National and State Reports Reports Research and findings on national and state trends in business creation, growth, and entrepreneurial impact. Early-Stage Entrepreneurship Our most recent national and state reports and the methodology behind the indicator series. National Report National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2025) National Report The rate of new entrepreneurs increased in 2025 and remained higher than pre-pandemic levels. The opportunity share of new entrepreneurs increased in 2025 from its low in 2020 but remained lower than the 2019 pre-pandemic level. View Report State Report State Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2021) State Report This report presents state trends in early-stage entrepreneurship in the United States, including all 50 states and the District of Columbia. View Report Methodology Paper Early-Stage Entrepreneurship: Key Indicators, Summary Index, and Methodology Methodology These indicators provide simple, interpretable, and comparable insight to technical and non-technical user audiences. View Methodology Paper Browse Archived Early-Stage Entrepreneurship Reports Past national and state reports in the Early-Stage Entrepreneurship series. National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2021) National Report This report presents national trends in early entrepreneurship across all early-stage entrepreneurship measures. View Report State Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2020) State Report This report presents state trends in early-stage entrepreneurship in the United States, including all 50 states and the District of Columbia. View Report National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2020) National Report This report presents national trends in early entrepreneurship across all early-stage entrepreneurship measures. View Report Archived Reports National and state reports across two Kauffman Indicators series: Entrepreneurial Jobs Indicators and New Employer Businesses (discontinued report series). New Employer Business Indicators in the United States: National and State Trends (2021) National Report, State Report The Kauffman New Employer Business Indicators examine trends in the emergence of businesses and the time it takes these businesses to become employers. View Report Job Creation by Firm Age: Recent Trends in the United States National Report 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. View Report New Employer Business Indicators in the United States: National and State Trends (2020) National Report, State Report The series measures trends in the emergence of new businesses and the time it takes these businesses to become employers. View Report