# Business applications in Maine

Business applications in Maine was 1,538 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-23`
- 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/maine
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/maine.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-23

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 1,538 |
| 2026-07 | 1,453 |
| 2026-06 | 1,334 |
| 2026-05 | 1,299 |
| 2026-04 | 1,282 |
| 2026-03 | 1,262 |
| 2026-02 | 1,303 |
| 2026-01 | 1,276 |
| 2025-12 | 1,158 |
| 2025-11 | 1,248 |
| 2025-10 | 1,154 |
| 2025-09 | 1,170 |
| 2025-08 | 1,102 |
| 2025-07 | 1,089 |
| 2025-06 | 1,118 |
| 2025-05 | 1,163 |
| 2025-04 | 1,191 |
| 2025-03 | 1,236 |
| 2025-02 | 1,107 |
| 2025-01 | 1,160 |
| 2024-12 | 1,258 |
| 2024-11 | 1,276 |
| 2024-10 | 1,212 |
| 2024-09 | 1,209 |
| 2024-08 | 1,212 |
| 2024-07 | 1,120 |
| 2024-06 | 1,188 |
| 2024-05 | 1,135 |
| 2024-04 | 954 |
| 2024-03 | 1,197 |
| 2024-02 | 1,269 |
| 2024-01 | 1,199 |
| 2023-12 | 1,255 |
| 2023-11 | 1,136 |
| 2023-10 | 1,239 |
| 2023-09 | 1,048 |
| 2023-08 | 1,202 |
| 2023-07 | 1,317 |
| 2023-06 | 1,236 |
| 2023-05 | 1,215 |
| 2023-04 | 1,327 |
| 2023-03 | 1,080 |
| 2023-02 | 1,052 |
| 2023-01 | 1,038 |
| 2022-12 | 991 |
| 2022-11 | 1,041 |
| 2022-10 | 1,081 |
| 2022-09 | 1,072 |
| 2022-08 | 1,108 |
| 2022-07 | 1,145 |
| 2022-06 | 963 |
| 2022-05 | 1,050 |
| 2022-04 | 1,131 |
| 2022-03 | 1,103 |
| 2022-02 | 1,166 |
| 2022-01 | 1,165 |
| 2021-12 | 1,113 |
| 2021-11 | 1,138 |
| 2021-10 | 1,205 |
| 2021-09 | 1,146 |
| 2021-08 | 1,134 |
| 2021-07 | 1,050 |
| 2021-06 | 1,093 |
| 2021-05 | 1,130 |
| 2021-04 | 1,115 |
| 2021-03 | 1,151 |
| 2021-02 | 1,051 |
| 2021-01 | 1,247 |
| 2020-12 | 865 |
| 2020-11 | 1,028 |
| 2020-10 | 987 |
| 2020-09 | 1,017 |
| 2020-08 | 1,006 |
| 2020-07 | 1,065 |
| 2020-06 | 903 |
| 2020-05 | 673 |
| 2020-04 | 585 |
| 2020-03 | 758 |
| 2020-02 | 886 |
| 2020-01 | 836 |
| 2019-12 | 962 |
| 2019-11 | 825 |
| 2019-10 | 795 |
| 2019-09 | 778 |
| 2019-08 | 772 |
| 2019-07 | 722 |
| 2019-06 | 776 |
| 2019-05 | 799 |
| 2019-04 | 733 |
| 2019-03 | 949 |
| 2019-02 | 947 |
| 2019-01 | 929 |
| 2018-12 | 1,005 |
| 2018-11 | 882 |
| 2018-10 | 782 |
| 2018-09 | 791 |
| 2018-08 | 972 |
| 2018-07 | 970 |
| 2018-06 | 989 |
| 2018-05 | 929 |
| 2018-04 | 926 |
| 2018-03 | 873 |
| 2018-02 | 914 |
| 2018-01 | 874 |
| 2017-12 | 731 |
| 2017-11 | 736 |
| 2017-10 | 763 |
| 2017-09 | 747 |
| 2017-08 | 782 |
| 2017-07 | 742 |
| 2017-06 | 750 |
| 2017-05 | 725 |
| 2017-04 | 736 |
| 2017-03 | 750 |
| 2017-02 | 668 |
| 2017-01 | 720 |
| 2016-12 | 660 |
| 2016-11 | 686 |
| 2016-10 | 648 |
