U.S. National Security space workforce. Along with reports…

2010 – European Space Industry Employment – Snapshot

he number of European space workers counted has expanded by 20% over five years, from 28,584 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees at the end of 2005 to 34,334 FTE employees in 2010. While some of the changes in European space workforce by sector reflected in Exhibit 4l are attributable to Eurospace methodology changes, they also underscore the shifting composition of the European space workforce.

2010 – European Space Industry Employment – Snapshot

Despite the recession and financial crisis, the European space workforce has continued to add jobs. According to data collected by Eurospace, the nonprofit European space industry association, 31,369 full time equivalent (FTE) employees worked in the European space sector in 2009. This marked a net increase of 1,068 FTEs, or 3%, between 2008 and 2009.

Workforce: Workforce and Education – TSR 2010

Workforce and Education - TSR 2011 explores U.S. space, European space, Japanese space, and other space workforces at national levels, including NASA and U.S. National Security space workforce. Along with…

2009 – European Space Industry Employment – Snapshot

By 2008, European space employment reached ## full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, which remains ##% lower than the near-historic high in 2001, when employment totaled approximately ## jobs with ##% annual growth. Space employment fell each year from 2002 to 2005, including a ##% decrease in 2005 when space employment fell to ## FTE employees. Beginning in 2006, growth resumed, with ##% employment growth in 2008.

2009 – European Space Workforce – Snapshot

Revenue growth among the largest European space companies in 2009 suggests that the European space industry will weather the current recession with only marginal impact on employment. For the European space workforce, 2008 was a year of growth as the industry continued to recover from a decline linked to the 2000–2001 downturn which impacted the global satellite communications industry. Leading Europe’s 2008 space employment growth were European spacecraft manufacturers, which also constitute its largest segment in employment terms. Employment among ground systems providers has historically accounted for roughly ##% of Europe’s space workforce.