Chart 11. Average employment of migrating firms and new establishment births, 1994–2021
Year New establishment births Migrating firms

1994

6.1 7.9

1995

6.0 7.6

1996

6.0 7.3

1997

6.1 7.3

1998

6.1 8.4

1999

6.0 7.7

2000

5.9 8.1

2001

5.4 9.2

2002

5.4 7.1

2003

5.1 8.5

2004

4.7 5.7

2005

4.5 5.7

2006

4.2 5.0

2007

4.1 6.0

2008

4.0 6.6

2009

4.0 5.3

2010

3.7 5.2

2011

3.7 5.2

2012

3.7 5.7

2013

3.6 5.6

2014

3.6 4.8

2015

3.7 6.5

2016

3.6 4.9

2017

3.5 4.1

2018

3.5 4.3

2019

3.4 4.2

2020

3.3 4.1

2021

2.9 3.7

Note: Data are single-establishment firms only.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.