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Companies with fewer than 20 employees accounted for 95% of the U.S. economy’s net job gains in the first four months of 2026, adding 236,000 jobs.
Kansas City, U.S.
Who
ADP, KCSourceLink, Rebecca Castro, Callie England, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, OnDeck, Ocrolus
What
Companies with fewer than 20 employees accounted for 95% of the U.S. economy’s net job gains in the first four months of 2026, adding 236,000 jobs.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:59:52 GMT · 3h 16m ago
Where
Kansas City, U.S. ·
Why
Americans are filing new business applications at rates roughly 66% above pre-pandemic norms, signifying a broader national startup surge.
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How this affects you
Small business formation is a leading indicator for broader labor market conditions due to their collective employment of approximately 50% of the American private-sector workforce. The current surge is increasingly driven by solo operators using AI, which could limit near-term payroll growth, and necessity-driven entrepreneurship, which historically shows lower survival rates.
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