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Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy

Chart 4. Survival rate by selected industries, 2004 birth cohort, 2004–2015, in percent
Year	Health care and social assistance	Construction
2004	100.0	100.0
2005	80.8	77.0
2006	73.3	67.6
2007	66.0	59.0
2008	60.3	50.8
2009	56.9	40.8
2010	52.3	34.7
2011	48.2	31.6
2012	47.7	29.6
2013	46.3	27.7
2014	42.6	26.5
2015	40.5	25.4

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Last Modified Date: April 28, 2016