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Overview: United States 2006-2008
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Growth shows how establishments and jobs are distributed according to YE employeyment sectors, stages, and follows openings, closings, expansions, contractions, move-ins and move-outs (factors) of establishments — showing how this activity affects job gains and losses. After you have selected a state, you will be able to view MSA and county growth information.
  • YE 2008 data shows a pattern of increased establishments and jobs for smaller (self-employed and Stage 1) categories through the time-series.
  • The United States totals are comprised of the 50 states and do not include the Virgin Islands nor Puerto Rico.
EstablishmentsJobs
200620,118,5612006165,468,415
200823,947,193 2008167,307,087
Change3,828,632 Change1,838,672

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Establishments20062008Change%
Total20,118,56123,947,1933,828,63219.0%
Noncommercial1,358,2971,442,33484,0376.2%
Nonresident883,917840,915-43,002-4.9%
Resident17,876,34721,663,9443,787,59721.2%
Self employed (1)6,169,4587,831,3011,661,84326.9%
Stage 1 (2-9)9,902,63212,067,9892,165,35721.9%
Stage 2 (10-99)1,697,2381,662,498-34,740-2.0%
Stage 3 (100-499)95,27591,369-3,906-4.1%
Stage 4 (500+)11,74410,787-957-8.1%
Jobs20062008Change%
Total165,468,415167,307,0871,838,6721.1%
Noncommercial26,186,24925,763,197-423,052-1.6%
Nonresident31,782,14629,682,772-2,099,374-6.6%
Resident107,500,020111,861,1184,361,0984.1%
Self employed (1)6,169,4587,831,3011,661,84326.9%
Stage 1 (2-9)31,037,14635,880,3704,843,22415.6%
Stage 2 (10-99)39,549,70138,807,381-742,320-1.9%
Stage 3 (100-499)16,509,86815,787,672-722,196-4.4%
Stage 4 (500+)14,233,84713,554,394-679,453-4.8%
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YourEconomy.org data created from the National Establishment Time Series (NETS) database by Walls & Associates