Key Small Business Statistics - July 2010

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Key Small Business Statistics is a semi-annual publication that provides baseline data on the small business sector in Canada. Fully 98% of businesses in Canada are considered small and they employ 48% of the labour force. Updated sections include data on the number of businesses in Canada, job creation, earnings by business size, the number of self-employed workers and the contribution of small businesses to Canada's gross domestic product.