Firm and labour dynamics in Slovenian manufacturing

This paper(1) presents patterns in the Slovenion manufacturing firm and labour dynamics by branches considering the entry and exit rates for the number of firms, employment and the firm size. Among the general development patterns, the number of manufacturing firms increased, and with labour shedding the number of employees and the average firm size in the manufacturing sector declined. There are, however, considerable differences across branches as only a few job-creating manufacturing branches are found. Among the greater number of lob destructive manufacturing branches, there are some traditional, low value-added, labour intensive branches. The increasing competitive pressures in the firm output markets are one of the most important driving forces for the more recent firm and labour dynamics.