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How many Americans are employed by small businesses? Nearly half of all Americans—47.5 percent—are employed by small businesses. This means that 58.9 million employees in the United States work at a small business.

What percentage of employees are working for small businesses compared to large businesses 2019?

Using census data, the WSJ calculated that 36.2 percent of people worked at either a large (2,500 to 9,999 people) or very large (10,000 or more people) company, versus 38.9 percent who worked for small (100 or fewer people) companies and 24.9 percent who worked for mid-sized (100 to 2,499 people).

How many people are employed by small businesses?

Small businesses employ 54.4 million people, about 57.3 percent of the private workforce. Between December 1992 and December 1993, small-business-dominated industries (those in which at least 60 percent of the work force is employed in firms with fewer than 500 employees) increased employment by 13 million workers (3.2 percent).

How many people are employed in the United States?

In 2012, large enterprises employed 59.9 million people (51.6 percent of all employees), very small enterprises employed 20.4 million people (17.6 percent), small enterprises employed 19.4 million people (16.7 percent), and medium enterprises employed 16.3 million people (14.0 percent). See Figure 1.

How many businesses employ half of the workforce?

Less Than One Percent of Businesses Employ Half of the Private Sector Workforce. While over 90 percent of all firms have between 0 and 20 employees, these firms only employ 19.2 percent of all private sector workers.

What’s the percentage of Americans who work at large companies?

Since 2014, the latest year for which there is census data, this is no longer the case. At this point, 39.2 percent were employed at either a large or very large company, while 26.5 percent worked at mid-sized companies and 34.3 percent worked at small companies.