U.S. FORMATION DATA & GUIDES
RELEASED JUL 10 2026
MONTHLY RELEASE · NO. 1

The Business Formation Index: June 2026

National business applications for June 2026, from the Census Bureau's Business Formation Statistics, with sector breakdowns and the month's biggest movers.

RETRIEVED JUL 27 2026
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU · BFS
US
NATIONAL · ALL STATES
JUNE 2026
APPLICATIONS · JUN 2026
531,423
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
MOM CHANGE
▲ 1.1%
VS MAY 2026
YOY CHANGE
▲ 15.6%
VS JUN 2025
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, BFS — RELEASE OF JUL 10 2026 CENSUS.GOV/BFS /METHODOLOGY/
NATIONAL TREND · 24 MO

531,423 applications in June 2026 (seasonally adjusted)  ▲ 16% YoY

400K500K2024-07: 424,9272024-08: 436,2672024-09: 427,2212024-10: 426,8752024-11: 446,1462024-12: 464,4502025-01: 385,6182025-02: 432,8202025-03: 461,0562025-04: 456,0242025-05: 448,8152025-06: 459,6132025-07: 474,8332025-08: 478,0742025-09: 510,7942025-10: 498,4162025-11: 537,2662025-12: 496,1392026-01: 526,1152026-02: 496,1212026-03: 493,7922026-04: 506,8072026-05: 525,4622026-06: 531,423JUL ’24 — JUN ’25 (PRIOR)JUL ’25 — JUN ’26 (LAST 12 MO)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, BFS — retrieved Jul 2026 Embed this chart
BIGGEST MOVERS · U.S. SECTORS · YOY
RANK
SECTOR
YOY
1
Retail trade NAICSRET
▲ 26%
2
Professional services NAICS54
▲ 25%
3
Information NAICS51
▲ 25%
U.S. SECTOR SERIES · JUL ’25 – JUN ’26, NSA
Source: The Business Formation Index, BusinessFormation.us —
June 2026 release. businessformation.us/index/
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