bit of excitement in both the academic and the statistical communities. From this literature, we

have learned that there is a large amount of volatility at the individual establishment level that

underlies the smooth time series of aggregate employment growth. The descriptive statistics

coming out of this literature have not only stimulated the review and updating of existing labor

market theories, but have also stimulated the U.S. statistical agencies to develop their

administrative datasets in such a way so as to produce longitudinal job flow statistics. The

purpose of this paper is to use a new longitudinal database from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS) in order to examine how establishment births and deaths contribute to job creation, job

destruction, and net employment growth at different frequencies of measurement.

Despite all that we have learned about the labor market from the existing job flows literature,

the conclusions that can be drawn from these studies are somewhat limited. First, almos

Dunne, Roberts and Samuelson (1989a) exclude manufacturing plants with less than 5 employees; these

Boeri, Tito and Ulrich Cramer. 1992. "Employment Growth, Incumbents, and Entrants."

Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications." NBER Macroeconomics

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