# Business applications in Massachusetts

Business applications in Massachusetts was 7,596 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-25`
- 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/massachusetts
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/massachusetts.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-25

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 7,596 |
| 2026-07 | 7,506 |
| 2026-06 | 7,578 |
| 2026-05 | 7,382 |
| 2026-04 | 7,328 |
| 2026-03 | 7,032 |
| 2026-02 | 7,011 |
| 2026-01 | 7,219 |
| 2025-12 | 7,079 |
| 2025-11 | 6,906 |
| 2025-10 | 6,642 |
| 2025-09 | 6,644 |
| 2025-08 | 7,124 |
| 2025-07 | 6,583 |
| 2025-06 | 6,538 |
| 2025-05 | 6,311 |
| 2025-04 | 6,244 |
| 2025-03 | 6,488 |
| 2025-02 | 6,212 |
| 2025-01 | 5,724 |
| 2024-12 | 6,733 |
| 2024-11 | 6,341 |
| 2024-10 | 6,398 |
| 2024-09 | 6,304 |
| 2024-08 | 6,200 |
| 2024-07 | 6,085 |
| 2024-06 | 6,261 |
| 2024-05 | 6,167 |
| 2024-04 | 6,209 |
| 2024-03 | 6,259 |
| 2024-02 | 6,454 |
| 2024-01 | 6,299 |
| 2023-12 | 6,160 |
| 2023-11 | 6,338 |
| 2023-10 | 6,480 |
| 2023-09 | 6,567 |
| 2023-08 | 6,951 |
| 2023-07 | 6,612 |
| 2023-06 | 6,363 |
| 2023-05 | 6,340 |
| 2023-04 | 6,111 |
| 2023-03 | 6,297 |
| 2023-02 | 6,184 |
| 2023-01 | 5,877 |
| 2022-12 | 5,775 |
| 2022-11 | 6,000 |
| 2022-10 | 6,006 |
| 2022-09 | 6,008 |
| 2022-08 | 5,822 |
| 2022-07 | 5,999 |
| 2022-06 | 5,614 |
| 2022-05 | 6,125 |
| 2022-04 | 6,104 |
| 2022-03 | 5,936 |
| 2022-02 | 5,885 |
| 2022-01 | 6,153 |
| 2021-12 | 6,137 |
| 2021-11 | 6,356 |
| 2021-10 | 6,271 |
| 2021-09 | 6,146 |
| 2021-08 | 6,030 |
| 2021-07 | 6,217 |
| 2021-06 | 6,279 |
| 2021-05 | 6,642 |
| 2021-04 | 6,589 |
| 2021-03 | 6,285 |
| 2021-02 | 6,291 |
| 2021-01 | 6,744 |
| 2020-12 | 5,248 |
| 2020-11 | 6,010 |
| 2020-10 | 6,085 |
| 2020-09 | 6,090 |
| 2020-08 | 6,549 |
| 2020-07 | 6,446 |
| 2020-06 | 4,980 |
| 2020-05 | 4,056 |
| 2020-04 | 3,299 |
| 2020-03 | 4,043 |
| 2020-02 | 4,889 |
| 2020-01 | 4,465 |
| 2019-12 | 4,831 |
| 2019-11 | 4,654 |
| 2019-10 | 4,865 |
| 2019-09 | 4,851 |
| 2019-08 | 4,757 |
| 2019-07 | 4,364 |
| 2019-06 | 4,912 |
| 2019-05 | 4,809 |
| 2019-04 | 4,818 |
| 2019-03 | 5,066 |
| 2019-02 | 4,987 |
| 2019-01 | 4,469 |
| 2018-12 | 5,105 |
| 2018-11 | 4,980 |
| 2018-10 | 4,781 |
| 2018-09 | 4,930 |
| 2018-08 | 5,060 |
| 2018-07 | 4,861 |
| 2018-06 | 5,148 |
| 2018-05 | 4,934 |
| 2018-04 | 4,876 |
| 2018-03 | 4,897 |
| 2018-02 | 4,943 |
| 2018-01 | 4,919 |
| 2017-12 | 4,549 |
| 2017-11 | 4,829 |
| 2017-10 | 4,800 |
| 2017-09 | 4,801 |
| 2017-08 | 4,707 |
| 2017-07 | 4,510 |
| 2017-06 | 4,629 |
| 2017-05 | 4,497 |
| 2017-04 | 4,396 |
| 2017-03 | 4,451 |
| 2017-02 | 4,368 |
| 2017-01 | 4,696 |
| 2016-12 | 4,482 |
| 2016-11 | 4,400 |
| 2016-10 | 4,257 |
| 2016-09 | 4,329 |
| 2016-08 | 4,286 |
| 2016-07 | 4,578 |
| 2016-06 | 3,727 |
