Release: Business Formation Statistics
Link: https://alfred.stlouisfed.org/release?rid=443

ALFRED (ArchivaL Federal Reserve Economic Data)
Economic Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

File Created: 2024-05-18 7:08 AM CDT

                                                                               Release Dates      
Name                                                                        Start         End     
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Business Formation Statistics                                             2018-02-14   2024-05-09 

Link
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https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/index.html                                2018-02-14   2024-05-09 

Source
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U.S. Census Bureau                                                        2018-02-14   2024-05-09 

Notes
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The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) are a product of the U.S.         2018-02-14   2021-02-09 
Census Bureau developed in research collaboration with economists     
affiliated with Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,     
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, University of Maryland, and          
University of Notre Dame.                                             
                                                                      
The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely and high       
frequency data on business applications and employer business         
formations.  The BFS measure business initiation activity (Business   
Application Series) as indicated by applications for an Employer      
Identification Number (EIN) on the IRS Form SS-4. The BFS also provide
information on actual and projected employer business formations      
(Business Formation Series) that originate from these applications,   
based on the record of first payroll tax liability for an EIN. In     
addition, the BFS contain measures of delay in business starts as     
indicated by the average duration between the application for an EIN  
and the transition to an employer business.                           
                                                                      
The BFS currently cover the period starting from the third quarter of 
2004 (2004q3) onwards at a quarterly frequency. The data are available
nationally and by individual states.                                  

The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) are a product of the U.S.         2021-02-10   2024-05-09 
Census Bureau developed in research collaboration with economists     
affiliated with Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,     
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, University of Maryland, and          
University of Notre Dame.                                             
                                                                      
The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely and high       
frequency data on business applications and employer business         
formations.  The BFS measure business initiation activity (Business   
Application Series) as indicated by applications for an Employer      
Identification Number (EIN) on the IRS Form SS-4. The BFS also provide
information on actual and projected employer business formations      
(Business Formation Series) that originate from these applications,   
based on the record of first payroll tax liability for an EIN. In     
addition, the BFS contain measures of delay in business starts as     
indicated by the average duration between the application for an EIN  
and the transition to an employer business.                           
                                                                      
The BFS have data starting July 2004 at a monthly frequency. The data 
are available nationally, by individual states, and by U.S. Census    
Regions. Data are also available by two-digit NAICS codes for the     
nation.                                                               


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Release Dates:

2018-02-14
2018-03-16
2018-05-31
2018-08-24
2018-11-30
2019-03-06
2019-07-17
2019-10-16
2020-01-15
2020-04-15
2020-07-15
2020-10-14
2021-01-14
2021-02-10
2021-03-10
2021-04-14
2021-05-12
2021-06-10
2021-07-15
2021-08-11
2021-09-09
2021-10-14
2021-11-10
2021-12-08
2022-01-12
2022-02-14
2022-03-09
2022-04-13
2022-05-11
2022-06-09
2022-07-14
2022-08-11
2022-09-14
2022-10-13
2022-11-10
2022-12-14
2023-01-17
2023-02-10
2023-03-10
2023-04-17
2023-05-12
2023-06-20
2023-07-17
2023-08-11
2023-09-18
2023-10-16
2023-11-13
2023-12-18
2024-01-11
2024-02-14
2024-03-12
2024-04-11
2024-05-09