NEWSRELEASE
For Release: January 26, 2009
Contact: John McDowell, (202) 205-6941
SBA Number: 09-02rev ADVO
Press Kit
CORRECTED: Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a news release issued January 23 by the Office of Advocacy, the percentage of the state’s workforce employed by small business was incorrect. The following table details the correct percentage for each state. This number replaces the percentage quoted in the first paragraph.
|
State |
Corrected Share of Workforce Employed by Small Businesses |
|
State |
Corrected Share of Workforce Employed by Small Businesses |
|
Alabama |
49.7% |
|
Missouri |
49.7% |
|
Alaska |
55.6% |
|
Montana |
69.8% |
|
Arizona |
48.8% |
|
Nebraska |
51.4% |
|
Arkansas |
48.8% |
|
Nevada |
44.2% |
|
California |
52.1% |
|
New Hampshire |
54.9% |
|
Colorado |
51.7% |
|
New Jersey |
51.1% |
|
Connecticut |
49.6% |
|
New Mexico |
57.0% |
|
Delaware |
48.3% |
|
New York |
51.7% |
|
District of Columbia |
48.2% |
|
North Carolina |
48.6% |
|
Florida |
44.0% |
|
North Dakota |
63.3% |
|
Georgia |
46.3% |
|
Ohio |
48.6% |
|
Hawaii |
56.1% |
|
Oklahoma |
54.0% |
|
Idaho |
58.6% |
|
Oregon |
57.2% |
|
Illinois |
49.2% |
|
Pennsylvania |
49.9% |
|
Indiana |
48.6% |
|
Rhode Island |
57.1% |
|
Iowa |
51.6% |
|
South Carolina |
50.0% |
|
Kansas |
54.6% |
|
South Dakota |
63.2% |
|
Kentucky |
50.0% |
|
Tennessee |
45.1% |
|
Louisiana |
54.1% |
|
Texas |
46.8% |
|
Maine |
60.6% |
|
Utah |
49.9% |
|
Maryland |
53.4% |
|
Vermont |
63.5% |
|
Massachusetts |
48.3% |
|
Virginia |
49.4% |
|
Michigan |
51.6% |
|
Washington |
55.7% |
|
Minnesota |
51.0% |
|
West Virginia |
54.3% |
|
Mississippi |
50.1% |
|
Wisconsin |
53.4% |
|
|
|
|
Wyoming |
66.2% |
For more information and a complete copy of the correct state and territory small business profiles, visit the Office of Advocacy website at www.sba.gov/advo.
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The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent voice for small business within the federal government. The presidentially appointed Chief Counsel for Advocacy advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policymakers. For more information, visit www.sba.gov/advo, or call (202) 205-6533.