Explores how jobs are created and destroyed in the United States. Data is derived from 12 million business establishments studied since 1969. Results show that the business population as a whole is extremely turbulent, meaning millions of companies form every year, and a significant portion...

This statistical report on the behavior of individual firms assesses how changes in employment and regional growth occur. A longitudinal file is developed for 5.6 million business establishments, using the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation data for December 31st of 1969, 1972, 1974, and 1976. Since...

Discusses the causes of job growth in the United States and compares the U.S. labor market with that of Europe. A database first created in 1969 charts the history of each U.S. business address to study the chronicle of events affecting 12 million firms. Results show that underneath the apparent...