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> Being an employer (small medical business, 10ppl)

This may not be an edge case in terms of # of employers that fit your description, but is very likely an edge case in terms of # of employees with an employer that fits your description.

You’re the exception that proves the rule.

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Edit: Looking into it more, the margin is closer than I assumed; ~half of employees work for a “small business”, that term meaning <500 employees (1). Of those, ~80% are for a “small business” with <10 employees (2).

1: https://advocacy.sba.gov/2023/03/07/frequently-asked-questio....

2: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/22/a-look-at....

So you’re representing the majority of half the employment marketplace. That said I’d still argue that conversations about labor relations are focused on the subset of companies with many hundreds, thousands, and/or hundreds of thousands of employees.

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Interestingly, the majority of small business revenue is generated by the extreme minority of small businesses—per (2), the “small businesses” with >50 employees (so, 50<employees<500) represent just 3.3% of “small businesses”, but generate 53% of the revenue among all “small businesses”



Interesting. Thanks for taking the time and sharing!




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