Observations

2026-03-28: -39.87

Updated: Apr 8, 2026 11:04 AM CDT

Units:

Percent Change from Year Ago,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Weekly,

Ending Saturday

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Business Applications for Washington	2020-04-16	2026-04-08

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2020-04-16	2026-04-08

Release

Weekly Business Formation Statistics	2020-04-16	2026-04-08

Units

Percent Change from Year Ago	2020-04-16	2026-04-08

Frequency

Weekly, Ending Saturday	2020-04-16	2026-04-08

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2020-04-16	2026-04-08

Notes

Business Applications (BA): The core business applications series that corresponds to a subset of all EIN applications. BA includes all applications for an EIN, except for applications for tax liens, estates, trusts, or certain financial filings, applications with no state-county geocodes, applications from certain agricultural, public entities, and applications in certain industries (e.g. private households, civic and social organizations). See "About the Data" (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/about_the_data.html) for more details.	2020-04-16	2026-04-08

Business Applications for Washington (BUSAPPWNSAWAYY)