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THE BRONX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
KEY STATISTICS
THE POPULATION OF THE BRONX INCREASED BY 26%
BETWEEN 1980 AND 2017, REACHING ALMOST 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE
ONLY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE RECORD SET IN 1970.
The number of businesses has grown
by 17% over the past 10 years,
reaching almost 18,000 in 2017.
After falling sharply during the 1960s and 1970s, the number of businesses in the Bronx has been growing steadily.
In 2017, there were
more businesses than at any time since at least 1975.
Public and private investments have helped create new businesses, which in turn have generated thousands of new jobs.
The Bronx added 40,900 private sector jobs during a 10-year period ending in 2017,
and was the only borough in New York City that did not lose jobs during the Great Recession.
Taxable business sales grew by
60%
since the end of the recession in 2009, reaching a record of
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$4.7 billion in 2016. 2020 BRONX BUSINESS DIRECTORY & RESOURCE GUIDE | THE NEW BRONX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE