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Of that same tracked group of new U.S. businesses, what share were still operating after 5 years?
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45.9%
Small businesses employ about 45.9% of all U.S. private-sector workers -- nearly half of the private workforce.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy en.wikipedia.org
43.5%
Small businesses accounted for about 43.5% of private nonfarm GDP in the U.S. in 2014.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy (2014) en.wikipedia.org
about half
Research suggests roughly half of U.S. male workers experience at least one period of self-employment by the time they retire.
Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor research, via Wikipedia (2007) en.wikipedia.org
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