USA – 34% of America’s small businesses are still closed due to COVID-19. Here’s why it matters (WEF)

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  • 99.9% of all businesses in the U.S. qualify as small businesses, collectively employing 47.3% of the nation’s private workforce.
  • They’ve been one of the hardest-hit sectors amid the pandemic.
  • Compared to January 2020, 34% of small businesses are closed.
  • San Francisco is one of the most affected metro areas, with a 48% closure rate of small businesses.
  • It’s likely that this could exacerbate a ‘K shaped’ recovery.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/america-united-states-covid-small-businesses-economics/

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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