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Business applications in New Jersey

Business applications in New Jersey was 15,873 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 20.7% from August 2025. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count15,873
Change on August 2025+20.7%
Rank8th of 51US states ranked
Series high16,055July 2020
Series low5,687July 2004

Business applications in New Jersey, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

5,0007,50010K12.5K15K17.5K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 5,687 count2004-08: 7,038 count2004-09: 6,857 count2004-10: 6,730 count2004-11: 7,801 count2004-12: 6,676 count2005-01: 6,930 count2005-02: 7,072 count2005-03: 6,972 count2005-04: 7,043 count2005-05: 7,427 count2005-06: 7,348 count2005-07: 7,427 count2005-08: 6,791 count2005-09: 6,806 count2005-10: 7,979 count2005-11: 7,786 count2005-12: 8,059 count2006-01: 7,586 count2006-02: 7,874 count2006-03: 7,569 count2006-04: 7,500 count2006-05: 7,401 count2006-06: 7,323 count2006-07: 6,987 count2006-08: 7,476 count2006-09: 7,305 count2006-10: 7,289 count2006-11: 7,212 count2006-12: 8,707 count2007-01: 7,562 count2007-02: 7,670 count2007-03: 7,728 count2007-04: 7,532 count2007-05: 7,651 count2007-06: 7,697 count2007-07: 7,858 count2007-08: 7,738 count2007-09: 7,777 count2007-10: 8,006 count2007-11: 7,486 count2007-12: 8,311 count2008-01: 7,345 count2008-02: 7,403 count2008-03: 7,595 count2008-04: 7,732 count2008-05: 7,387 count2008-06: 7,109 count2008-07: 7,572 count2008-08: 7,973 count2008-09: 7,399 count2008-10: 7,082 count2008-11: 7,065 count2008-12: 6,370 count2009-01: 7,063 count2009-02: 6,610 count2009-03: 6,834 count2009-04: 6,840 count2009-05: 6,969 count2009-06: 6,992 count2009-07: 7,200 count2009-08: 6,911 count2009-09: 7,114 count2009-10: 6,962 count2009-11: 7,320 count2009-12: 7,179 count2010-01: 7,236 count2010-02: 7,105 count2010-03: 6,895 count2010-04: 7,242 count2010-05: 7,404 count2010-06: 7,116 count2010-07: 7,070 count2010-08: 7,120 count2010-09: 7,477 count2010-10: 7,430 count2010-11: 7,734 count2010-12: 7,278 count2011-01: 7,655 count2011-02: 7,824 count2011-03: 7,777 count2011-04: 7,650 count2011-05: 6,647 count2011-06: 7,625 count2011-07: 7,863 count2011-08: 7,392 count2011-09: 7,082 count2011-10: 7,231 count2011-11: 7,351 count2011-12: 8,084 count2012-01: 7,124 count2012-02: 7,723 count2012-03: 7,595 count2012-04: 7,587 count2012-05: 7,574 count2012-06: 7,180 count2012-07: 7,145 count2012-08: 7,318 count2012-09: 7,040 count2012-10: 7,117 count2012-11: 5,995 count2012-12: 10,113 count2013-01: 8,230 count2013-02: 7,871 count2013-03: 7,733 count2013-04: 7,337 count2013-05: 7,152 count2013-06: 7,755 count2013-07: 7,585 count2013-08: 7,672 count2013-09: 7,340 count2013-10: 7,763 count2013-11: 7,512 count2013-12: 7,560 count2014-01: 7,029 count2014-02: 7,295 count2014-03: 7,855 count2014-04: 7,438 count2014-05: 7,476 count2014-06: 7,284 count2014-07: 7,524 count2014-08: 7,449 count2014-09: 7,706 count2014-10: 7,605 count2014-11: 7,489 count2014-12: 6,622 count2015-01: 8,257 count2015-02: 7,530 count2015-03: 7,454 count2015-04: 7,691 count2015-05: 7,380 count2015-06: 7,740 count2015-07: 7,834 count2015-08: 7,848 count2015-09: 8,143 count2015-10: 7,917 count2015-11: 7,995 count2015-12: 7,304 count2016-01: 8,286 count2016-02: 7,950 count2016-03: 7,739 count2016-04: 7,969 count2016-05: 8,172 count2016-06: 