Let's do some math. UK exports to the EU amount to approximately 300 billion USD. Assuming 1 worker produces 200 000 USD worth of goods, then the UK-EU trade is linked to 1.5 million jobs in the EU, or 0.3% of the EU population.
For comparison the UK-EU trade is linked to over 3.3 million jobs in the UK,¹ or 5.1% of the UK population.
0.3% vs 5.1% → the UK needs EU more than the EU needs the UK.
For comparison the UK-EU trade is linked to over 3.3 million jobs in the UK,¹ or 5.1% of the UK population.
0.3% vs 5.1% → the UK needs EU more than the EU needs the UK.
¹ https://fullfact.org/europe/uk-jobs-and-eu/