The U.S. Census Bureau has published the latest Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for January 2026, offering updated information on new business applications and formations across the United States and Puerto Rico.
According to the Census Bureau, “The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration with economists affiliated with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Maryland, and the University of Notre Dame.”
The monthly release includes a comprehensive dataset covering 12 different series—four related to business applications and eight to business formations. These statistics are available at national, regional, and state levels. For Puerto Rico specifically, four monthly business application series are part of each release. The BFS offers both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data.
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