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Employment in the footwear sector expected to stabilize
In the latest edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey, two-thirds of our panel members responded that they believe the level of employment will stabilise in the next few months. Get free access to the report with the main conclusions
Expectations for employment evolution over the next six months confirm a positive outlook, with the share of respondents anticipating an increase exceeding those predicting a decline by 30.2 percentage points.
Nevertheless, the most common response remains "stabilize" (50.9%) for the third consecutive edition of this survey.
Interestingly, there are no notable differences among organizations of different sizes. However, manufacturers show greater optimism than traders, and respondents in Europe are more likely than those from other continents to expect employment to increase rather than stabilize.
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Contents
Executive SummaryBusiness Context
Health of the Business
Employment Level
Prices
Quantity
Difficulties
Retail Channels
Footwear Consumption to Increase by 8.4% in 2025
Asia to Present the Fastest Growth in Footwear Production
3D Printing in the Footwear Industry
About Survey
About the Survey
In 2019 the World Footwear has created the World Footwear Experts Panel and is now conducting a Business Conditions Survey every semester.
The objective of the World Footwear Experts Panel Survey is to collect information regarding the current business conditions within the worldwide footwear markets and disseminate this information to provide an accurate overview of the situation of the global footwear industry. The eleventh edition of this online survey was conducted during the months of November and December 2024.
We have obtained 107 valid answers, 49% from Asia, 21% from Africa, 18% from Europe, 6% from North America, 5% from South America, and 1% from Oceania. About half of respondents are involved in footwear manufacturing (manufacturers) or footwear trade and distribution (traders) and the other half in other footwear-related activities, including trade associations (12%), education and research (8%), consultancy (8%) and other activities (23%).
Previous Editions of this Bulletin can be found HERE