# Business applications in Alabama

Business applications in Alabama was 6,206 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-01`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Applications for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) that indicate a new business, per month, seasonally adjusted. United States: Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics, from July 2004.
- Note: Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_monthly.csv)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_monthly.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/business-applications/alabama
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/alabama.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-01

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 6,206 |
| 2026-07 | 7,694 |
| 2026-06 | 6,656 |
| 2026-05 | 6,139 |
| 2026-04 | 5,740 |
| 2026-03 | 5,498 |
| 2026-02 | 5,555 |
| 2026-01 | 6,827 |
| 2025-12 | 7,282 |
| 2025-11 | 9,126 |
| 2025-10 | 6,810 |
| 2025-09 | 7,021 |
| 2025-08 | 5,514 |
| 2025-07 | 6,042 |
| 2025-06 | 5,738 |
| 2025-05 | 5,614 |
| 2025-04 | 5,255 |
| 2025-03 | 5,228 |
| 2025-02 | 4,623 |
| 2025-01 | 4,040 |
| 2024-12 | 5,269 |
| 2024-11 | 5,326 |
| 2024-10 | 5,321 |
| 2024-09 | 5,142 |
| 2024-08 | 5,396 |
| 2024-07 | 4,929 |
| 2024-06 | 5,066 |
| 2024-05 | 4,994 |
| 2024-04 | 5,292 |
| 2024-03 | 5,259 |
| 2024-02 | 6,414 |
| 2024-01 | 6,459 |
| 2023-12 | 5,687 |
| 2023-11 | 6,132 |
| 2023-10 | 5,959 |
| 2023-09 | 6,139 |
| 2023-08 | 6,167 |
| 2023-07 | 6,263 |
| 2023-06 | 6,362 |
| 2023-05 | 6,023 |
| 2023-04 | 5,715 |
| 2023-03 | 5,622 |
| 2023-02 | 6,001 |
| 2023-01 | 5,927 |
| 2022-12 | 5,660 |
| 2022-11 | 5,865 |
| 2022-10 | 5,986 |
| 2022-09 | 5,982 |
| 2022-08 | 6,026 |
| 2022-07 | 6,006 |
| 2022-06 | 5,419 |
| 2022-05 | 6,114 |
| 2022-04 | 7,160 |
| 2022-03 | 5,771 |
| 2022-02 | 5,594 |
| 2022-01 | 5,828 |
| 2021-12 | 5,795 |
| 2021-11 | 5,794 |
| 2021-10 | 5,855 |
| 2021-09 | 5,845 |
| 2021-08 | 5,778 |
| 2021-07 | 6,233 |
| 2021-06 | 6,333 |
| 2021-05 | 7,385 |
| 2021-04 | 7,918 |
| 2021-03 | 6,214 |
| 2021-02 | 5,840 |
| 2021-01 | 6,834 |
| 2020-12 | 6,295 |
| 2020-11 | 5,668 |
| 2020-10 | 5,619 |
| 2020-09 | 5,588 |
| 2020-08 | 6,759 |
| 2020-07 | 8,382 |
| 2020-06 | 5,294 |
| 2020-05 | 4,232 |
| 2020-04 | 2,846 |
| 2020-03 | 2,734 |
| 2020-02 | 3,395 |
| 2020-01 | 3,248 |
| 2019-12 | 3,442 |
| 2019-11 | 3,480 |
| 2019-10 | 3,613 |
| 2019-09 | 3,524 |
| 2019-08 | 3,236 |
| 2019-07 | 3,364 |
| 2019-06 | 3,238 |
| 2019-05 | 3,201 |
| 2019-04 | 3,440 |
| 2019-03 | 3,622 |
| 2019-02 | 3,811 |
| 2019-01 | 3,638 |
| 2018-12 | 3,588 |
| 2018-11 | 3,660 |
| 2018-10 | 3,424 |
| 2018-09 | 3,384 |
| 2018-08 | 3,730 |
| 2018-07 | 3,560 |
| 2018-06 | 3,665 |
| 2018-05 | 3,623 |
| 2018-04 | 3,483 |
| 2018-03 | 3,448 |
| 2018-02 | 3,315 |
| 2018-01 | 3,353 |
| 2017-12 | 3,139 |
| 2017-11 | 3,322 |
| 2017-10 | 3,201 |
| 2017-09 | 3,136 |
| 2017-08 | 3,087 |
| 2017-07 | 3,000 |
| 2017-06 | 3,117 |
| 2017-05 | 3,007 |
| 2017-04 | 2,971 |
