This statistic shows the number of births and deaths of business start-ups in the United States each quarter from 2004 to 2009. In the fourth quarter of 2008 approximately 171,000 start-ups were grounded and 226,000 ceased to operate.
Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009
Characteristic
Births
Deaths
Q1 09
177,000
226,000
Q4 08
171,000
235,000
Q3 08
193,000
240,000
Q2 08
191,000
223,000
Q1 08
199,000
228,000
Q4 07
207,000
210,000
Q3 07
209,000
207,000
Q2 07
218,000
203,000
Q1 07
204,000
201,000
Q4 06
212,000
193,000
Q3 06
222,000
194,000
Q2 06
210,000
196,000
Q1 06
220,000
194,000
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of births/deathsBirthsDeathsQ1 04Q2 04Q3 04Q4 04Q1 05Q2 05Q3 05Q4 05Q1 06Q2 06Q3 06Q4 06Q1 07Q2 07Q3 07Q4 07Q1 08Q2 08Q3 08Q4 08Q1 09
160,000180,000200,000220,000240,000260,000
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 10, 2012). Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012). Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Business Start-up Births and Deaths in The United States, by Quarter 2004 to 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/
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Number of business start-up births and deaths in the United States, by quarter 2004 to 2009 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235536/start-ups-in-the-us-by-quarter/
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