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IndicatorsU.S. Census BureauBusiness Applications

Business Applications

United States·U.S. Census Bureau·Monthly·Applications
Catalog indexedStored official dataUpdated this quarterLoaded 8h agoPublic domain

Source:U.S. Census Bureau·timeseries/eits/bfs·BFS

Business formation applications from the Census Bureau BFS release.

Business Applications in United States was 503.2K on April 1, 2026, higher by 10.3K (+2.1%) from the prior observation. Charted from monthly observations in applications.

Latest503K
MoM+2.10%
YoY+10.70%
10Y Avg380K
Latest observationApril 1, 2026
Model surprise-398.51

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Business Applications time series chart. Showing observations from January 2010 to April 2026. Latest value 503.2K.

Min185K
Mean317K
Max547K
Latest observationApril 1, 2026

Source evidence

Tier 2 - high valueU.S. Census Bureau core series.Action: monitorExpected coverage: 600 series.
Source noteProvider health
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Native keyProvider-native identifier used to reconcile this country/provider series.
BFS
FreshnessDisplayed as stored official data.Official provider-backed values served from the platform cache. Research and Pro receive priority live refresh when the series cadence calls for it.Fetched: May 26, 2026.Latest observation flag: Estimated.
Stored official data
HistoryMacro by Mark stores each successful current-value observation fetch as a platform-captured point-in-time snapshot from the fetch date forward.These snapshots are captured by Macro by Mark and are not source-native historical vintages. They can show what the platform captured after snapshotting began, not what the provider showed before that date.
Platform snapshot
ReuseCommercial use: yes.Redistribution: allowed.Source: U.S. Census Bureau (BFS). Accessed 2026-05-26.
Public domain

Research notes

84 · Acceptable
ComparabilitySeasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.Revision evidence is not a full historical vintage archive: Use this as current-value or captured-forward evidence unless the series is explicitly labelled source-native vintage.
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QualitySource authority: 100/100. Source kind is classified as official national.Methodology completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, and revision fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 90/100. 196 observations available; latest observation 2026-04-01; platform fetch 2026-05-26T09:15:49.816Z; release status estimated; data status liveRevision and vintage depth: 67/100. Macro by Mark stores each successful current-value observation fetch as a platform-captured point-in-time snapshot from the fetch date forward.
3/6 strong
CitationBusiness Applications (CENSUS: timeseries/eits/bfs, United States, retrieved May 26, 2026)
Retrieved May 26, 2026

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Series details

SourceU.S. Census Bureau
CategoryU.S. Census Bureau
FrequencyMonthly
UnitApplications
Latest observationApril 1, 2026
Platform last fetchMay 26, 2026
Transformslevel, mom, yoy
About this series

Business formation applications from the Census Bureau BFS release.

GeographySingle country

Americas

United States