And that?s increasing at approximately
5.7% annually.
Women and minorities (especially African-Americans
and Hispanics) show even higher increases in
self-employment, 5% and 10%, respectively, above
the national average.
Middle age and older people are more likely to be
self-employed than younger age groups. And the
incidence of self-employment increases in direct
proportion to educational attainment.
People in western states enjoy higher increases in
self-employment, 1.8% above the national average.
Nevada, Arizona and Texas lead the way in the West. Georgia and Florida in the East are above the national
average.
We believe that the ?de-industrialization? of the USA,
caused by the end of the 20th Century and its
Industrial Revolution, has forced many seasoned, older
workers to move from supposedly secure, lifelong
employment into self-employment.
Moreover, we believe that many women and minorities
ere sick and tired of waiting for significant employment
opportunities, finding that self-employment is the true
route to their prosperity and professional success.
Politicians dither and whine about the ?jobless recovery,?
since new job formation is statistically unimpressive.
But they are oblivious to permanent self-employment
growth, incorrectly viewing self-employment as something to
do between jobs.
These math-challenged officials don?t get it.We are
in an economic recovery thanks in large part to the
big growth in permanent self-employment.
While the most recent self-employment boom is due
to declining employment opportunity, we believe that
another, even larger self-employment boom is
underway, powered by Generation X?ers using
the Internet and, in many cases, advantageous
direct selling and network marketing opportunities.
73% of Americans use the Internet.
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