Business Dynamics Statistics (U.S. Census Bureau): "BDS provides annual [1978-present] measures of business dynamics (such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths, and firm startups and shutdowns) for the economy overall and aggregated by establishment and firm characteristics."
County Business Patterns (U.S. Census Bureau): "CBP is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, employment..., and... payroll."
Older CBP data are available on CD-ROM in Lippincott Library.
See also Sage Data (collected official statistics): Choose Source. Select United States Census Bureau. Refine results and select a data series.
Economic Census (U.S. Census Bureau): "The Economic Census is the official five-year measure of American businesses providing comprehensive statistics at the national, state, and local levels. It serves as the benchmark for current economic activity, such as the Gross Domestic Product and Producer Price Index."
See also Sage Data (collected official statistics): Choose Source. Select United States Census Bureau. Refine results and select a data series.
Statistics of U.S. Businesses (U.S. Census Bureau): Provides number of establishments, employment size, and employment change; by NAICS industry sector; from 1988-present.
