In the third quarter of 2023, 311,000 new businesses were formed in the United States. This is a slight decrease from the previous quarter, when 332,000 new businesses were formed. In the second quarter of 2020, new business starts experienced a dip to 227,000, but have picked up quickly in subsequent quarters.
Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 24, 2024). Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Quarterly Number of Business Starts in The United States from The Third Quarter of 2012 to The Third Quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/