6,805 count2016-07: 8,557 count2016-08: 7,934 count2016-09: 8,000 count2016-10: 7,930 count2016-11: 8,214 count2016-12: 8,268 count2017-01: 8,392 count2017-02: 8,425 count2017-03: 8,396 count2017-04: 8,308 count2017-05: 8,467 count2017-06: 8,594 count2017-07: 8,654 count2017-08: 8,571 count2017-09: 8,517 count2017-10: 8,656 count2017-11: 8,774 count2017-12: 8,203 count2018-01: 9,141 count2018-02: 8,939 count2018-03: 8,959 count2018-04: 8,959 count2018-05: 9,195 count2018-06: 9,340 count2018-07: 9,217 count2018-08: 9,290 count2018-09: 9,386 count2018-10: 9,225 count2018-11: 8,891 count2018-12: 9,356 count2019-01: 8,446 count2019-02: 9,617 count2019-03: 9,690 count2019-04: 9,489 count2019-05: 9,277 count2019-06: 9,729 count2019-07: 9,157 count2019-08: 9,382 count2019-09: 9,440 count2019-10: 9,526 count2019-11: 9,524 count2019-12: 9,616 count2020-01: 9,040 count2020-02: 9,713 count2020-03: 7,866 count2020-04: 6,370 count2020-05: 8,992 count2020-06: 11,917 count2020-07: 16,055 count2020-08: 14,923 count2020-09: 13,619 count2020-10: 12,636 count2020-11: 12,629 count2020-12: 11,391 count2021-01: 15,488 count2021-02: 12,836 count2021-03: 13,813 count2021-04: 14,135 count2021-05: 14,170 count2021-06: 13,206 count2021-07: 13,292 count2021-08: 12,868 count2021-09: 13,007 count2021-10: 13,599 count2021-11: 13,582 count2021-12: 13,677 count2022-01: 13,659 count2022-02: 13,257 count2022-03: 13,285 count2022-04: 13,245 count2022-05: 12,785 count2022-06: 12,169 count2022-07: 12,625 count2022-08: 12,531 count2022-09: 12,574 count2022-10: 12,700 count2022-11: 12,629 count2022-12: 12,891 count2023-01: 12,907 count2023-02: 13,251 count2023-03: 13,185 count2023-04: 12,496 count2023-05: 13,373 count2023-06: 13,949 count2023-07: 13,661 count2023-08: 14,072 count2023-09: 14,163 count2023-10: 13,926 count2023-11: 12,833 count2023-12: 12,742 count2024-01: 12,939 count2024-02: 12,886 count2024-03: 12,838 count2024-04: 12,299 count2024-05: 12,514 count2024-06: 12,811 count2024-07: 12,834 count2024-08: 12,860 count2024-09: 12,603 count2024-10: 12,558 count2024-11: 12,925 count2024-12: 13,551 count2025-01: 11,480 count2025-02: 12,786 count2025-03: 13,120 count2025-04: 13,092 count2025-05: 13,068 count2025-06: 14,023 count2025-07: 13,316 count2025-08: 13,153 count2025-09: 13,589 count2025-10: 13,544 count2025-11: 14,243 count2025-12: 14,300 count2026-01: 14,941 count2026-02: 13,901 count2026-03: 14,367 count2026-04: 15,224 count2026-05: 15,547 count2026-06: 15,388 count2026-07: 15,850 count2026-08: 15,873 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0815,873
2026-0715,850
2026-0615,388
2026-0515,547
2026-0415,224
2026-0314,367
2026-0213,901
2026-0114,941
2025-1214,300
2025-1114,243
2025-1013,544
2025-0913,589
2025-0813,153
2025-0713,316
2025-0614,023
2025-0513,068
2025-0413,092
2025-0313,120
2025-0212,786
2025-0111,480
2024-1213,551
2024-1112,925
2024-1012,558
2024-0912,603
2024-0812,860
2024-0712,834
2024-0612,811
2024-0512,514
2024-0412,299
2024-0312,838
2024-0212,886
2024-0112,939
2023-1212,742
2023-1112,833
2023-1013,926
2023-0914,163
2023-0814,072
2023-0713,661
2023-0613,949
2023-0513,373
2023-0412,496
2023-0313,185
2023-0213,251
2023-0112,907
2022-1212,891
2022-1112,629
2022-1012,700
2022-0912,574
2022-0812,531
2022-0712,625
2022-0612,169
2022-0512,785
2022-0413,245
2022-0313,285
2022-0213,257
2022-0113,659
2021-1213,677
2021-1113,582
2021-1013,599
2021-0913,007
2021-0812,868
