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 BAWBATOTALSAUS
Source U.S. Census Bureau
Release Business Formation Statistics
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Number
Date Range 2004-07-01 to 2026-05-01
Last Updated 2026-06-10 11:12 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 61976
2004-08-01 74104
2004-09-01 75079
2004-10-01 73893
2004-11-01 78657
2004-12-01 67480
2005-01-01 72944
2005-02-01 74341
2005-03-01 72378
2005-04-01 71675
2005-05-01 71719
2005-06-01 73834
2005-07-01 71803
2005-08-01 70594
2005-09-01 64729
2005-10-01 81780
2005-11-01 79860
2005-12-01 83537
2006-01-01 78362
2006-02-01 80021
2006-03-01 78403
2006-04-01 77814
2006-05-01 77280
2006-06-01 75420
2006-07-01 76268
2006-08-01 75956
2006-09-01 73899
2006-10-01 72787
2006-11-01 72058
2006-12-01 84673
2007-01-01 73134
2007-02-01 76817
2007-03-01 75023
2007-04-01 75453
2007-05-01 76379
2007-06-01 76442
2007-07-01 76625
2007-08-01 75023
2007-09-01 73392
2007-10-01 59398
2007-11-01 53747
2007-12-01 59922
2008-01-01 52567
2008-02-01 51991
2008-03-01 54228
2008-04-01 52959
2008-05-01 52441
2008-06-01 50741
2008-07-01 50720
2008-08-01 53054
2008-09-01 51262
2008-10-01 49107
2008-11-01 48729
2008-12-01 44216
2009-01-01 49627
2009-02-01 46315
2009-03-01 46929
2009-04-01 47421
2009-05-01 47366
2009-06-01 46902
2009-07-01 47884
2009-08-01 46487
2009-09-01 47353
2009-10-01 45968
2009-11-01 47060
2009-12-01 44446
2010-01-01 44984
2010-02-01 44918
2010-03-01 45202
2010-04-01 45117
2010-05-01 45778
2010-06-01 43585
2010-07-01 44260
2010-08-01 44708
2010-09-01 45494
2010-10-01 45306
2010-11-01 46913
2010-12-01 42180
2011-01-01 45460
2011-02-01 45178
2011-03-01 43573
2011-04-01 43989
2011-05-01 42274
2011-06-01 45332
2011-07-01 44020
2011-08-01 43333
2011-09-01 43501
2011-10-01 42921
2011-11-01 45098
2011-12-01 45454
2012-01-01 37753
2012-02-01 43247
2012-03-01 43036
2012-04-01 42996
2012-05-01 44681
2012-06-01 40750
2012-07-01 41540
2012-08-01 41111
2012-09-01 40483
2012-10-01 41535
2012-11-01 39776
2012-12-01 53035
2013-01-01 40846
2013-02-01 40002
2013-03-01 41842
2013-04-01 40981
2013-05-01 40600
2013-06-01 42536
2013-07-01 41357
2013-08-01 41421
2013-09-01 39409
2013-10-01 40637
2013-11-01 40000
2013-12-01 42453
2014-01-01 37619
2014-02-01 38841
2014-03-01 39764
2014-04-01 39545
2014-05-01 38994
2014-06-01 39738
2014-07-01 39271
2014-08-01 40445
2014-09-01 40294
2014-10-01 40146
2014-11-01 39129
2014-12-01 37221
2015-01-01 44530
2015-02-01 39729
2015-03-01 39637
2015-04-01 40238
2015-05-01 38557
2015-06-01 39776
2015-07-01 40287
2015-08-01 39662
2015-09-01 40185
2015-10-01 41140
2015-11-01 40105
2015-12-01 38188
2016-01-01 43534
2016-02-01 40398
2016-03-01 39470
2016-04-01 40194
2016-05-01 41539
2016-06-01 35238
2016-07-01 42753
2016-08-01 39970
2016-09-01 40863
2016-10-01 39443
2016-11-01 40250
2016-12-01 41601
2017-01-01 41316
2017-02-01 40880
2017-03-01 40944
2017-04-01 39929
2017-05-01 39683
2017-06-01 40718
2017-07-01 40181
2017-08-01 40673
2017-09-01 38987
2017-10-01 40294
2017-11-01 41946
2017-12-01 40062
2018-01-01 44104
2018-02-01 42063
2018-03-01 42482
2018-04-01 41125
2018-05-01 42405
2018-06-01 42798
2018-07-01 40901
2018-08-01 41798
2018-09-01 42034
2018-10-01 41826
2018-11-01 40902
2018-12-01 42577
2019-01-01 38512
2019-02-01 41154
2019-03-01 40900
2019-04-01 41505
2019-05-01 40418
2019-06-01 40580
2019-07-01 39027
2019-08-01 40261
2019-09-01 39649
2019-10-01 38430
2019-11-01 38338
2019-12-01 40156
2020-01-01 36760
2020-02-01 39432
2020-03-01 33945
2020-04-01 28339
2020-05-01 35410
2020-06-01 44261
2020-07-01 62348
2020-08-01 55912
2020-09-01 50763
2020-10-01 48890
2020-11-01 48044
2020-12-01 41028
2021-01-01 59216
2021-02-01 52363
2021-03-01 54220
2021-04-01 56207
2021-05-01 57574
2021-06-01 53295
2021-07-01 53015
2021-08-01 51079
2021-09-01 51078
2021-10-01 50793
2021-11-01 51531
2021-12-01 49289
2022-01-01 50097
2022-02-01 48601
2022-03-01 47454
2022-04-01 47106
2022-05-01 49217
2022-06-01 46995
2022-07-01 48781
2022-08-01 47962
2022-09-01 48850
2022-10-01 50171
2022-11-01 48568
2022-12-01 47727
2023-01-01 47577
2023-02-01 49570
2023-03-01 52761
2023-04-01 49940
2023-05-01 47005
2023-06-01 49058
2023-07-01 48120
2023-08-01 50086
2023-09-01 62690
2023-10-01 59836
2023-11-01 52858
2023-12-01 49010
2024-01-01 47503
2024-02-01 45952
2024-03-01 45988
2024-04-01 44966
2024-05-01 46510
2024-06-01 45881
2024-07-01 44808
2024-08-01 46183
2024-09-01 45895
2024-10-01 44439
2024-11-01 45373
2024-12-01 48204
2025-01-01 40982
2025-02-01 44613
2025-03-01 44333
2025-04-01 44284
2025-05-01 43468
2025-06-01 42820
2025-07-01 43479
2025-08-01 39804
2025-09-01 37073
2025-10-01 36810
2025-11-01 38257
2025-12-01 36691
2026-01-01 39077
2026-02-01 38068
2026-03-01 36513
2026-04-01 35688
2026-05-01 35599

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