Observations

Apr 2025: 39,309

Updated: May 14, 2025 11:04 AM CDT

Units:

Number,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Spliced Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Total for All NAICS in the United States	2021-02-10	2025-05-14

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2021-02-10	2025-05-14

Release

Business Formation Statistics	2021-02-10	2025-05-14

Units

Number	2021-02-10	2025-05-14

Frequency

Monthly	2021-02-10	2025-05-14

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	2021-02-10	2025-05-14

Notes

This series combines (splices) BFBF8QTOTALSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFBF8QTOTALSAUS) and BFPBF8QTOTALSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFPBF8QTOTALSAUS) 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	2025-05-14

Spliced Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Total for All NAICS in the United States (BFSBF8QTOTALSAUS)