In the second quarter of 2022, 359,000 new businesses were formed in the United States. This is an increase from the previous quarter, when 359,000 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 Q1 2012 to Q2 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 25, 2023). Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from Q1 2012 to Q2 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, 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 Q1 2012 to Q2 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from Q1 2012 to Q2 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Quarterly Number of Business Starts in The United States from Q1 2012 to Q2 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from Q1 2012 to Q2 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Quarterly number of business starts in the United States from Q1 2012 to Q2 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/771207/quarterly-business-starts-us/