“The Business Dynamics Statistics provide annual statistics on establishments, firm startups, and job creation and job loss from 1976 to 2013 by firm size, age, industrial sector, state and metropolitan statistical area. These statistics are part of the U.S. Census Bureau’s effort to enhance understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation in the U.S. and are crucial to understanding current and historical U.S. entrepreneurial activity.  Data tables are available by firm characteristics and establishment characteristics, as well as through the application programming interface. The API allows easier customization of data products, and developers can use the statistics to create a variety of apps and tools. Further information on the Business Dynamics Statistics release can be found at http://www.census.gov/ces/dataproducts/bds/data.html.  The Business Dynamics Statistics received past support from the Small Business Administration and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Currently, the Business Dynamics Statistics is part of the Census Bureau’s effort to enhance understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation in the U.S. The Business Dynamics Statistics visualization tools allow users to analyze the data easily with a variety of graphical interphases. They can be found at http://www.census.gov/ces/dataproducts/bds/visualizations.html.”