Observations

Dec 2025: 728

Updated: Jan 14, 2026 11:07 AM CST

Units:

Number,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Spliced Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Total for All NAICS in Massachusetts	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Release

Business Formation Statistics	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Units

Number	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Frequency

Monthly	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Notes

This series combines (splices) BFBF8QTOTALNSAMA (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFBF8QTOTALNSAMA) and BFPBF8QTOTALNSAMA (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFPBF8QTOTALNSAMA) to provide the entire time series for the actual and projected business formations within eight quarters. See the U.S. Census's FAQs (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/faqs.html) for more details.	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Spliced Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Total for All NAICS in Massachusetts (BFSBF8QTOTALNSAMA)