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Self-Employed and the U.S. Economy

Self-Employed and the U.S. Economy. The Majority of U.S. Small Businesses are Self-Employed. FACT: 77.6 percent of small businesses in the United States are self-employed. Source: U.S. Census Statistics of U.S. Businesses and Nonemployer Statistics, 2006. Big Business vs. Small Business.

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Self-Employed and the U.S. Economy

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  1. Self-Employed and the U.S. Economy Prepared by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) www.NASE.org

  2. The Majority of U.S. Small Businesses are Self-Employed FACT: 77.6 percent of small businesses in the United States are self-employed. Source: U.S. Census Statistics of U.S. Businesses and Nonemployer Statistics, 2006 Prepared by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) www.NASE.org

  3. Big Business vs. Small Business FACT: 99.9 percent of all businesses in the United States are small businesses, with three-fourths representing the self-employed. Source: U.S. Census Statistics of U.S. Businesses and Nonemployer Statistics, 2006 Prepared by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), www.NASE.org

  4. Self-Employed Businesses have Grown Faster than All Other Segments 3.4% Avg. Growth Rate of Self-Employed Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, based on data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics of U.S. Business and Nonemployer Statistics, 1997-2006. Prepared by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) www.NASE.org

  5. Self-Employed Growth has been Steady and Strong 3.4% Growth Rate Source: U.S. Census Statistics on Nonemployers, 1997-2007 (http://www.census.gov/econ/nonemployer/index.html ) Prepared by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) www.NASE.org

  6. Self-Employed Businesses are Helping to Drive U.S. Economic Growth • The United States added nearly 1 million self-employed businesses between 2006 and 2007, bringing the total to 21.7 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is a 4.5 percent growth rate over one year. • The self-employed added $992 billion to the U.S. economy in 2007, up from $970 billion in 2006, which is a 2.2 percent increase. Prepared by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), www.NASE.org

  7. Source: Internal Revenue Service Statistics on Sole Proprietorships , 2007 Prepared by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), www.NASE.org

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