Today the U.S. Census Bureau released two expansions of the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data product:
These experimental data products expand the BDS data infrastructure and provide additional public use information about how firm characteristics relate to employment flows.
 👤 Business Dynamics Statistics of Human Capital
The Business Dynamics Statistics of Human Capital are the first public-use statistics that use W-2 filings to combine longitudinal business data with population-level worker demographic data to classify firms based on the characteristics of their workers.
The data describe the relationship between business dynamics and workforce composition for nearly all non-farm employer businesses in the United States. The annual statistics are available for 2006-2022.
Annual Employment by Firm Workforce Share Over Age 55
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 ©️ Business Dynamics Statistics of Patenting Firms
The Business Dynamics Statistics of Patenting Firms are a component of a broader initiative aimed at improving the measurement of the business dynamics of innovative firms in the United States. BDS-PF provides the stock and flow of firms, establishments, and employment for firms with and without a recent patent grant. The annual statistics are available for 1978-2022.
Percent of All Firms and Patenting Firms That Are Young
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