Because of recent requests for the number of firms by payroll size, the U.S.
Census Bureau recently produced 2006 payroll distribution data by state and major industry. The combined real estate, rental and leasing industry led the major industries in the share of firms with annual payrolls below $100,000 while the management industry had the lowest share. Most states were within 5 percent of the national share of firms with annual payrolls below $100,000, 58 percent. The District of Columbia stood out with only 36 percent of its firms in this pay category.
Firm Size Data
On November 10, 2009, Advocacy submitted a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding the specifications for the Atlantic herring fishery.
November 10, 2009 Letter
Fact Sheet
The U.S. economic recovery began in the third quarter of 2009 as real GDP grew an annualized 3.5 percent; however, the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September. These and other trends can be found in the latest update to the Quarterly Indicators: The Economy and Small Business.
Quarterly Indicators
On October 30, 2009, Advocacy submitted a comment on the Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Services’ proposed rule on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; Regional Fishery Management Councils; Operations.
October 30, 2009 Letter
Fact Sheet
The November 2009 issue of The Small Business Advocate announces the appointment of Susan Walthall as acting chief counsel for advocacy and features the 2009 edition of the Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories.
November 2009 Advocate
Advocacy’s Small Business Profile for the United States provides details about small business employment, business starts and closings, bank lending in 2008, the demographics of business ownership, and firm and employment change by major industry and firm size.
U.S. Small Business Profile
Small Business Profiles
Press Release
Military reserve activations have risen in recent years. An Analysis of the Effect of Reserve Activation on Small Business seeks to assess the effects of these activations on employers and finds that small firms with fewer than 100 employee were more affected than larger firms.
Full Report
Research Summary
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