# SME Private Sector Job Contribution 2015 Go back to [[Economics main page]] See also [[Econometrics Main Page]] Taken from the [Culturing Success Report launch event](https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/2015/03/20/culturing-success-event-speech-parliament-house/) Given than they are the lifeblood of the Australian economy, creating 7 in every 10 private sector jobs and more than half of private sector value, it’s a scary outlook. Spoken by Pip Marlow, Managing Director, Microsoft Australia at Parliament House