The Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) is a public use data set providing annual aggregate measures of establishment openings and closings, firm startups and shutdowns, and job creation and destruction. These measures are available for the entire economy, and by industrial sector, 3-digit and 4-digit NAICS, state, MSA, and county. They are also available by firm and establishment size and age. For more information about the dataset see: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds.html

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level, and State...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the 2-digit NAICS codes for the United States and State...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSMETRO.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .This file contains data classified by Firm age.Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level, by Metro/non-Metro Area, State, Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area, and county...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the 2- through 4- digit NAICS codes for the United States and 2-digit NAICS sector for other geographies...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSFAGE.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .This file contains data classified by Establishment age and Employment size of establishments.Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the NAICS 00 "Total for all Sectors" level...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSEAGEESIZE.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .This file contains data classified by Employment size of establishments.Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months..Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level, by Metro/non-Metro Area, and State...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the 2-digit NAICS codes for the United States level only...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSESIZE.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

These folders and files document the necessary steps to replicate all results in the paper and appendix of: “Heavy Tailed, but not Zipf: Firm and Establishment Size in the U.S.” by Illenin O. Kondo, Logan T. Lewis, and Andrea Stella.

DATA SOURCES

The tables and figures of this paper are produced using two different types of data: 1. Restricted-access microdata. This data is not provided in the replication files.

The Census Bureau's Disclosure Review Board and Disclosure Avoidance Officers have reviewed this information product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and have approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release. This research was performed at a Federal Statistical Research Data Center under FSRDC Project Number 2427 (CBDRB-FY22-P2427-R9685). We also include in the paper data from disclosures released under Project Number 1287 on 2017-08-30 (request 5949), 2017-09-08 (request 5949), 2017-12-12 (request 6227), and 2018-06-11 (request 6810).

Researchers with access to the LBD and CMF can use the references above to request access to the code used to produce the results disclosed from the RDC. To gain access to the Census microdata, follow the directions on how to write a proposal for access to the data via a Federal Statistical Research Data Center: https://www.census.gov/topics/research/guidance/restricted-use-microdata/standard-application-process.html.

1. Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS): This data is publicly available from the Census Bureau at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds.html

TABLES AND FIGURES

For each table and figure, we specify whether the code is available in this replication packet or within the Census RDC.

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level, by Metro/non-Metro Area, State, Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area, and county...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the 2- through 4- digit NAICS codes for the United States and 2-digit NAICS sector for other geographies...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSGEO.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .This file contains data classified by Establishment age and Initial Employment size of establishments.Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the NAICS 00 "Total for all Sectors" level...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSEAGEIESIZE.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .This file contains data classified by Initial Employment size of establishments.Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level, by Metro/non-Metro Area, and State...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the 2-digit NAICS codes for the United States level only...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSIESIZE.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

Release Date: 2024-09-26.Key Table Information:.The BDS data tables are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976. The LBD is constructed by linking annual snapshot files from the Census Bureau's Business Register (BR), and incorporating edits to BR data made by the County Business Patterns program. See: About This Program and BDS Methodology for complete information on the coverage, scope, and methodology of the Business Dynamics Statistics data series...Data Items and Other Identifying Records: .This file contains data classified by Employment size of firms.Number of firms.Number of establishments.Number of employees.(DHS) denominator.Number of establishments born during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments born during the last 12 months.Number of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Rate of establishments exited during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs created from expanding establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from opening establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs created from expanding and opening establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of jobs lost from contracting establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of jobs lost from contracting and closing establishments during the last 12 months.Number of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of net jobs created from expanding/contracting and opening/closing establishments during the last 12 months.Rate of reallocation during the last 12 months.Number of firms that exited during the last 12 months.Number of establishments associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months.Number of employees associated with firm deaths during the last 12 months...Geography Coverage:.The data are shown at the U.S. level, by Metro/non-Metro Area, State, Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area, and county...Industry Coverage:.The data are shown at the 2- through 4- digit NAICS codes for the United States and 2-digit NAICS sector for other geographies...FTP Download:.Download the entire table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/data/BDSFSIZE.zip..API Information:.Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data are housed in the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) API. For more information, see Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Data (census.gov)...Methodology:.In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual employer. The BDS has adapted the disclosure avoidance method of the County Business Patterns (CBP) in using Hybrid Balanced Multiplicative Noise Infusion. CBP has been released with noise-infusion since 2007; see the CBP methodology webpage..In addition to noise infusion, cells with fewer than three firms are suppressed with a publication flag 'D'. In addition, cells with identified data quality concerns are suppressed with a publication flag 'S'. Cells that are "structurally missing" or "structurally zero" are indicated with a publication flag of 'X'. Finally, rate cells that cannot be calculated are indicated with a publication flag of 'N'..For more information about BDS methodology, see the BDS methodology pages...Source:.U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics..Contact Information:.U.S. Census Bureau.Economy-Wide Statistics Division.Business Dynamics Statistics.Tel: (301) 763 - 6090 .Email: ewd.bds@census.gov

Sampling procedure

The sample for the Botswana Demographic Survey 2017 represented and covered the entire population residing in non-institutional dwelling units. A stratified two stage probability sampling design was used. In the first stage, 478 enumeration areas were drawn from the 2011 census sampling frame. One hundred and twenty two EAs were selected in cities & towns, 187 in urban villages and 169 in rural areas. In the second stage a complete listing of households was carried out in all selected EAS. Twenty households were then systematically selected for interviews from a listing of households in the selected EA.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI)