Business Dynamics Statistics Tool
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Retrieve annual BDS on job creation, destruction, establishment births/deaths, and firm startups/shutdowns (1978-2023). Filter by geography, industry, firm age, and size to assess economic dynamism.
Instructions
Retrieve annual business dynamics statistics (BDS) showing job creation, job destruction, establishment births/deaths, and firm startups/shutdowns. Track economic dynamism and business health from 1978-2023 at national, state, and metro/micro area levels. Filter by industry (NAICS), firm age, firm size, establishment age, and establishment size. Essential for understanding business environment, entrepreneurship rates, and economic vitality when evaluating areas.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | Yes | Year for BDS data (1978-2023) | |
| variables | No | Variables to retrieve. Common: ESTABS (establishments), ESTABS_ENTRY (new establishments), ESTABS_EXIT (closing establishments), JOB_CREATION (gross jobs created), JOB_DESTRUCTION (gross jobs destroyed), NET_JOB_CREATION (net job change), FIRMS (number of firms), FIRMS_ENTRY (new firms), FIRMS_EXIT (closing firms), EMP (employment), DENOM (denominator for rates), JOB_CREATION_BIRTHS (job creation from births), JOB_CREATION_CONTINUERS (job creation from expanding firms), JOB_CREATION_RATE (job creation rate), JOB_DESTRUCTION_DEATHS (job destruction from deaths), JOB_DESTRUCTION_CONTINUERS (job destruction from contracting firms), JOB_DESTRUCTION_RATE (job destruction rate) | |
| geography | No | Geographic level: us (national), state (state), metro (metropolitan/micropolitan statistical area) | state |
| state | No | State FIPS code (required for metro geography, optional for state) | |
| naics | No | NAICS 2012 industry code. Examples: "00" (all), "11" (agriculture), "23" (construction), "31-33" (manufacturing), "42" (wholesale trade), "44-45" (retail trade), "51" (information), "52" (finance), "53" (real estate), "54" (professional services), "55" (management), "56" (administrative), "61" (educational), "62" (healthcare), "71" (arts/entertainment), "72" (accommodation/food), "81" (other services) | |
| metro | No | Metro filter: 0 (all), 1 (filter applied), M (metropolitan), N (micropolitan/non-metro) | |
| geocomp | No | Geographic component: A0 (all), C1 (Metro/Micro Central County), O1 (Metro/Micro Outlying County) | |
| sic | No | SIC code flag: 0 (NAICS), 1 (SIC 1987) | |
| fage4 | No | Firm age: a) 0 (startups), b) 1-5, c) 6-10, d) 11-15, e) 16-20, f) 21-25, g) 26+, h) Left Censored | |
| fsize | No | Firm size by employment: a) 1-4, b) 5-9, c) 10-19, d) 20-49, e) 50-99, f) 100-249, g) 250-499, h) 500-999, i) 1000-2499, j) 2500-4999, k) 5000-9999, l) 10000+ | |
| eage4 | No | Establishment age: a) 0 (new), b) 1-5, c) 6-10, d) 11-15, e) 16-20, f) 21-25, g) 26+, h) Born before 1976, i) Left Censored | |
| esize | No | Establishment size by employment: a) 1-4, b) 5-9, c) 10-19, d) 20-49, e) 50-99, f) 100-249, g) 250-499, h) 500-999, i) 1000-2499, j) 2500+ |