In 2009, the number of people reporting entry into entrepreneurial activity in the United States reached its highest point over the last fourteen years. This increase rate of entrepreneurship was seen across most demographic categories, with the largest increases coming amoung older individuals and African-Americans.
The entrepreneurship index is the percent of individuals (ages twenty to sixty-four) who do not own a business in the first survey month that start a business in the following month with fifteen or more hours worked.
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Individual business owners |
From 2008 to 2009, entrepreuneurial activity declined among latinos and asians, while it increased among whites and blacks.
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White |  |
Black | |
Latino |  |
Asian |
The entrepreneurial activity rate declined slightly for immigrants in 2009 and rose for the native-born.
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Native Born | |
Immigrant |
From 2008 to 2009, entrepreuneurial activity decreased among the 20-34 age group, while it seems to have increased for all age groups above 34.
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Age 20-34 |  |
Age 35-44 |  |
Age 45-54 |  |
Age 55-64 |
Entrepreneurship rates increased the most for college-educated individuals (0.31 percent to 0.34 percent), and high school individuals (0.35 percent to 0.38 percent) in 2009.
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> High School | |
High School | |
Some College | |
College Grad |
