Observations

2026-08-01: -7.27

Updated: Aug 12, 2026 11:03 AM CDT

Units:

Percent Change from Year Ago,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Weekly,

Ending Saturday

Notes

Title	Release Dates

High-Propensity Business Applications for Massachusetts	2020-04-16	2026-08-12

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2020-04-16	2026-08-12

Release

Weekly Business Formation Statistics	2020-04-16	2026-08-12

Units

Percent Change from Year Ago	2020-04-16	2026-08-12

Frequency

Weekly, Ending Saturday	2020-04-16	2026-08-12

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2020-04-16	2026-08-12

Notes

High-Propensity Business Applications (HBA): A subset of Business Applications (BA) that contains all applications with a high-propensity of turning into a business with a payroll, based on various factors. See "About the Data" (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/about_the_data.html) for more details.	2020-04-16	2026-08-12

High-Propensity Business Applications for Massachusetts (HBUSAPPWNSAMAYY)