Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Retail Trade in the United States

This series provides the number of employer businesses that originate from Business Applications (BA) within eight quarters from the quarter of application. By definition, the end-point of this series is determined by the most recent quarter for which the administrative data on payroll is available. See the U.S. Census's FAQs (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/faqs.html) for more details.