1.7 percent growth forecast for 2016 will bring the total number of U.S. franchises to 795,932. The IFA forecasts employment increases of 3.1 percent to 9.1 million franchise jobs, up from last year's 8.8 million jobs. Plus, total GDP generated by the franchise industry will reach $552 billion, up from $523 billion in 2015, it said. The index has shown growth every year since 2010.
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