They currently employ 55 percent of all workers. and contribute 40 percent of the gross national product. Furthermore. small businesses tend to give more people their first job than large companies. Thus. overall small firms hire workers that are younger and less educated or trained than large companies. As the Nations largest employer. the small business community will be responsible for employing 75 percent of new workers between now and the year 2000. The future profile of the American work force will be extremely diverse. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that immigrants. African Americans. Hispanics. women. and other minority groups will comprise 85 percent of the 25 million new workers entering the work force.
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