Micro and Nano companies have created jobs in 2011

Staff numbers in the European microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials industries have developed more positively in 2011 than in the years before, especially compared to 2009. 56% of companies have been able to raise staff numbers during 2011. In Germany, staff numbers have developed even better than in other countries: 62% of German micro- and nanotechnology companies have created new jobs in 2011.

A little less than half (48%) of companies are planning to employ more people in the course of the year. In Germany, 53% of companies expect to grow in 2012.

Source: IVAM Survey 2012

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