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Job Creators: Employment Trends by Ethnicity (2020–2022)



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Employment Impact by Ethnicity (2020–2022)

The Annual Business Survey reveals that 78,360,618 businesses employed 895,895,070 people across 3 years of data, with significant variations across ethnic groups. Non-Hispanic firms lead employment generation, creating an average of 26.7 jobs per firm—133.5% above the national average of 11.4 jobs per firm.

Jobs per Firm by Ethnicity

Key Metrics:

  • Non-Hispanic: 26.7 jobs/firm
  • Total Employment: 895,895,070 jobs
  • Average Across All Groups: 11.4 jobs/firm

Total Economic Impact

Employment Distribution:

  • Hispanic-Owned Firms: 5,801,216 businesses, 43,992,925 jobs
  • Non-Hispanic-Owned Firms: 72,559,402 businesses, 851,902,145 jobs
  • Combined Economic Impact: Supporting 895,895,070 American jobs

Industry Performance by Ethnicity

Top Industries:

  1. Agriculture: 47.0 jobs/firm
  2. Accommodation & Food: 13.5 jobs/firm
  3. Manufacturing: 13.0 jobs/firm

Key Insights

  1. Scale: Non-Hispanic businesses demonstrate 133.5% higher job creation capacity than the national average.
  2. Industry Leadership: Top-performing sectors average 24.5 jobs per firm, with Agriculture leading at 47.0 jobs per firm.
  3. Growth Potential: Data suggests significant employment expansion opportunities, particularly in Agriculture and Accommodation & Food.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Business Survey (ABS) 2020–2022
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Jack Nicholaisen

Jack Nicholaisen is the founder of Businessinitiative.org. After acheiving the rank of Eagle Scout and studying Civil Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), he has spent the last 4 years disecting the mess of informaiton online about LLCs in order to help aspiring entrepreneurs and established business owners better understand everything there is to know about starting, running, and growing Limited Liability Companies and other business entities.