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Ohioans filed 13,657 applications to start a business in March 2026

Ohioans filed 13,657 applications to start a business in March 2026, seasonally adjusted, according to the Census Bureau's Business Formation Statistics. That is down from 14,058 the month before. A year earlier the figure was 12,422. Of the applications, 3,553 came from businesses the Census Bureau judges likely to hire employees. The figures are statewide; the Census Bureau does not publish them for New Carlisle.

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The source filing

MonthMarch 2026
Business applications (seasonally adjusted)13,657
Likely employers (seasonally adjusted)3,553
Previous month14,058
Same month a year earlier12,422
AreaOhio, statewide
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Published by U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics. This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.

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