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Employer firm births in New Jersey

Employer firm births in New Jersey was 14,547 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.3% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count14,547
Change on 2022-2.3%
Rank8th of 51US states ranked
Series high18,6671987
Series low11,8392010
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Employer firm births in New Jersey, 1978 to 2023

10K12K14K16K18K20K19781985199219992006201320231978: 14,209 count1979: 14,328 count1980: 13,600 count1981: 13,088 count1982: 13,031 count1983: 14,388 count1984: 15,644 count1985: 16,753 count1986: 17,924 count1987: 18,667 count1988: 18,604 count1989: 17,704 count1990: 16,075 count1991: 14,147 count1992: 13,430 count1993: 14,687 count1994: 14,730 count1995: 16,467 count1996: 16,295 count1997: 17,066 count1998: 16,275 count1999: 14,902 count2000: 14,492 count2001: 14,423 count2002: 14,984 count2003: 15,108 count2004: 16,407 count2005: 17,080 count2006: 17,282 count2007: 16,105 count2008: 14,630 count2009: 12,236 count2010: 11,839 count2011: 12,544 count2012: 13,562 count2013: 13,096 count2014: 13,058 count2015: 12,690 count2016: 13,386 count2017: 13,220 count2018: 12,969 count2019: 13,396 count2020: 12,844 count2021: 13,221 count2022: 14,894 count2023: 14,547 count10K12K14K16K18K20K19781994201020231978: 14,209 count1979: 14,328 count1980: 13,600 count1981: 13,088 count1982: 13,031 count1983: 14,388 count1984: 15,644 count1985: 16,753 count1986: 17,924 count1987: 18,667 count1988: 18,604 count1989: 17,704 count1990: 16,075 count1991: 14,147 count1992: 13,430 count1993: 14,687 count1994: 14,730 count1995: 16,467 count1996: 16,295 count1997: 17,066 count1998: 16,275 count1999: 14,902 count2000: 14,492 count2001: 14,423 count2002: 14,984 count2003: 15,108 count2004: 16,407 count2005: 17,080 count2006: 17,282 count2007: 16,105 count2008: 14,630 count2009: 12,236 count2010: 11,839 count2011: 12,544 count2012: 13,562 count2013: 13,096 count2014: 13,058 count2015: 12,690 count2016: 13,386 count2017: 13,220 count2018: 12,969 count2019: 13,396 count2020: 12,844 count2021: 13,221 count2022: 14,894 count2023: 14,547 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202314,547
202214,894
202113,221
202012,844
201913,396
201812,969
201713,220
201613,386
201512,690
201413,058
201313,096
201213,562
201112,544
201011,839
200912,236
200814,630
200716,105
200617,282
200517,080
200416,407
200315,108
200214,984
200114,423
200014,492
199914,902
199816,275
199717,066
199616,295
199516,467
199414,730
199314,687
199213,430
199114,147
199016,075
198917,704
198818,604
198718,667
198617,924
198516,753
198415,644
198314,388
198213,031
198113,088
198013,600
197914,328
197814,209

Compared with United States

Place2023
New Jersey14,547
United States508,777

New Jersey compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. New Jersey is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, New Jersey, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, New Jersey, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/new-jersey. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, New Jersey, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, New Jersey, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/new-jersey (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in New Jersey?

Employer firm births in New Jersey was 14,547 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.3% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in New Jersey?

18,667 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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