Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship

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National Report

Job Creation by Firm Age: Recent Trends in the United States

While some new firms never hire employees and others are responsible for only modest job creation, a small share of new firms experiences extraordinarily high growth and creates a significant number of jobs.

Published: October 2022

Authors: Jessica Looze and Thomas Goff

Suggested citation: Looze, J. and Goff, T. (2022). Job Creation by Firm Age: Recent Trends in the United States. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City.

In this report, we explore job creation using the Kauffman Foundation’s indicator series, the Kauffman Entrepreneurial Jobs Indicators. These indicators include four measures related to the jobs created by new businesses in the United States: creation, contribution, constancy, and compensation.

Creation and contribution are related to the quantity of jobs generated by firms of varying age groups, including startups that are 0-1 year old. Constancy and compensation present information on job quality.

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