Small Business Profile: United States.

摘要

Small businesses have a significant impact on the United States economy. They represent 99.7 percent of all employers, and employ 49.1 percent of the private-labor force. Small businesses are crucial to the nation's fiscal condition and they numbered 27.8 million in 2010. This profile uses the latest available data to illustrate the status of U.S. small businesses. (Note that a small business is defined as one with fewer than 500 employees.)