The Wall Street Journal

“Most Small Businesses Create Fewer Than One New Job a Year Study Finds”

January 18, 2017

Eric & Christopher LLC, a maker of silk-screened pillows and totes in Perkasie, Pa., has a staff of 11. To meet spikes in demand, it calls on six seasonal employees who typically work from September through November and when the firm receives a big order, as happened in January.