Employment in Small Towns Microbusinesses, Part-Time Work, and Lack of Benefits Characterize Iowa Firms

As a whole, smalltown Iowa businesses employ more part-time than full-time employees and are less likely to provide benefits than are small businesses in general. Benefits are significantly lower for part-time employees. However, type and size of business vary greatly. Roughly half of the employment opportunities represented by smalltown Iowa businesses are in firms with fewer than 20 employees.