Wisconsin
As a result of the franchise business model, 14,337 local businesses provide 149,500 jobs to the Wisconsin economy and account for $11.9 billion of the state's economic output, and $4.4 billion of private sector payroll. Nationally, nearly 733,000 franchise businesses provide 7.6 million jobs, $674.3 billion of economic output and $404.6 billion of GDP, which is 2.5% of U.S GDP.*
* Economic Impact of Franchised Businesses, Vol IV, Sept. 2016