High-Propensity Business Applications for California (DISCONTINUED)

Observations

Q4 2020: 48,253

Updated: Jan 14, 2021 11:02 AM CST

Q4 2020:	48,253
Q3 2020:	68,233
Q2 2020:	38,342
Q1 2020:	45,270
Q4 2019:	45,536

Units:

Number,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

High-Propensity Business Applications for California	2018-02-14	2021-02-09
High-Propensity Business Applications for California (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

Seasonally Adjusted	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Notes

Business Applications (BA) that have a high propensity of turning into businesses with payroll. The identification of high-propensity applications is based on the characteristics of applications revealed on the IRS Form SS-4 that are associated with a high rate of business formation. High-propensity applications include applications: (a) for a corporate entity, (b) that indicate they are hiring employees, purchasing a business or changing organizational type, (c) that provide a first wages-paid date (planned wages); or (d) that have a NAICS industry code in manufacturing (31-33), retail stores (44), health care (62), or restaurants/food service (72).	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 BAHBATOTALSACA (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BAHBATOTALSACA) for an alternative. Business Applications (BA) that have a high propensity of turning into businesses with payroll. The identification of high-propensity applications is based on the characteristics of applications revealed on the IRS Form SS-4 that are associated with a high rate of business formation. High-propensity applications include applications: (a) for a corporate entity, (b) that indicate they are hiring employees, purchasing a business or changing organizational type, (c) that provide a first wages-paid date (planned wages); or (d) that have a NAICS industry code in manufacturing (31-33), retail stores (44), health care (62), or restaurants/food service (72).	2021-02-10	2021-02-10