U.S. Business Applications Totaled 501,609 in October: Down 6.0% on the Month, 27,867 Projected Formations Within Four Quarters
The U.S. Census Bureau released its Business Formation Statistics for October 2026 on November 12 (Release CB26-184): seasonally adjusted business applications totaled 501,609, a decrease of 6.0 percent from September. High-propensity applications were 144,314, down 2.0 percent; applications with planned wages were 34,131, down 4.5 percent; and applications from corporations were 41,137, up 0.4 percent.
By region, October applications were 74,467 in the Northeast, 86,059 in the Midwest, 213,915 in the South and 127,168 in the West, with the South again accounting for more than four in ten applications nationwide. Projected business formations within four quarters were 27,867, down 1.8 percent, and within eight quarters 37,283, down 2.4 percent.
The Business Formation Statistics are a standard Census Bureau data product developed in research collaboration with economists at the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Maryland and the University of Notre Dame. The next release is scheduled for December 11. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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