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SMEs boost EU employment figures

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) provided more than two-thirds of total private sector employment in the European Union, an international conference heard today.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2004 - 13:19

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) provided more than two-thirds of total private sector employment in the European Union, an international conference heard today.

The jobs figure is much higher proportionally than those created by SMEs in the US or Japan.

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