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 the United States (DISCONTINUED) Series ID: CBUSAPPSAUS 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 11:02 AM CST Notes: The Business Formation Statistics are now released on a monthly basis, and the quarterly series will no longer be updated. See BACBATOTALSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BACBATOTALSAUS) 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 188335 2004-10-01 192156 2005-01-01 203575 2005-04-01 206448 2005-07-01 206044 2005-10-01 209836 2006-01-01 217966 2006-04-01 217562 2006-07-01 212024 2006-10-01 211872 2007-01-01 209339 2007-04-01 209354 2007-07-01 210185 2007-10-01 183939 2008-01-01 169211 2008-04-01 168686 2008-07-01 160779 2008-10-01 158565 2009-01-01 151583 2009-04-01 147229 2009-07-01 147988 2009-10-01 142404 2010-01-01 143590 2010-04-01 141858 2010-07-01 142125 2010-10-01 138720 2011-01-01 139796 2011-04-01 137364 2011-07-01 138080 2011-10-01 136936 2012-01-01 130895 2012-04-01 136543 2012-07-01 132296 2012-10-01 137858 2013-01-01 131718 2013-04-01 133112 2013-07-01 132981 2013-10-01 137736 2014-01-01 133316 2014-04-01 138068 2014-07-01 138482 2014-10-01 142128 2015-01-01 144153 2015-04-01 136601 2015-07-01 138068 2015-10-01 135369 2016-01-01 137719 2016-04-01 133145 2016-07-01 138897 2016-10-01 134852 2017-01-01 138181 2017-04-01 142153 2017-07-01 137180 2017-10-01 138129 2018-01-01 146971 2018-04-01 143247 2018-07-01 141036 2018-10-01 137869 2019-01-01 134867 2019-04-01 137821 2019-07-01 133537 2019-10-01 136875 2020-01-01 128969 2020-04-01 108932 2020-07-01 185281 2020-10-01 138734