This apparent increase in the number of enterprises was mostly sustained in the trade and services sector. The industry sector had the greatest increase in enterprises related to recycling and manufacture of computers and office machinery, whilst the services sector had the biggest growth in business services and communications. Nine out of ten EU firms employ fewer than 10 people, and are therefore classified as micro-enterprises. These very small enterprises are often self-employed people in craft activities, in construction or small family businesses in the trade, hotel and restaurant sectors. 23.5 22.9 22.7 Jobs in micro-enterprises tend to be considered less stable than those in larger firms.
Jobs are often of limited duration and workers remain with the same employer for a shorter time.
The vast majority of these enterprises were created from scratch with no inherited structures of former State enterprises. As with the EU, this group of enterprises are subject to dynamic change, and there is a high mortality rate after the first year due to difficulties in accumulating capital and securing investment. The sectors in which these companies are operating are shown below. Compared to the EU, CEEC countries remain more industrial with a strongly developed commercial sector. Currently no Regional data has been released from the related survey.