In the fourth quarter of 2023, 322,000 new businesses were formed in the United States. This is a slight increase from the previous quarter, when 311,000 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 fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 24, 2024). Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 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 fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 12, 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 fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 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 Fourth Quarter of 2012 to The Fourth Quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 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 fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/