Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship

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  The Early-Stage Entrepreneurship series is a set of measures that represents new business creation in the United States, integrating several high-quality, timely sources of information on early-stage entrepreneurship.
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  The New Employer Business series provides information on new employer businesses, a subset of all entrepreneurial activity. The series includes measures to track trends in the emergence of these businesses, their representation in the population and among all firms, and the time it takes these businesses to make a first payroll.
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2021 New Employer Business Indicators in the United States: National and State Trends

In this report, we discuss findings from the Kauffman New Employer Business Indicators, which examine trends in the emergence of these businesses, their representation in the population and among all firms, and the time it takes these businesses to become employers.

Published: May 2022

Contributors: Hayden Murray and Jessica Looze

Suggested citation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. (2022). 2021 New Employer Business Indicators in the United States: National and State Trends, Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship, Kansas City, Missouri.

This is a report published by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation utilizing content and data from multiple sources and external contributors. Every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this report, and it is believed to be correct as of the publication date. Nonetheless, this material is for informational purposes, and you are solely responsible for validating the applicability and accuracy of the information in any use you make of it.

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