Observations

2026-08-01: -26.69

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

Business Applications with Planned Wages for the United States	2020-04-09	2026-08-12

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2020-04-09	2026-08-12

Release

Weekly Business Formation Statistics	2020-04-09	2026-08-12

Units

Percent Change from Year Ago	2020-04-09	2026-08-12

Frequency

Weekly, Ending Saturday	2020-04-09	2026-08-12

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2020-04-09	2026-08-12

Notes

Business Applications with Planned Wages (WBA): A subset of High-Propensity Business Applications (HBA) that contains all applications that indicate a planned date for paying wages. See "About the Data" (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/about_the_data.html) for more details.	2020-04-09	2026-08-12

Business Applications with Planned Wages for the United States (WBUSAPPWNSAUSYY)