Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship

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    • Early-Stage Entrepreneurship
      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.

      Data Types Available:

      • State
    • Entrepreneurial Jobs
      The Entrepreneurial Jobs Indicators series captures dimensions related to the quantity and quality of private sector jobs, allowing for comparisons by firm age group (source of jobs) and geography (location of jobs).

      Data Types Available:

      • State
      • County
      • MSA
    • New Employer Businesses
      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.

      Data Types Available:

      • State
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    • State
      View data for all 50 U.S. states

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      • Early-Stage
      • Jobs
      • New Employer
    • Counties
      Explore county-level entrepreneurship data. 
Currently available for Entrepreneurial Jobs Indicators

      Series available:

      • Jobs
    • MSAs

      Series available:

      • Jobs
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Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship

The Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship offers in-depth measures, reports, and accompanying interactive data visualizations that present entrepreneurial trends in the United States.

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