In Thailand, the percentage of SME employment to total employment grew steadily from 76.0% in 2007 to 83.9% in 2011, but fell back to 80.4% in 2012. During the same period, the services, trade, and manufacturing sectors each contributed to more than 30% of employment by SMEs. Sector wise, employment by trading SMEs increased by about 5%, but that of manufacturing declined by 6.2%, which can be attributed to the decline in the growth rate of SMEs in the sector. The growth rate of employment by SMEs dropped from 8.3% in 2010 to 7.3% in 2012.