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Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship

  • Indicators
    • Rate of New Entrepreneurs
      Percent of population that starts a new business
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    • Opportunity Share of New Entrepreneurs
      Percent of new entrepreneurs who created a business by choice instead of necessity
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    • Startup Early Job Creation
      Average number of jobs created by startups in their first year (normalized for population)
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    • Startup Early Survival Rate
      Percent of startups that are still active after one year
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  • State Profiles
    State Profiles
  • Reports
  • Data Table
  • About
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    • About the Kauffman Indicators
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Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship
  • Rate of New Entrepreneurs

    Percent of population who become entrepreneurs, the broadest measure possible for business creation by population.

  • Opportunity Share of New Entrepreneurs

    Percent of entrepreneurs who created business by choice instead of necessity

  • Startup Early Job Creation

    Average number of jobs created in the first year of business (normalized by the population)

  • Startup Early Survival Rate

    The rate of survival in the first year of business.

  • State Profiles
  • Reports
  • Data Table
  • About
    • About the Kauffman Indicators
    • Methodology
    • FAQs
Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship

The Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship offers in-depth measures, reports, and accompanying interactive data visualizations that present entrepreneurial trends in the United States.

  • Indicators
    • Rate of New Entrepreneurs
    • Opportunity Share of New Entrepreneurs
    • Startup Early Job Creation
    • Startup Early Survival Rate
  • Reports
  • Data Table
  • About the Kauffman Indicators
  • Methodology
  • FAQs
  • Historic Kauffman Index

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