Thursday, October 05, 2006
[IWS] EuroStat: One in six workers self-employed [5 October 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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EuroStat: 133/2006 - 5 October 2006
The non-financial business economy in the EU25
One in six workers self-employed
Two-thirds of persons employed in small and medium businesses
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006_MONTH_10/4-05102006-EN-AP.PDF
[full-text, 3 pages]
Within the EU25, self-employment accounted for 16% of total employment across the non-financial business
economy (NFBE) in 2005, with 19% of men self-employed, compared with 11% of women.
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which employ less than 250 people, are the backbone of the EU's
NFBE, as they represented 99.8% of EU25 NFBE enterprises in 2003 and employed about two thirds of the
workforce: 30% in micro businesses (with less than 10 persons employed), 21% in small businesses (with a
workforce of between 10 and 49 people), and 17% in medium sized enterprises (between 50 and 249 persons).
These figures are taken from a report2 published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European
Communities. A more complete picture of European enterprises, including a special feature on SMEs, can also be
found in a new Eurostat publication, "Key figures on European Business 2006".
Self-employment highest in the Southern Member States
Among the Member States, the highest rates of self-employment in 2005 were registered in Greece (32% of
employment in NFBE), Italy (29%), Cyprus (24%) and Portugal (21%), while the lowest rates were recorded in
Latvia (7%), Estonia (8%), Denmark, Lithuania and Slovenia (all 9%).
In the EU25, the highest rates of self-employment were recorded for the construction industry (25%), business
related services3 (23%), distributive trades (20%) and hotels and restaurants (19%), compared to 8% in
manufacturing industry and 11% in transport, storage and communication.
30% of jobs are in businesses employing less than 10 people
In 2003, micro enterprises accounted for 30% of jobs in the NFBE in the EU25 and created one fifth (21%) of the
value added of the sector. Italy (47%), Poland (41%), Portugal (40%) and Spain (39%) had the highest
percentage of people employed4 in these micro businesses, while the smallest shares were found in Slovakia
(13%), Lithuania (18%), Denmark and Germany (both 20%). Micro enterprises were responsible for a larger
share of jobs than of value added in all Member States for which data are available, except in Denmark (23% of
value added vs. 20% of persons employed).
Small enterprises accounted for 21% of jobs in the EU25 NFBE, ranging from 12% in Poland to 27% in Latvia.
They created 19% of EU25 value added. In the Member States for which data are available, they provided a larger
share of jobs than of value added, with the exception of Slovenia and Italy where it was almost equal.
Large enterprises generated more value added than jobs
Medium sized enterprises in the EU25 accounted for 17% of jobs and 18% of value added in the NFBE. They were
responsible for 27% of jobs in Lithuania, 26% in Latvia and 22% in Slovakia, and at the other end of the scale,
12% in Italy and 15% in Spain and the United Kingdom. Among the countries for which data are available, the
share of value added was higher than the share of jobs in eleven countries and lower in four countries.
Although only 0.2% of NFBE enterprises in the EU25 employed 250 or more people, they provided 33% of jobs
and generated 43% of value added. Slovakia (51%) had the largest percentage of persons employed in large
enterprises, followed by the United Kingdom (46%) and Finland (41%). In all Member States for which data are
available, these large enterprises generated a larger share of value added than jobs. The gap was largest in
Poland (22 percentage points), Hungary (19 pp) and Portugal (16 pp).
And TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
EuroStat: 133/2006 - 5 October 2006
The non-financial business economy in the EU25
One in six workers self-employed
Two-thirds of persons employed in small and medium businesses
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006_MONTH_10/4-05102006-EN-AP.PDF
[full-text, 3 pages]
Within the EU25, self-employment accounted for 16% of total employment across the non-financial business
economy (NFBE) in 2005, with 19% of men self-employed, compared with 11% of women.
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which employ less than 250 people, are the backbone of the EU's
NFBE, as they represented 99.8% of EU25 NFBE enterprises in 2003 and employed about two thirds of the
workforce: 30% in micro businesses (with less than 10 persons employed), 21% in small businesses (with a
workforce of between 10 and 49 people), and 17% in medium sized enterprises (between 50 and 249 persons).
These figures are taken from a report2 published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European
Communities. A more complete picture of European enterprises, including a special feature on SMEs, can also be
found in a new Eurostat publication, "Key figures on European Business 2006".
Self-employment highest in the Southern Member States
Among the Member States, the highest rates of self-employment in 2005 were registered in Greece (32% of
employment in NFBE), Italy (29%), Cyprus (24%) and Portugal (21%), while the lowest rates were recorded in
Latvia (7%), Estonia (8%), Denmark, Lithuania and Slovenia (all 9%).
In the EU25, the highest rates of self-employment were recorded for the construction industry (25%), business
related services3 (23%), distributive trades (20%) and hotels and restaurants (19%), compared to 8% in
manufacturing industry and 11% in transport, storage and communication.
30% of jobs are in businesses employing less than 10 people
In 2003, micro enterprises accounted for 30% of jobs in the NFBE in the EU25 and created one fifth (21%) of the
value added of the sector. Italy (47%), Poland (41%), Portugal (40%) and Spain (39%) had the highest
percentage of people employed4 in these micro businesses, while the smallest shares were found in Slovakia
(13%), Lithuania (18%), Denmark and Germany (both 20%). Micro enterprises were responsible for a larger
share of jobs than of value added in all Member States for which data are available, except in Denmark (23% of
value added vs. 20% of persons employed).
Small enterprises accounted for 21% of jobs in the EU25 NFBE, ranging from 12% in Poland to 27% in Latvia.
They created 19% of EU25 value added. In the Member States for which data are available, they provided a larger
share of jobs than of value added, with the exception of Slovenia and Italy where it was almost equal.
Large enterprises generated more value added than jobs
Medium sized enterprises in the EU25 accounted for 17% of jobs and 18% of value added in the NFBE. They were
responsible for 27% of jobs in Lithuania, 26% in Latvia and 22% in Slovakia, and at the other end of the scale,
12% in Italy and 15% in Spain and the United Kingdom. Among the countries for which data are available, the
share of value added was higher than the share of jobs in eleven countries and lower in four countries.
Although only 0.2% of NFBE enterprises in the EU25 employed 250 or more people, they provided 33% of jobs
and generated 43% of value added. Slovakia (51%) had the largest percentage of persons employed in large
enterprises, followed by the United Kingdom (46%) and Finland (41%). In all Member States for which data are
available, these large enterprises generated a larger share of value added than jobs. The gap was largest in
Poland (22 percentage points), Hungary (19 pp) and Portugal (16 pp).
And TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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