The U.S. Census Bureau has released the latest Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for January 2026, offering updated data on new business applications and formations across the United States and Puerto Rico.
The BFS is a regular product from the Census Bureau, 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. The statistics are published monthly and include information at national, regional, and state levels.
The full dataset covers 12 different series: four related to business applications and eight related to business formations. For Puerto Rico, four monthly business application series are also included as part of this standard release. The BFS provides both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data.
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.”
There is no separate news release accompanying this announcement; only a tip sheet was provided.
