Small Business Statistics

Small Business Statistics

Women start small businesses at twice the rate men do. According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses:

         Represent more than 99 percent of all employers

         Employ 51 percent of private-sector workers, 51 percent of workers on public assistance, and 38 percent of workers in high-tech occupations

         Represent nearly all of the self-employed, who make up 7 percent of the workforce

According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses:

  • Represent more than 99 percent of all employers
  • Employ 51 percent of private-sector workers, 51 percent of workers on public assistance, and 38 percent of workers in high-tech occupations
  • Represent nearly all of the self-employed, who make up 7 percent of the workforce

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