BDS-High Growth Definitions

fempgr_gr – Firm employment growth rate bin. For a description of how firm growth rates are calculated, please see the Methodology page.

fempgr_gr	Description
a) -2	Firm growth rate equal to -2, positive employment in t-1 but zero employment in t.
b) (-2 to -0.8]	Firm growth rate greater than -2 but less than or equal to -0.8.
c) (-0.8 to -0.2]	Firm growth rate greater than -0.8 but less than or equal to -0.2.
d) (-0.2 to -0.01]	Firm growth rate greater than -0.2 but less than or equal to -0.01.
e) (-0.01 to 0.01)	Firm growth rate greater than -0.01 and less 0.01, very near zero.
f) [0.01 to 0.2)	Firm growth rate greater than or equal to 0.01 but less than 0.2.
g) [0.2 to 0.8)	Firm growth rate greater than or equal to 0.2 but less than 0.8.
h) [0.8 to 2)	Firm growth rate greater than or equal to 0.8 but less than 2.
i) 2	Firm growth rate equal to 2, zero employment in t-1 but positive employment in t.

fempgr_grpct – Firm employment growth rate percentile bin. For a description of how firm growth rates are calculated, please see the Methodology page.

fempgr_grpct	Description
a) [0 to 10]	Firm growth rate is equal to or less than the 10th percentile of the employment weighted within-year growth rate distribution.
b) (10 to 25]	Firm growth rate is greater than the 10th percentile and less than or equal to the 25th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution.
c) (25 to 75]	Firm growth rate is greater than the 25th percentile and less than or equal to the 75th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution.
d) (75 to 90]	Firm growth rate is greater than the 75th percentile and less than or equal to the 90th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution.
e) (90 to 100]	Firm growth rate is greater than the 90th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution.