October 2026
In 2005, Over a Third of New Business Filings Named a First Payday in 41 States. In 2025, the Highest State Was at 14.0%.
Census state data shows the share of business filings naming a date to pay wages fell from 2005 to 2025 in all 50 and DC. The median: 36.2% to 9.2%.
What Caitlin Clark’s Nike Deal Teaches Founders About Audience-First
Caitlin Clark's Nike shoe sold out in an hour. The real lesson for founders isn't the product - it's the audience she built first. Why audience-first wins.
Seven Trades, 76 Census Rounds, One Answer: More Owners Say Their Stock Is Too Small Than Too Big
In retail, restaurants, manufacturing and four other trades, more owners call their stock too small than too big, in all 76 Census rounds since 2023.
The Newest Census Count Added 1.56 Million Businesses With No Employees in a Year. Sixteen of 18 Sectors Shared in It.
The Census count of businesses with no employees rose by 1.56 million in 2024, to 32 million. Sixteen of 18 sectors grew, and not only the drivers.
Workplaces Under 50 People Held 43% of Private Jobs Before the 2020 Shock. They Made 53% of the Layoffs.
In March and April 2020, workplaces under 50 people made 53% of the layoffs. The smallest then made up about half of theirs in extra hiring by December.
8.6% of Finance Employers Name Managing Staff at Home as the Obstacle. In Retail, 3.0% Do — and They Employ 21.4% of the Workers.
Census asked employers what limits remote work. Finance named managing staff at home most, at 8.6%. In most trades, the bigger firms are the ones saying it.