| 2017-03 | 2,994 |
| 2017-02 | 3,072 |
| 2017-01 | 3,048 |
| 2016-12 | 3,178 |
| 2016-11 | 3,020 |
| 2016-10 | 2,854 |
| 2016-09 | 2,963 |
| 2016-08 | 2,887 |
| 2016-07 | 3,129 |
| 2016-06 | 2,553 |
| 2016-05 | 2,939 |
| 2016-04 | 2,794 |
| 2016-03 | 2,650 |
| 2016-02 | 2,688 |
| 2016-01 | 3,074 |
| 2015-12 | 2,616 |
| 2015-11 | 2,632 |
| 2015-10 | 2,719 |
| 2015-09 | 2,797 |
| 2015-08 | 2,730 |
| 2015-07 | 2,675 |
| 2015-06 | 2,546 |
| 2015-05 | 2,432 |
| 2015-04 | 2,541 |
| 2015-03 | 2,516 |
| 2015-02 | 2,515 |
| 2015-01 | 3,137 |
| 2014-12 | 2,126 |
| 2014-11 | 2,429 |
| 2014-10 | 2,541 |
| 2014-09 | 2,448 |
| 2014-08 | 2,453 |
| 2014-07 | 2,462 |
| 2014-06 | 2,453 |
| 2014-05 | 2,398 |
| 2014-04 | 2,500 |
| 2014-03 | 2,538 |
| 2014-02 | 2,528 |
| 2014-01 | 2,379 |
| 2013-12 | 2,593 |
| 2013-11 | 2,530 |
| 2013-10 | 2,540 |
| 2013-09 | 2,535 |
| 2013-08 | 2,446 |
| 2013-07 | 2,329 |
| 2013-06 | 2,477 |
| 2013-05 | 2,149 |
| 2013-04 | 2,389 |
| 2013-03 | 2,412 |
| 2013-02 | 2,440 |
| 2013-01 | 2,687 |
| 2012-12 | 3,149 |
| 2012-11 | 2,240 |
| 2012-10 | 2,304 |
| 2012-09 | 2,223 |
| 2012-08 | 2,458 |
| 2012-07 | 2,485 |
| 2012-06 | 2,379 |
| 2012-05 | 2,633 |
| 2012-04 | 2,505 |
| 2012-03 | 2,550 |
| 2012-02 | 2,506 |
| 2012-01 | 2,535 |
| 2011-12 | 2,714 |
| 2011-11 | 2,513 |
| 2011-10 | 2,286 |
| 2011-09 | 2,525 |
| 2011-08 | 2,468 |
| 2011-07 | 2,530 |
| 2011-06 | 2,525 |
| 2011-05 | 1,890 |
| 2011-04 | 2,383 |
| 2011-03 | 2,333 |
| 2011-02 | 2,577 |
| 2011-01 | 2,541 |
| 2010-12 | 2,571 |
| 2010-11 | 2,698 |
| 2010-10 | 2,619 |
| 2010-09 | 2,514 |
| 2010-08 | 2,361 |
| 2010-07 | 2,484 |
| 2010-06 | 2,478 |
| 2010-05 | 2,467 |
| 2010-04 | 2,499 |
| 2010-03 | 2,537 |
| 2010-02 | 2,420 |
| 2010-01 | 2,554 |
| 2009-12 | 2,444 |
| 2009-11 | 2,489 |
| 2009-10 | 2,461 |
| 2009-09 | 2,433 |
| 2009-08 | 2,432 |
| 2009-07 | 2,437 |
| 2009-06 | 2,464 |
| 2009-05 | 2,395 |
| 2009-04 | 2,455 |
| 2009-03 | 2,409 |
| 2009-02 | 2,371 |
| 2009-01 | 2,712 |
| 2008-12 | 2,374 |
| 2008-11 | 2,532 |
| 2008-10 | 2,534 |
| 2008-09 | 2,731 |
| 2008-08 | 2,744 |
| 2008-07 | 2,606 |
| 2008-06 | 2,612 |
| 2008-05 | 2,778 |
| 2008-04 | 2,838 |
| 2008-03 | 2,708 |
| 2008-02 | 2,580 |
| 2008-01 | 2,702 |
| 2007-12 | 3,129 |
| 2007-11 | 2,606 |
| 2007-10 | 2,902 |
| 2007-09 | 2,875 |
| 2007-08 | 2,757 |
| 2007-07 | 2,869 |
| 2007-06 | 2,831 |
| 2007-05 | 2,873 |
| 2007-04 | 2,686 |
| 2007-03 | 2,873 |
| 2007-02 | 2,878 |
| 2007-01 | 2,585 |
| 2006-12 | 3,262 |
| 2006-11 | 2,519 |
| 2006-10 | 2,583 |
| 2006-09 | 2,652 |
| 2006-08 | 2,863 |
| 2006-07 | 2,919 |
| 2006-06 | 2,782 |
| 2006-05 | 2,883 |
| 2006-04 | 2,802 |
| 2006-03 | 2,911 |
| 2006-02 | 2,863 |
| 2006-01 | 2,815 |
| 2005-12 | 3,034 |
| 2005-11 | 2,952 |
| 2005-10 | 2,986 |
| 2005-09 | 1,969 |
| 2005-08 | 2,673 |
| 2005-07 | 2,542 |
| 2005-06 | 2,614 |
| 2005-05 | 2,449 |
| 2005-04 | 2,610 |
| 2005-03 | 2,494 |
| 2005-02 | 2,571 |
| 2005-01 | 2,497 |
| 2004-12 | 2,411 |
| 2004-11 | 2,642 |
| 2004-10 | 2,267 |
| 2004-09 | 2,376 |
| 2004-08 | 2,255 |
| 2004-07 | 1,962 |