Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship

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    • Early-Stage Entrepreneurship
      The Kauffman Indicators of Early-Stage Entrepreneurship series captures early-stage entrepreneurial activity, broadly defined.

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      • State
    • Entrepreneurial Jobs
      The Entrepreneurial Jobs Indicators series focuses on the quantity and quality of private sector jobs, allowing for comparisons by firm age and geography.

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      • State
      • County
      • MSA
    • New Employer Businesses
      The New Employer Businesses series provides information on new employer businesses, trends in the emergence of these businesses, and the time it takes these businesses to make a first payroll.

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      • State
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    • State
      View data for all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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    • Counties
      Explore county-level entrepreneurship data.

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      • Jobs
    • MSAs
      Explore the top 50 MSAs based on population.

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