2021-0713,292
2021-0613,206
2021-0514,170
2021-0414,135
2021-0313,813
2021-0212,836
2021-0115,488
2020-1211,391
2020-1112,629
2020-1012,636
2020-0913,619
2020-0814,923
2020-0716,055
2020-0611,917
2020-058,992
2020-046,370
2020-037,866
2020-029,713
2020-019,040
2019-129,616
2019-119,524
2019-109,526
2019-099,440
2019-089,382
2019-079,157
2019-069,729
2019-059,277
2019-049,489
2019-039,690
2019-029,617
2019-018,446
2018-129,356
2018-118,891
2018-109,225
2018-099,386
2018-089,290
2018-079,217
2018-069,340
2018-059,195
2018-048,959
2018-038,959
2018-028,939
2018-019,141
2017-128,203
2017-118,774
2017-108,656
2017-098,517
2017-088,571
2017-078,654
2017-068,594
2017-058,467
2017-048,308
2017-038,396
2017-028,425
2017-018,392
2016-128,268
2016-118,214
2016-107,930
2016-098,000
2016-087,934
2016-078,557
2016-066,805
2016-058,172
2016-047,969
2016-037,739
2016-027,950
2016-018,286
2015-127,304
2015-117,995
2015-107,917
2015-098,143
2015-087,848
2015-077,834
2015-067,740
2015-057,380
2015-047,691
2015-037,454
2015-027,530
2015-018,257
2014-126,622
2014-117,489
2014-107,605
2014-097,706
2014-087,449
2014-077,524
2014-067,284
2014-057,476
2014-047,438
2014-037,855
2014-027,295
2014-017,029
2013-127,560
2013-117,512
2013-107,763
2013-097,340
2013-087,672
2013-077,585
2013-067,755
2013-057,152
2013-047,337
2013-037,733
2013-027,871
2013-018,230
2012-1210,113
2012-115,995
2012-107,117
2012-097,040
2012-087,318
2012-077,145
2012-067,180
2012-057,574
2012-047,587
2012-037,595
2012-027,723
2012-017,124
2011-128,084
2011-117,351
2011-107,231
2011-097,082
2011-087,392
2011-077,863
2011-067,625
2011-056,647
2011-047,650
2011-037,777
2011-027,824
2011-017,655
2010-127,278
2010-117,734
2010-107,430
2010-097,477
2010-087,120
2010-077,070
2010-067,116
2010-057,404
2010-047,242
2010-036,895
2010-027,105
2010-017,236
2009-127,179
2009-117,320
2009-106,962
2009-097,114
2009-086,911
2009-077,200
2009-066,992
2009-056,969
2009-046,840
2009-036,834
2009-026,610
2009-017,063
2008-126,370
2008-117,065
2008-107,082
2008-097,399
2008-087,973
2008-077,572
2008-067,109
2008-057,387
2008-047,732
2008-037,595
2008-027,403
2008-017,345
2007-128,311
2007-117,486
2007-108,006
2007-097,777
2007-087,738
2007-077,858
2007-067,697
2007-057,651
2007-047,532
2007-037,728
2007-027,670
2007-017,562
2006-128,707
2006-117,212
2006-107,289
2006-097,305
2006-087,476
2006-076,987
2006-067,323
2006-057,401
2006-047,500
2006-037,569
2006-027,874
2006-017,586
2005-128,059
2005-117,786
2005-107,979
2005-096,806
2005-086,791
2005-077,427
2005-067,348
2005-057,427
2005-047,043
2005-036,972
2005-027,072
2005-016,930
2004-126,676
2004-117,801
2004-106,730
2004-096,857
2004-087,038
2004-075,687

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
New Jersey15,873
United States531,728

Rankings

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.

Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.

How to cite

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.

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What is the business applications in New Jersey?

Business applications in New Jersey was 15,873 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 20.7% from August 2025. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest business applications in New Jersey?

16,055 in July 2020, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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