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Business Employment Dynamics

Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy

Chart 3. Survival rates of establishments, by year started and number of years since starting, 1994–2015, in percent
Number of years since startingYear
1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015

1

100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

2

79.678.878.278.580.179.178.475.778.479.378.980.178.377.375.276.778.679.479.279.679.9

3

68.167.966.968.368.567.066.064.767.468.469.168.766.364.063.366.468.669.368.769.3

4

60.659.859.760.259.658.558.257.660.061.461.260.256.755.556.559.961.661.961.5

5

54.354.153.453.053.052.752.852.354.855.354.552.649.850.251.754.856.056.3

6

49.648.848.147.648.148.248.248.150.150.048.446.845.446.447.850.151.4

7

45.244.443.943.744.444.444.744.245.944.843.743.242.343.144.246.3

8

41.540.740.540.541.241.441.640.941.840.940.540.539.640.141.1

9

38.338.037.837.738.738.638.637.438.438.138.238.237.137.5

10

35.735.735.435.636.236.135.534.536.136.036.135.934.9

11

33.633.433.433.534.033.232.932.434.234.234.033.8

12

31.831.631.531.531.531.031.230.932.532.332.1

13

30.329.929.729.329.529.429.829.530.830.8

14

28.728.428.027.628.128.228.628.129.4

15

27.226.626.326.226.927.027.326.8

16

25.525.125.125.125.725.826.3

17

24.124.024.124.124.724.8

18

23.023.023.123.223.6

19

22.022.222.222.2

20

21.221.321.3

21

20.320.4

22

19.5

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Last Modified Date: April 28, 2016