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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (194907)	2/27/2021 10:04:38 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 356312

"I think the owners can afford it" Most owners in the states with low wages won't be able to. *American Business is Overwhelmingly Small Business* According to data from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, there were 5.6 million employer firms in the United States in 2016. ? Firms with fewer than 500 workers accounted for 99.7 percent of those businesses. ? Firms with fewer than 100 workers accounted for 98.2 percent. ? Firms with fewer than 20 workers made up 89.0 percent. *Small Business Share of EmploymentAccording to data from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs*: ? Employer firms with fewer than 500 workers employed 46.8 percent of private sector payrolls in 2016. ? Employer firms with fewer than 100 workers employed 33.4 percent. ? Employer firms with less than 20 workers employed 16.8 percent. sbecouncil.org