B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
7.2%
7.2% — general percentage for US business applications change (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
7.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Study Type
Government_data
Geography
US
Trend
Stable
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
1
Citation Chain
90
Independence
100
Methodology
50
Freshness
95
Sources (2)
U.S. Census Bureau
Primary
Tier A
https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/ ↗
Source Article
Business Formation Statistics
Total U.S. Business Applications were 491,941 in March 2026, down 0.9% from February 2026.March 2026: -0.9° % ChangeFebruary 2026 (r): -5.7° % Change
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Census Bureau
https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/
2026-03-13
Original Research
U.S. Census Bureau
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Official government statistics
Study: Government_data
n=17,320,508
Methodology documented
Segmentation
RegionUS
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US business applications change: 7.2% general percentage. Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2026). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-business-applications-change-december-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-business-applications-change-december-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>7.2%</strong> — general percentage for US business applications change<br><small>Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-business-applications-change-december-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Data</a></small></blockquote>
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