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29,800,000
29,800,000 -- nonemployer business count for US businesses (2023)
In 2023, 29.8 million American businesses had no paid employees.
- Covers side businesses alongside full-time trades (defined as filing $1,000+ in receipts or $1+ in construction)
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29,800,000
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Count
Data Vintage
2023
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B
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95
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Tier A
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U.S. Census Bureau
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U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployer Statistics; nonemployer defined as filing $1,000+ in receipts (or $1+ in construction)
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US businesses: 29,800,000 nonemployer business count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-nonemployer-businesses-2023
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-nonemployer-businesses-2023" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>29,800,000</strong> -- nonemployer business count for US businesses<br><small>Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2023) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-nonemployer-businesses-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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