“Policymakers tend to focus on changes in the national or state unemployment rate, or on layoffs by existing companies. But the data from this report suggest that growth would be best boosted by supporting startup firms,” said Robert E. Litan, VP of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation.
http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/u-s-job-growth-driven-entirely-by-startups.aspx