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Small Business's Share of Employment is Shrinking

Less of the labor force is working in small businesses than in the early 1990s. After a brief resurgence from 2001 to 2004, the share of private sector employment in companies with between 1 and 249 employees has fallen.

 

Cuba to let people work for themselves

Cuba to let people work for themselves

Cubans will be allowed to work for themselves in 178 activities in the private sector and even hire employees, according to guidelines published Friday as the communist government moves quickly to shed half a million state jobs and provide alternatives for workers.

Senh: Cuba should just copy China. Mix it up. Sprinkle a bit of capitalism in there.

 

Private sector gains jobs for 1st time since '08

Private sector gains jobs for 1st time since '08

Signs of a recovery in the U.S. labor market grew on Wednesday as data on the private sector labor market showed job gains for the first time since January 2008.

 

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