Jobs created by start-ups U.S. 2021 | Statista

This statistic shows the number of jobs that were created in the United States through businesses that were less than one year old from March 1994 to March 2021. In 2021, there were almost three million new jobs created through start-up businesses.

Number of jobs created by start-up businesses that were less than one year old in the United States from March 1994 to March 2021

Characteristic	Number of jobs created
2021	2,997,172
2020	3,112,140
2019	3,116,850
2018	3,090,584
2017	3,111,021
2016	3,130,736
2015	3,011,469
2014	2,877,712
2013	2,797,809
2012	2,789,241
2011	2,567,418
2010	2,509,568
2009	2,797,462
2008	3,329,731
2007	3,502,303
2006	3,602,505
2005	3,617,914
2004	3,629,624
2003	3,884,047
2002	4,195,695
2001	4,309,449
2000	4,664,457
1999	4,730,629
1998	4,714,021
1997	4,651,121
1996	4,369,698
1995	4,370,563
1994	4,127,123

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July 2022

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United States

Survey time period

March 1994 to March 2021

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Date of access is taken as date of release.

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