Appendix 4: Transition rates for firms employing more than 19 employees
Nearly sixty percent of firms with 20-49 employees remained the same size.
Of the enterprises with 20-49 employees in 2001, 59.1 percent remained the same size in 2006. Just over 19 percent of the enterprises moved into the 10-19 employment bracket, while 14.2 percent grew into larger employment brackets.
Figure 25. Transition Rates – Enterprises with 20-49 EC in 2001
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Nearly twenty percent of firms with 50-99 employees in 2001 grew into a larger employment bracket.
By 2006, 54.9 percent of enterprises with 50-99 employees in 2001 remained in the same employment size category, while 20 percent dropped to the next smallest size, and 18.1 percent grew to the next largest size category.
Figure 26. Transition Rates – Enterprises with 50-99 EC in 2001
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Over three-quarters of firms with 100-499 employees remained the same size.
Of the enterprises with 100-499 employees in 2001, 77.7 percent remained in the same employment size category in 2006.
Figure 27. Transition Rates – Enterprises with 100-499 EC in 2001
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Firms with 500 or more employees were the most likely to remain the same size.
Of the enterprises with 500 or more employees in 2001, 89.3 percent remained in this category in 2006.
Figure 28. Transition Rates – Enterprises with 500+ EC in 2001
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