SBA.gov's Small Business Profiles in 2013

SMALL BUSINESS INFINIT-O PROFILES 2013 Endless Opportunities 28,157,833 5,666,753 22,491,080 Small Businesses Small Businesses Small Businesses without Employees (Nonemployers) with Employees 54,998,312 Workers Employed by Small Businesses EMPLOYMENT IN THE U.S.A FACTS • U.S. small businesses employed about half or 55 million of the nation's private workforce in 2011. • Almost all firms with employees are small. They make up 99.7 percent of all employers nationally. • Firms with fewer than 100 employees have the largest share of small business employment. • The three industries with the most small business employment were: health care & social assistance,accommodation & food services, and retail trade. • Nationally, small businesses created 1,044,750 net new jobs in 2011. The biggest gain was in the smallest firm size category of 1-4 employees. (Source: BDS) • The number of people who were primarily self-employed increased in 2012. For demographic detail on the nation's self-employment. • The nation's private-sector employment increased in 2013 by 2.1 percent, which was slightly below the annual average growth rate of 2.2 percent the previous year. (Source: BEA, BLS) SBA.GOV TE: UE. Saal Besir:ss Alit.iistra ior