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Ohioans filed 15,952 applications to start a business in December 2025

Ohioans filed 15,952 applications to start a business in December 2025, seasonally adjusted, according to the Census Bureau's Business Formation Statistics. That is down from 17,938 the month before. A year earlier the figure was 13,442. Of the applications, 3,567 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

MonthDecember 2025
Business applications (seasonally adjusted)15,952
Likely employers (seasonally adjusted)3,567
Previous month17,938
Same month a year earlier13,442
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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Ohioans filed 15,952 applications to start a business in December 2025 — The Lantern · New Carlisle