Business Dynamics Statistics

Statistical Briefs

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.

• BDS Brief 1
  Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2008. “Jobs Created from Business Startups in the United States.” (394 KB)
• BDS Brief 2
  Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2009. “Entrepreneurship Across States.” (247 KB)
• BDS Brief 3
  Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2009. “High Growth and Failure of Young Firms.” (230 KB)
• BDS Brief 4
  Headd, Brian, Alfred Nucci, and Richard Boden. 2010. “What Matters More: Business Exit Rates or Business Survival Rates?” (42 KB)
• BDS Brief 5
  Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2011. “Historically Large Decline in Job Creation from Startup and Existing Firms in the 2008-2009 Recession.” (302 KB)
• BDS Brief 6
  Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2012. “Where Have All the Young Firms Gone?” (418 KB)

Selected Papers and Presentations

• Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2008. “Business Formation and Dynamics by Business Age: Results from the New Business Dynamics Statistics.” (132 KB) Presented at the Comparative Analysis of Enterprise (Micro)Data Conference, Budapest, Hungary.
• Haltiwanger, John, Ron Jarmin, and Javier Miranda. 2009. “Business Dynamics Statistics: An Overview.” (203 KB)
• 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.