| 2016-05 | 4,508 |
| 2016-04 | 4,064 |
| 2016-03 | 4,367 |
| 2016-02 | 4,317 |
| 2016-01 | 4,477 |
| 2015-12 | 4,037 |
| 2015-11 | 4,345 |
| 2015-10 | 4,355 |
| 2015-09 | 4,366 |
| 2015-08 | 4,235 |
| 2015-07 | 4,507 |
| 2015-06 | 4,324 |
| 2015-05 | 4,063 |
| 2015-04 | 4,286 |
| 2015-03 | 4,100 |
| 2015-02 | 3,546 |
| 2015-01 | 4,154 |
| 2014-12 | 3,769 |
| 2014-11 | 4,144 |
| 2014-10 | 4,260 |
| 2014-09 | 4,118 |
| 2014-08 | 4,168 |
| 2014-07 | 4,075 |
| 2014-06 | 4,107 |
| 2014-05 | 4,017 |
| 2014-04 | 4,210 |
| 2014-03 | 4,147 |
| 2014-02 | 4,139 |
| 2014-01 | 3,744 |
| 2013-12 | 4,262 |
| 2013-11 | 4,162 |
| 2013-10 | 4,110 |
| 2013-09 | 4,081 |
| 2013-08 | 4,147 |
| 2013-07 | 3,954 |
| 2013-06 | 3,966 |
| 2013-05 | 3,815 |
| 2013-04 | 3,863 |
| 2013-03 | 3,922 |
| 2013-02 | 3,694 |
| 2013-01 | 4,064 |
| 2012-12 | 5,094 |
| 2012-11 | 3,665 |
| 2012-10 | 3,908 |
| 2012-09 | 3,837 |
| 2012-08 | 3,827 |
| 2012-07 | 3,833 |
| 2012-06 | 3,667 |
| 2012-05 | 4,131 |
| 2012-04 | 3,866 |
| 2012-03 | 3,960 |
| 2012-02 | 4,064 |
| 2012-01 | 3,414 |
| 2011-12 | 4,049 |
| 2011-11 | 3,953 |
| 2011-10 | 3,803 |
| 2011-09 | 3,781 |
| 2011-08 | 3,781 |
| 2011-07 | 4,271 |
| 2011-06 | 4,018 |
| 2011-05 | 3,601 |
| 2011-04 | 4,050 |
| 2011-03 | 3,937 |
| 2011-02 | 3,899 |
| 2011-01 | 3,843 |
| 2010-12 | 3,892 |
| 2010-11 | 4,038 |
| 2010-10 | 3,939 |
| 2010-09 | 4,060 |
| 2010-08 | 3,933 |
| 2010-07 | 3,909 |
| 2010-06 | 3,841 |
| 2010-05 | 4,014 |
| 2010-04 | 3,974 |
| 2010-03 | 3,993 |
| 2010-02 | 3,842 |
| 2010-01 | 3,908 |
| 2009-12 | 3,850 |
| 2009-11 | 3,952 |
| 2009-10 | 3,794 |
| 2009-09 | 3,769 |
| 2009-08 | 3,591 |
| 2009-07 | 3,810 |
| 2009-06 | 3,699 |
| 2009-05 | 3,450 |
| 2009-04 | 3,367 |
| 2009-03 | 3,325 |
| 2009-02 | 3,460 |
| 2009-01 | 3,571 |
| 2008-12 | 3,071 |
| 2008-11 | 3,535 |
| 2008-10 | 3,556 |
| 2008-09 | 3,661 |
| 2008-08 | 3,873 |
| 2008-07 | 3,543 |
| 2008-06 | 3,671 |
| 2008-05 | 3,639 |
| 2008-04 | 3,718 |
| 2008-03 | 3,719 |
| 2008-02 | 3,572 |
| 2008-01 | 3,656 |
| 2007-12 | 4,135 |
| 2007-11 | 3,748 |
| 2007-10 | 4,162 |
| 2007-09 | 3,860 |
| 2007-08 | 4,038 |
| 2007-07 | 3,806 |
| 2007-06 | 3,846 |
| 2007-05 | 3,967 |
| 2007-04 | 3,762 |
| 2007-03 | 3,792 |
| 2007-02 | 3,886 |
| 2007-01 | 3,759 |
| 2006-12 | 4,221 |
| 2006-11 | 3,800 |
| 2006-10 | 3,683 |
| 2006-09 | 3,746 |
| 2006-08 | 3,990 |
| 2006-07 | 3,826 |
| 2006-06 | 3,778 |
| 2006-05 | 3,969 |
| 2006-04 | 4,065 |
| 2006-03 | 4,040 |
| 2006-02 | 4,154 |
| 2006-01 | 3,975 |
| 2005-12 | 4,178 |
| 2005-11 | 3,918 |
| 2005-10 | 4,397 |
| 2005-09 | 3,824 |
| 2005-08 | 3,755 |
| 2005-07 | 3,947 |
| 2005-06 | 3,874 |
| 2005-05 | 3,896 |
| 2005-04 | 3,835 |
| 2005-03 | 3,767 |
| 2005-02 | 3,657 |
| 2005-01 | 3,910 |
| 2004-12 | 3,584 |
| 2004-11 | 3,802 |
| 2004-10 | 3,687 |
| 2004-09 | 3,790 |
| 2004-08 | 3,630 |
| 2004-07 | 3,020 |