The Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) allow tracking of business dynamics for U.S. firms and establishments in an unprecedented manner. The statistical briefs below highlight some of the key features of these data.
Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2009. “Highlights from the Business Dynamics Statistics.” (483 KB) In 2008 Research Report: Center for Economic Studies and Research Data Centers.
Miranda, Javier. 2009. “Business Dynamics Statistics.” (1.1 MB) Presented at the North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, San Francisco, CA.
The Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) is a public use data set of annual aggregate statistics describing establishment openings and closings, firm startups, job creation and destruction by firm size, age, industrial sector, and state.
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Last Revised:
October 15, 2012