The U.S. Census Bureau has released the latest Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for August 2025. These statistics offer updated information on new business applications and formations across the United States. The BFS are published monthly and include data at national, regional, and state levels. Both seasonally adjusted and nonseasonally adjusted figures are available.
Developed in collaboration with economists from 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, these statistics aim to provide timely insights into business trends.
In addition to national data, the Census Bureau has also released Monthly Puerto Rico Business Applications. This experimental product provides four monthly series on business applications in Puerto Rico using the same methodology as the main BFS dataset.
There is no formal news release linked to this announcement; it was distributed as a tip sheet.
