Business Dynamics Statistics
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Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data Tables: Establishment Characteristics
Connect with us| Excel | Comma-Delimited | SAS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Wide | EW xls | EW csv | EW sas |
| Sector | SIC xls | SIC csv | SIC sas |
| Establishment Size | SZ xls | SZ csv | SZ sas |
| Initial Establishment Size | ISZ xls | ISZ csv | ISZ sas |
| Establishment Age | AGE xls | AGE csv | AGE sas |
| State | ST xls | ST csv | ST sas |
| Establishment Age by Establishment Size | AGExSZ xls | AGExSZ csv | AGExSZ sas |
| Establishment Age by Initial Establishment Size | AGExISZ xls | AGExISZ csv | AGExISZ sas |
| Establishment Age by Sector | AGExSIC xls | AGExSIC csv | AGExSIC sas |
| Establishment Size by Sector | SZxSIC xls | SZxSIC csv | SZxSIC sas |
| Initial Establishment Size by Sector | ISZxSIC xls | ISZxSIC csv | ISZxSIC sas |
| Establishment Age by State | AGExST xls | AGExST csv | AGExST sas |
| Establishment Size by State | SZxST xls | SZxST csv | SZxST sas |
| Initial Establishment Size by State | ISZxST xls | ISZxST csv | ISZxST sas |
| Establishment Age by Establishment Size by Sector | AGExSZxSIC xls1 | AGExSZxSIC csv | AGExSZxSIC sas |
| Establishment Age by Establishment Size by State | AGExSZxST xls2 | AGExSZxST csv | AGExSZxST sas |
| Establishment Age by Initial Establishment Size by Sector | AGExISZxSIC xls1 | AGExISZxSIC csv | AGExISZxSIC sas |
| Establishment Age by Initial Establishment Size by State | AGExISZxST xls2 | AGExISZxST csv | AGExISZxST sas |
1 This link takes you to a directory on our FTP server, which contains one Excel file for each of the nine sectors.
2 This link takes you to a directory on our FTP server, which contains one Excel file for each of the 51 states (all U.S. states plus the District of Columbia).
What is the BDS?
The Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) is a public use data set of annual aggregate statistics describing establishment openings and closings, firm startups, job creation and destruction by firm size, age, industrial sector, and state.
BDS Codebook
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BDS 2011 Codebook 
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