DEC. 11, 2024 — The US Census Bureau today released a new Statistics on business creation (BFS) for November 2024. The BFS provides timely, high-frequency information on new business applications and training in the United States. The BFS is a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in a research collaboration with economists affiliated with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Maryland, and the University of Notre Dame.
The complete BFS dataset with all 12 rounds (four applications and eight trainings) is published monthly with statistics for the nation, region and states. This data product includes seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data.
The US Census Bureau today also released Puerto Rico Monthly Business Applications. This experimental data product includes four monthly commercial application series for Puerto Rico and uses the same methodology for commercial applications as the existing monthly. Business creation statistics (BFS).
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