Table Data - Business Applications with Planned Wages: Total for All NAICS in the United States

Title Business Applications with Planned Wages: Total for All NAICS in the United States
Series ID BAWBATOTALNSAUS
Source U.S. Census Bureau
Release Business Formation Statistics
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Number
Date Range 2004-07-01 to 2026-04-01
Last Updated 2026-05-13 11:09 AM CDT
Notes High-Propensity Business Applications (HBA) that indicate a first wages-paid date on the IRS Form SS-4. The indication of a wages-paid date is associated with a high likelihood of transitioning into a business with payroll.

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DATE VALUE
2004-07-01 65038
2004-08-01 65583
2004-09-01 62022
2004-10-01 78037
2004-11-01 64046
2004-12-01 70272
2005-01-01 69128
2005-02-01 81538
2005-03-01 96283
2005-04-01 70663
2005-05-01 70994
2005-06-01 83545
2005-07-01 60508
2005-08-01 62580
2005-09-01 66908
2005-10-01 69171
2005-11-01 81222
2005-12-01 69325
2006-01-01 74588
2006-02-01 87262
2006-03-01 104289
2006-04-01 76803
2006-05-01 95553
2006-06-01 68280
2006-07-01 64657
2006-08-01 84068
2006-09-01 61389
2006-10-01 61489
2006-11-01 73330
2006-12-01 69697
2007-01-01 70139
2007-02-01 83040
2007-03-01 99820
2007-04-01 74648
2007-05-01 75508
2007-06-01 86512
2007-07-01 65325
2007-08-01 82858
2007-09-01 61322
2007-10-01 49977
2007-11-01 54789
2007-12-01 48655
2008-01-01 51215
2008-02-01 69591
2008-03-01 57627
2008-04-01 52606
2008-05-01 64746
2008-06-01 46150
2008-07-01 54341
2008-08-01 46631
2008-09-01 42843
2008-10-01 51512
2008-11-01 39916
2008-12-01 44310
2009-01-01 49097
2009-02-01 49166
2009-03-01 49821
2009-04-01 59033
2009-05-01 46653
2009-06-01 42898
2009-07-01 51412
2009-08-01 40712
2009-09-01 49522
2009-10-01 38460
2009-11-01 38611
2009-12-01 44044
2010-01-01 45265
2010-02-01 47374
2010-03-01 47895
2010-04-01 56234
2010-05-01 44836
2010-06-01 40246
2010-07-01 47600
2010-08-01 39022
2010-09-01 47376
2010-10-01 37850
2010-11-01 38359
2010-12-01 41492
2011-01-01 46555
2011-02-01 47430
2011-03-01 46139
2011-04-01 54793
2011-05-01 41173
2011-06-01 42273
2011-07-01 47373
2011-08-01 37758
2011-09-01 45118
2011-10-01 35866
2011-11-01 36514
2011-12-01 44516
2012-01-01 39331
2012-02-01 45248
2012-03-01 56990
2012-04-01 42805
2012-05-01 43181
2012-06-01 47974
2012-07-01 35797
2012-08-01 44737
2012-09-01 33385
2012-10-01 34779
2012-11-01 39709
2012-12-01 41440
2013-01-01 54158
2013-02-01 41686
2013-03-01 44332
2013-04-01 40710
2013-05-01 48816
2013-06-01 40336
2013-07-01 44587
2013-08-01 36053
2013-09-01 32473
2013-10-01 42598
2013-11-01 31512
2013-12-01 32951
2014-01-01 50866
2014-02-01 40423
2014-03-01 42101
2014-04-01 39166
2014-05-01 46634
2014-06-01 37788
2014-07-01 42309
2014-08-01 35224
2014-09-01 33272
2014-10-01 42073
2014-11-01 30474
2014-12-01 35898
2015-01-01 48927
2015-02-01 41294
2015-03-01 41876
2015-04-01 49629
2015-05-01 36887
2015-06-01 37892
2015-07-01 43292
2015-08-01 34606
2015-09-01 41672
2015-10-01 34409
2015-11-01 31003
2015-12-01 36659
2016-01-01 48433
2016-02-01 42000
2016-03-01 51985
2016-04-01 39562
2016-05-01 39755
2016-06-01 41992
2016-07-01 36514
2016-08-01 43669
2016-09-01 34085
2016-10-01 32858
2016-11-01 38771
2016-12-01 31959
2017-01-01 46160
2017-02-01 42565
2017-03-01 53719
2017-04-01 39276
2017-05-01 47649
2017-06-01 38827
2017-07-01 34175
2017-08-01 44599
2017-09-01 32649
2017-10-01 33478
2017-11-01 40296
2017-12-01 30822
2018-01-01 49089
2018-02-01 43805
2018-03-01 55560
2018-04-01 40615
2018-05-01 51106
2018-06-01 40809
2018-07-01 34696
2018-08-01 45961
2018-09-01 35414
2018-10-01 34716
2018-11-01 39320
2018-12-01 32692
2019-01-01 53144
2019-02-01 42800
2019-03-01 42627
2019-04-01 41260
2019-05-01 48831
2019-06-01 38582
2019-07-01 33126
2019-08-01 44345
2019-09-01 33539
2019-10-01 40013
2019-11-01 29589
2019-12-01 30784
2020-01-01 50334
2020-02-01 40841
2020-03-01 35258
2020-04-01 35504
2020-05-01 34224
2020-06-01 41735
2020-07-01 66179
2020-08-01 49327
2020-09-01 53863
2020-10-01 41009
2020-11-01 37293
2020-12-01 39084
2021-01-01 64412
2021-02-01 54023
2021-03-01 70246
2021-04-01 56775
2021-05-01 55567
2021-06-01 62512
2021-07-01 45213
2021-08-01 45248
2021-09-01 54260
2021-10-01 42924
2021-11-01 40233
2021-12-01 46727
2022-01-01 54396
2022-02-01 49939
2022-03-01 61569
2022-04-01 47828
2022-05-01 47333
2022-06-01 54854
2022-07-01 41702
2022-08-01 53399
2022-09-01 41425
2022-10-01 42525
2022-11-01 47700
2022-12-01 35999
2023-01-01 51556
2023-02-01 50869
2023-03-01 68533
2023-04-01 50579
2023-05-01 56359
2023-06-01 45610
2023-07-01 41287
2023-08-01 56007
2023-09-01 52985
2023-10-01 50935
2023-11-01 52120
2023-12-01 36868
2024-01-01 64181
2024-02-01 47087
2024-03-01 48132
2024-04-01 45381
2024-05-01 55662
2024-06-01 42549
2024-07-01 48167
2024-08-01 41482
2024-09-01 38715
2024-10-01 46947
2024-11-01 35941
2024-12-01 36179
2025-01-01 55420
2025-02-01 45519
2025-03-01 46529
2025-04-01 55197
2025-05-01 41249
2025-06-01 39745
2025-07-01 46917
2025-08-01 35841
2025-09-01 31197
2025-10-01 38730
2025-11-01 30332
2025-12-01 34547
2026-01-01 42362
2026-02-01 38902
2026-03-01 38428
2026-04-01 44382

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