Apple recently released its new job creation report. It is a report that the firm publishes periodically, and it helps us to have figures on the activity of the company. In it we find that the firm has already been working on the market in Europe for 35 years. They also claim that they have helped create 1.760.000 billion jobs, something that is generating debate.
As there are 22.000 employees who work directly for Apple in all Europe. Think of the people in the offices, in the shops, repair services… Another 170.000 jobs are indirect, mostly from suppliers. But, Where do the other 1,5 million come from?
This is where the controversy arises. Because the company report shows that this other 1,5 million jobs are attributable to the App Store, the application store of the Cupertino signature devices. A fact that many are not clear.
These are jobs related to the app economy. Either the people in charge of developing these applications, maintaining them, those in charge of marketing, human resources, or any other service necessary for their operation and the companies that have created them.
Although Apple is a very important company in the world of applications, It seems somewhat exaggerated that the company claims the creation of all these jobs. Since if you enter the report, you can see here, jobs of this type are shown by country, in addition to applications. Many of these jobs are for applications that are not exclusive to iOS.
Therefore, the reality is that Apple is not the only one that has been able to influence and help create jobs in the sector. So it seems that the company wanted to slightly increase its influence and importance in the European economy. Yes, Apple helps create jobs, of course, but it is somewhat of an exaggeration to say that they have helped to create this 1,5 million jobs.