Source: U.S. Census Bureau  

Release: Business Formation Statistics  

Units:  Number, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Quarterly

The Business Formation Statistics are now released on a monthly basis, and the quarterly series will no longer be updated. See BFPBF8QTOTALNSADE for an alternative.

The projected number of employer businesses that originate from Business Applications (BA) within eight quarters from the quarter of application, similar to https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PBF4QNSADE. The projected business formation series cover the period for which the actual business formations are not yet available.