Employment numbers remain stable in 2013

Employment numbers are going to remain stable largely stable in the European microtechnology industry in 2013: only one in four companies plan to hire more staff. In contrast, there are 11 % that expect to reduce staff in the course of the year.
 
Orders and sales are supposed to improve in 57 % and 56 % of companies respectively, 47 % expect to increase production and export shares. Only 15 % of companies expect an increase in the area of financing; only 19 % intend to invest more than in the year before.
 
Source: IVAM Survey 2013