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The number of unincorporated self-employed is down, according to a report by one small business advocacy group.
That conclusion came in the 2016 economic outlook report by the Chief Economist of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council.
Raymond J. Keating (pictured) reported that the number of self-employed is an important indication of the status of startups and entrepreneurship. It’s one of several signals that the U.S. economy’s recovery has not been robust since the Great Recession. It’s also one of several reasons that the economic outlook for 2016 is one of “diminished expectations” unless U.S. policy changes, he said.