Indentured servitude benefited employers by the employer having servants for labor purposes.
Indentured servants were people who were usually in debt to their employer and needed to work it off. A lot of indentured servants during this time came from Europe and their employer paid for their passage to America, but then the servant was under a contract for normally several years and had to do a lot of labor work.
Some indentured servants were under a contract with their employer and had to do labor work, but not because they obtained free passage to America. Some servants were getting food, board, and clothes, then in return would work for their employer to keep getting these things.
Indentured servitude was very beneficial during this time for employers. These servants were under a contract so they could not go anywhere without paying their dues, this often went on for many years. Indentured servants were given the bare necessities most of the time and were not treated very great. Most of the time if the employer felt like the servant wasn't doing enough work, they could easily threaten to take away their lodging and food.
Employers during this time would earn a lot of money from cash crops such as tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton. Since they did not have to pay their indentured servants or slaves, they had a lot of money and the usage of essentially free labor workers was beneficial.
