Ohioans filed 16,748 applications to start a business in October 2025
Ohioans filed 16,748 applications to start a business in October 2025, seasonally adjusted, according to the Census Bureau's Business Formation Statistics. That is up from 15,295 the month before. A year earlier the figure was 11,949. Of the applications, 3,514 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
| Month | October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Business applications (seasonally adjusted) | 16,748 |
| Likely employers (seasonally adjusted) | 3,514 |
| Previous month | 15,295 |
| Same month a year earlier | 11,949 |
| Area | Ohio, statewide |
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.