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BDS-Single Unit Firms Data

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BDS-Single Unit Firms Data

Download experimental Business Dynamics Statistics of Single Unit Firms with Revenue (BDS-SU-REV) data tables below. Variable definitions can be found in the BDS-SU-REV Definitions document.

 

Data Sources

The BDS-SU-REV is a product of the U.S. Census Bureau and was developed by the Center for Economic Studies (CES). The published statistics were tabulated from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD), an internal Census data product that tracks firms over time, beginning in 1976. Quarterly employment, payroll and revenue data are sourced from IRS tax records integrated into the Census Bureau’s business data.

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data used to produce this product (Data Management System (DMS) number: 7508369, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0058).

Economy-wide Datasets
txt Economy-wide [<1.0MB]
txt Economy-wide, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
Number of Prior Active Quarters Datasets
txt Number of prior quarters active [<1.0MB]
txt Number of prior quarters active, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
Industry Datasets
txt Sector [<1.0MB]
txt Sector, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt 3-digit NAICS [1.1MB]
txt 3-digit NAICS, payroll in 2012 dollars [1.1MB]
txt 4-digit NAICS [3.7MB]
txt 4-digit NAICS, payroll in 2012 dollars [3.7MB]
Firm Size Datasets
txt Firm Size [<1.0MB]
txt Firm Size, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt Firm Size Coarse [<1.0MB]
txt Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
Firm Age Datasets
txt Firm Age [<1.0MB]
txt Firm Age, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt Firm Age Coarse [<1.0MB]
txt Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
Geography Datasets
txt Metro/Non-Metro [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt MSA coarse [4.8MB]
txt MSA coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [4.8MB]
txt Rural/Urban Continuum [<1.0MB]
txt Rural/Urban Continuum, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt State [<1.0MB]
txt State, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt County [36MB]
txt County, payroll in 2012 dollars [36MB]
SBA Covid Relief Datasets
txt Program participation (PPP, COVID-EIDL, RRF, SVOG) (coming soon)
txt Program participation (PPP, COVID-EIDL, RRF, SVOG), payroll in 2012 dollars (coming soon)
txt Program participation (PPP, COVID-EIDL, RRF, SVOG) by Rural/Urban (coming soon)
txt Program participation (PPP, COVID-EIDL, RRF, SVOG) by Rural/Urban, payroll in 2012 dollars (coming soon)
txt Program participation (PPP, COVID-EIDL, RRF, SVOG) by Sector (coming soon)
txt Program participation (PPP, COVID-EIDL, RRF, SVOG) by Sector, payroll in 2012 dollars (coming soon)
Two-way Datasets with State
txt State by Firm Age [4.0MB]
txt State by Firm Age, payroll in 2012 dollars [4.0MB]
txt State by Firm Age Coarse [3.4MB]
txt State by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [3.4MB]
txt State by Firm Size [3.3MB]
txt State by Firm Size, payroll in 2012 dollars [3.3MB]
txt State by Firm Size Coarse [2.1MB]
txt State by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [2.1MB]
txt State by Metro/Non-Metro [2.0MB]
txt State by Metro/Non-Metro, payroll in 2012 dollars [2.0MB]
txt State by Sector [11.8MB]
txt State by Sector, payroll in 2012 dollars [11.8MB]
txt State by 3-digit NAICS [60MB]
txt State by 3-digit NAICS, payroll in 2012 dollar [60MB]
Two-way Datasets with Metro/Non-Metro
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Age [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Age, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Age Coarse [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Size [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Size, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Size Coarse [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Sector [<1.0MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Sector, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
Two-way Datasets with MSA
txt MSA by Firm Age Coarse [23MB]
txt MSA by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [23MB]
txt MSA by Firm Size Coarse [14MB]
txt MSA by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [14MB]
txt MSA by Sector [78MB]
txt MSA by Sector, payroll in 2012 dollars [78MB]
Two-way Datasets with Industry
txt Sector by Firm Age [1.5MB]
txt Sector by Firm Age, payroll in 2012 dollars [1.5MB]
txt Sector by Firm Age Coarse [1.3MB]
txt Sector by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [1.3MB]
txt Sector by Firm Size [1.3MB]
txt Sector by Firm Size, payroll in 2012 dollars [1.3MB]
txt Sector by Firm Size Coarse [<1.0MB]
txt Sector by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt 3-digit NAICS by Firm Age Coarse [5.5MB]
txt 3-digit NAICS by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [5.5MB]
txt 3-digit NAICS by Firm Size Coarse [3.4MB]
txt 3-digit NAICS by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [3.4MB]
txt 4-digit NAICS by Firm Age Coarse [18MB]
txt 4-digit NAICS by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [18MB]
txt 4-digit NAICS by Firm Size Coarse [11MB]
txt 4-digit NAICS by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [11MB]
Three-way Datasets with Metro/Non-Metro
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Sector by Firm Age Coarse [3.7MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Sector by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [3.7MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Sector by Firm Size Coarse [2.4MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by Sector by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [2.4MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by State by Firm Age Coarse [9.4MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by State by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [9.4MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by State by Firm Size Coarse [5.8MB]
txt Metro/Non-Metro by State by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [5.8MB]
Three-way Datasets with State
txt State by Metro/Non-Metro by Sector [31MB]
txt State by Metro/Non-Metro by Sector, payroll in 2012 dollars [31MB]
txt State by Sector by Firm Age Coarse [56MB]
txt State by Sector by Firm Age Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [56MB]
txt State by Sector by Firm Size Coarse [35MB]
txt State by Sector by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [35MB]
Two-and Three-way Datasets with Firm Age and Firm Size
txt Firm Age Coarse by Firm Size Coarse [<1.0MB]
txt Firm Age Coarse by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [<1.0MB]
txt Sector by Firm Age Coarse by Firm Size Coarse [3.9MB]
txt Sector by Firm Age Coarse by Firm Size Coarse, payroll in 2012 dollars [3.9MB]

Questions?  Contact us at ces.bds@census.gov.

Page Last Revised - December 15, 2023
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