Observations

Q4 2015: 69,335

Updated: Oct 14, 2020 11:01 AM CDT

Units:

Number,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Business Formations Within 4 Quarters for the United States	2018-02-14	2021-02-09
Business Formations Within 4 Quarters for the United States (DISCONTINUED)	2021-02-10	2021-02-10

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Release

Business Formation Statistics	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Units

Number	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Frequency

Quarterly	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Notes

This series provide the number of employer businesses that originate from Business Applications (BA) within four quarters from the quarter of application. By definition, the end-point of this series is determined by the most recent quarter for which the administrative data is available on payroll.	2018-02-14	2021-02-09
The Business Formation Statistics are now released on a monthly basis, and the quarterly series will no longer be updated. See BFBF4QTOTALSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFBF4QTOTALSAUS) for an alternative. This series provides the number of employer businesses that originate from Business Applications (BA) within four quarters from the quarter of application. By definition, the end-point of this series is determined by the most recent quarter for which the administrative data is available on payroll.	2021-02-10	2021-02-10

Business Formations Within 4 Quarters for the United States (DISCONTINUED) (BF4QSAUS)