The U.S. Census Bureau has published the Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for January 2026, offering updated data on new business applications and formations across the United States and Puerto Rico. The BFS is a regular product from the Census Bureau, created in partnership with economists from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Maryland, and the University of Notre Dame.
This monthly release includes a comprehensive dataset covering 12 series: four focused on applications and eight on formations. The statistics are provided at national, regional, and state levels. For Puerto Rico, four monthly business application series are included as part of the standard BFS product. Both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data are available.
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