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Your first hires

Most businesses never hire anyone. When should you, who, and how many extra sales does a helper have to bring in?

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How many businesses have no employees?

Counting every business location in the US, what share have no paid employees at all?

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  • Number of U.S. Nonemployers Grew Faster Than Employer Businesses Nearly Every Year From 2012 to 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, 2023

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  • 21.6%census.gov ·2023 · Share of US business establishments (locations) that had paid employees in 2023.
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Start your ownLesson 4 of 14

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NOWHIRING

13 min

Your first hires

Most businesses never hire anyone. When should you, who, and how many extra sales does a helper have to bring in?

Ticket 01 · The guess

How many businesses have no employees?

Counting every business location in the US, what share have no paid employees at all?

30%
0%100%
Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

0 / 1000

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  • Number of U.S. Nonemployers Grew Faster Than Employer Businesses Nearly Every Year From 2012 to 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, 2023

Every number

  • 21.6%census.gov ·2023 · Share of US business establishments (locations) that had paid employees in 2023.
  1. Lessons›
  2. Start your own
  • ·Before this: Your break-even point
  • ·Next: Your permit checklist