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Selected Small Business Statistics (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Sept. 28, 2009
Report Number RS22688
Report Type Report
Authors N. Eric Weiss, Specialist in Financial Economics
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

This report gathers selected statistics on the role of small businesses in the national economy thatCongress has frequently asked the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to provide. Most of thestatistics are calculated by CRS from Census data. The report uses the widely accepted researchdefinition that a small business is one with fewer than 500 employees. Members of Congress mayfind these statistics useful as they consider legislation that affects small businesses.This report uses the most recently available data and will be updated as new data becomeavailable.