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Business Employment Dynamics

Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy

Chart 1. Number of establishments less than 1 year old, March 1994–March 2015
YearNumber of Establishments

1994

569,419

1995

604,415

1996

609,638

1997

639,114

1998

643,070

1999

650,730

2000

674,644

2001

671,383

2002

659,236

2003

662,543

2004

653,887

2005

679,925

2006

715,734

2007

703,834

2008

678,095

2009

608,769

2010

560,588

2011

582,569

2012

631,817

2013

629,078

2014

652,780

2015

679,072

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Last Modified Date: April 28, 2016