Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release

On March 11, the U.S. Census Bureau will release new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for February 2026. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States and Puerto Rico. 

On March 12, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. BTOS experimental data products are representative of all employer businesses other than farms in the U.S. economy. The data allow greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely information for key economic measures. Data are released biweekly and are available by sector, state, employment size and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas. New questions on artificial intelligence were added Nov. 17 and will be released in Spring 2026.