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Cooperatives provide jobs or work opportunities to 10% of the employed population.

Cooperatives provide jobs or work opportunities to 10% of the employed population.

Cooperative Facts

Cooperative Facts

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook's market capitalization is equal to all the co-ops

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook's market capitalization is equal to all the co-ops

Dairy co-ops handle more than 80 percent of the Nation’s milk, the highest market share of all the c

Dairy co-ops handle more than 80 percent of the Nation’s milk, the highest market share of all the c

More than 900 cooperatives in 47 states provide electric service to 56 percent of the nation’s landm

More than 900 cooperatives in 47 states provide electric service to 56 percent of the nation’s landm

Organic Valley increased sales by about half since 2010, now at about a billion dollars

Organic Valley increased sales by about half since 2010, now at about a billion dollars

Cooperatives outperform wider UK economy: 1 in 5 people in now work in cooperatives

Cooperatives outperform wider UK economy: 1 in 5 people in now work in cooperatives

Cooperatives in Argentina provide over 10,000 jobs

Cooperatives in Argentina provide over 10,000 jobs

New York Mayor and City Council allocate $1.2 million to worker cooperatives in 2015

New York Mayor and City Council allocate $1.2 million to worker cooperatives in 2015

Coops provide one-fifth more jobs than multinational corporations

Coops provide one-fifth more jobs than multinational corporations

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