NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Business Applications from Corporations for Massachusetts (DISCONTINUED) Series ID: CBUSAPPSAMA Source: U.S. Census Bureau Release: Business Formation Statistics Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Quarterly Units: Number Date Range: 2004-07-01 to 2020-10-01 Last Updated: 2021-01-14 11:03 AM CST Notes: The Business Formation Statistics are now released on a monthly basis, and the quarterly series will no longer be updated. See BACBATOTALSAMA (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BACBATOTALSAMA) for an alternative. High-Propensity Business Applications (HBA) from a corporation or personal service corporation, based on the legal form of organization stated in the IRS Form SS-4. Similar to the WBA series, this series is important primarily because it consists of a set of applications that have a high rate of transitioning into businesses with payroll. DATE VALUE 2004-07-01 2986 2004-10-01 2979 2005-01-01 3248 2005-04-01 3221 2005-07-01 3286 2005-10-01 3293 2006-01-01 3368 2006-04-01 3183 2006-07-01 3123 2006-10-01 3142 2007-01-01 3097 2007-04-01 3165 2007-07-01 3109 2007-10-01 2936 2008-01-01 2696 2008-04-01 2712 2008-07-01 2629 2008-10-01 2588 2009-01-01 2400 2009-04-01 2502 2009-07-01 2456 2009-10-01 2521 2010-01-01 2612 2010-04-01 2548 2010-07-01 2419 2010-10-01 2414 2011-01-01 2502 2011-04-01 2513 2011-07-01 2605 2011-10-01 2597 2012-01-01 2626 2012-04-01 2540 2012-07-01 2625 2012-10-01 2720 2013-01-01 2764 2013-04-01 2875 2013-07-01 3013 2013-10-01 3091 2014-01-01 2947 2014-04-01 3046 2014-07-01 3010 2014-10-01 3223 2015-01-01 3059 2015-04-01 3143 2015-07-01 3142 2015-10-01 3190 2016-01-01 3315 2016-04-01 3185 2016-07-01 3330 2016-10-01 3247 2017-01-01 3329 2017-04-01 3327 2017-07-01 3334 2017-10-01 3227 2018-01-01 3509 2018-04-01 3473 2018-07-01 3357 2018-10-01 3288 2019-01-01 3218 2019-04-01 3244 2019-07-01 3144 2019-10-01 3128 2020-01-01 3121 2020-04-01 2127 2020-07-01 4103 2020-10-01 3267