| 2016-09 | 686 |
| 2016-08 | 659 |
| 2016-07 | 737 |
| 2016-06 | 544 |
| 2016-05 | 692 |
| 2016-04 | 671 |
| 2016-03 | 720 |
| 2016-02 | 664 |
| 2016-01 | 703 |
| 2015-12 | 665 |
| 2015-11 | 612 |
| 2015-10 | 706 |
| 2015-09 | 709 |
| 2015-08 | 677 |
| 2015-07 | 644 |
| 2015-06 | 683 |
| 2015-05 | 585 |
| 2015-04 | 633 |
| 2015-03 | 607 |
| 2015-02 | 634 |
| 2015-01 | 656 |
| 2014-12 | 633 |
| 2014-11 | 608 |
| 2014-10 | 616 |
| 2014-09 | 592 |
| 2014-08 | 592 |
| 2014-07 | 610 |
| 2014-06 | 616 |
| 2014-05 | 632 |
| 2014-04 | 659 |
| 2014-03 | 600 |
| 2014-02 | 644 |
| 2014-01 | 556 |
| 2013-12 | 569 |
| 2013-11 | 624 |
| 2013-10 | 646 |
| 2013-09 | 635 |
| 2013-08 | 622 |
| 2013-07 | 661 |
| 2013-06 | 584 |
| 2013-05 | 540 |
| 2013-04 | 604 |
| 2013-03 | 599 |
| 2013-02 | 600 |
| 2013-01 | 618 |
| 2012-12 | 773 |
| 2012-11 | 605 |
| 2012-10 | 608 |
| 2012-09 | 599 |
| 2012-08 | 609 |
| 2012-07 | 585 |
| 2012-06 | 604 |
| 2012-05 | 629 |
| 2012-04 | 615 |
| 2012-03 | 627 |
| 2012-02 | 630 |
| 2012-01 | 498 |
| 2011-12 | 639 |
| 2011-11 | 621 |
| 2011-10 | 593 |
| 2011-09 | 573 |
| 2011-08 | 622 |
| 2011-07 | 600 |
| 2011-06 | 617 |
| 2011-05 | 597 |
| 2011-04 | 620 |
| 2011-03 | 641 |
| 2011-02 | 646 |
| 2011-01 | 598 |
| 2010-12 | 615 |
| 2010-11 | 663 |
| 2010-10 | 609 |
| 2010-09 | 650 |
| 2010-08 | 617 |
| 2010-07 | 664 |
| 2010-06 | 561 |
| 2010-05 | 658 |
| 2010-04 | 628 |
| 2010-03 | 621 |
| 2010-02 | 605 |
| 2010-01 | 623 |
| 2009-12 | 589 |
| 2009-11 | 564 |
| 2009-10 | 607 |
| 2009-09 | 570 |
| 2009-08 | 557 |
| 2009-07 | 626 |
| 2009-06 | 612 |
| 2009-05 | 565 |
| 2009-04 | 598 |
| 2009-03 | 602 |
| 2009-02 | 566 |
| 2009-01 | 621 |
| 2008-12 | 508 |
| 2008-11 | 659 |
| 2008-10 | 610 |
| 2008-09 | 709 |
| 2008-08 | 669 |
| 2008-07 | 627 |
| 2008-06 | 616 |
| 2008-05 | 648 |
| 2008-04 | 678 |
| 2008-03 | 681 |
| 2008-02 | 663 |
| 2008-01 | 686 |
| 2007-12 | 744 |
| 2007-11 | 656 |
| 2007-10 | 756 |
| 2007-09 | 755 |
| 2007-08 | 755 |
| 2007-07 | 710 |
| 2007-06 | 755 |
| 2007-05 | 720 |
| 2007-04 | 705 |
| 2007-03 | 698 |
| 2007-02 | 777 |
| 2007-01 | 651 |
| 2006-12 | 864 |
| 2006-11 | 724 |
| 2006-10 | 692 |
| 2006-09 | 745 |
| 2006-08 | 768 |
| 2006-07 | 782 |
| 2006-06 | 758 |
| 2006-05 | 760 |
| 2006-04 | 754 |
| 2006-03 | 796 |
| 2006-02 | 768 |
| 2006-01 | 807 |
| 2005-12 | 779 |
| 2005-11 | 762 |
| 2005-10 | 810 |
| 2005-09 | 739 |
| 2005-08 | 716 |
| 2005-07 | 750 |
| 2005-06 | 765 |
| 2005-05 | 817 |
| 2005-04 | 786 |
| 2005-03 | 750 |
| 2005-02 | 785 |
| 2005-01 | 716 |
| 2004-12 | 680 |
| 2004-11 | 819 |
| 2004-10 | 760 |
| 2004-09 | 755 |
| 2004-08 | 843 |
| 2004-07 | 607 |