Chart 3. Indexes of firm migrations and establishment births, 1994–2021
Year Firm migrations Establishment births

1994

100 100

1995

100 102

1996

104 104

1997

107 109

1998

109 110

1999

109 114

2000

110 115

2001

118 117

2002

118 115

2003

116 117

2004

115 113

2005

121 119

2006

130 124

2007

138 124

2008

132 122

2009

124 116

2010

113 106

2011

116 107

2012

121 111

2013

128 118

2014

129 115

2015

134 118

2016

147 127

2017

148 127

2018

153 129

2019

164 135

2020

169 138

2021

196 147

Note: Data are single-establishment firms only.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.