JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri business applications in July 2025 totaled 8,277, an increase of 2.1 percent from June.
That was just under the 2.6 percent increase, seasonally adjusted, seen nationwide.
U.S. business formations data indicate that business applications in the nation totaled 470,571 in July 2025.
These statistics give an early look at business formation activity within the U.S. and at a detailed state and regional level.
Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provided by the U.S. Census Bureau measure business initiation activity and the cycle from initiation to realized business formation.
For more information: https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/about_the_data.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery