Enterprises, 1 January 2013

The largest shares of enterprises with only male employees were in construction, and transport and storage, with 63 and 64 per cent respectively. The largest shares of enterprises with exclusively female employees were in other service activities, and health and social work activities, with 60 and 46 per cent respectively.

Most of the enterprises had few employees; eight out of ten had fewer than ten persons employed.

High-growth enterprises have at least 17 employees, and 93 per cent of these had both male and female employees. Ninety-seven per cent of all enterprises as of 1 January 2013 with at least 20 employees had both male and female employees.

In 74 per cent of all enterprises, more than half of the employees’ highest education level was upper secondary school. In 20 per cent of all enterprises, more than half of the employees had taken a university degree. The highest share of enterprises that had solely employees with a university education was in financial and insurance activities, as well as professional, scientific and technical activities, with 28 and 38 per cent respectively.

Upper secondary education is also most common among employees in high-growth enterprises. In 79 per cent of high-growth enterprises, more than half of the employees’ highest education level was upper secondary school. A total of 0.4 per cent of high-growth enterprises had only employees with a university degree, while the share of enterprises where all employees had an upper secondary education was 7.5 per cent.