This statistic shows the number of births and deaths of business start-ups in the United States each quarter from 2004 to 2009. In the fourth quarter of 2008 approximately 171,000 start-ups were grounded and 226,000 ceased to operate.
Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 10, 2012). Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009." Chart. July 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012). Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Business Start-up Births and Deaths in The United States, by Quarter 2004 to 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed