Observations

Q4 2014: 1,664

Updated: Apr 24, 2019 11:15 AM CDT

Units:

Number,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Business Formations within 8 Quarters for Massachusetts	2018-02-14	2021-02-09
Business Formations within 8 Quarters for Massachusetts (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

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Notes

The number of employer businesses that originate from Business Applications (BA) within eight quarters from the quarter of application, similar to https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BF4QNSAMA. 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 BFBF8QTOTALNSAMA (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFBF8QTOTALNSAMA) for an alternative. The number of employer businesses that originate from Business Applications (BA) within eight quarters from the quarter of application, similar to https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BF4QNSAMA. 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 8 Quarters for Massachusetts (DISCONTINUED) (BF8QNSAMA)