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Nonemployer Businesses Are Increasing in Number in Rural America

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  • Conroy, Tessa
  • Landini, Austin
  • McDermott, Mary

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The number of nonemployer businesses, those without payroll employees, has increased remarkably. From 2000 to 2021, nonemployer businesses in the United States increased by 72%, from 16.5 million to 28.5 million. This increase is striking compared to employer businesses, which increased by 15% during the same period, from just under 7 million in 2000 to over 8 million in 2021. Nonemployers now make up 78% of all businesses, up from 70% in 2000. In rural areas, the trend is even more striking in that the increase in nonemployer businesses has been accompanied by a decrease in the number of employer businesses.

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  • Conroy, Tessa & Landini, Austin & McDermott, Mary, 2025. "Nonemployer Businesses Are Increasing in Number in Rural America," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 40(2), April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaeach:356493
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.356493
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