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Business formation context

Connects a broad NAICS sector screen to one reviewed Census Business Formation Statistics industry bucket that supplies national application and employer-formation context without becoming competition evidence.

Directed family contractsMeasurement
NAICS sector screen to Census BFS source1 exact contract
Declared edges
17
<0.1% of graph
Profile nodes
18
distinct endpoints
Family contracts
1
endpoint pairings
Source custody
100.0%
17 links
Label variants
1
encoded evidence labels
This edge recordsConnects a broad NAICS sector screen to one reviewed Census Business Formation Statistics industry bucket that supplies national application and employer-formation context without becoming competition evidence.
This edge does not establishA business-formation context link does not turn EIN applications or projected employer formations into operating-business counts, formation rates, concentration, market power, a legal antitrust market, welfare effects, or causal estimates.

Canonical contract

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The type definition is stable across every edge in this dossier.
Semantic category
Measurement
Observed profile membership, indicator coverage, and declared screening context.
Declared layer
Measurement
Markets, participants, industries, places, indicators, and sources
Direction
NAICS sector screen to Census BFS source
Direction describes the encoded record, not economic influence.
Evidence basis
The reviewed sector-to-industry mapping declared by the Business Formation Observatory.
Edge-specific evidence remains visible in the ledger below.

Type composition

Where this semantic contract appears

Family routes, evidence labels, confidence, and custody remain separate dimensions.
Family contracts1

Endpoint structure

  1. Industries to SourcesIndustries to Sources17
Evidence labels1

Published edge wording

  1. Business formation context100.0% of type17
Confidence contract1

Declared confidence labels

  1. Bounded100.0% of type17
100.0%17 of 17 edges carry direct source custody

Endpoint incidence

Profiles carrying this relationship type

Counts describe incident edges only. They do not rank economic importance or influence.

Source custody

Evidence routes attached to this type

Source counts describe direct custody encoded on these edges.

1source routes100.0% edge coverage

  1. 01July 2026 Business Formation Statisticscensus-business-formation-202617 edges

Exact edge register

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Search retains the canonical type while matching endpoint labels, evidence wording, source IDs, and edge details.

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From profileEncoded relationshipTo profileEvidence custody
Accommodation and food servicesindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 72 is linked to the Census BFS Accommodation and food services industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:72:NAICS72July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS72Source dossier
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation servicesindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 56 is linked to the Census BFS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:56:NAICS56July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS56Source dossier
Arts, entertainment, and recreationindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 71 is linked to the Census BFS Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:71:NAICS71July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS71Source dossier
ConstructionindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 23 is linked to the Census BFS Construction industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:23:NAICS23July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS23Source dossier
Educational servicesindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 61 is linked to the Census BFS Educational services industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:61:NAICS61July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS61Source dossier
Finance and insuranceindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 52 is linked to the Census BFS Finance and insurance industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:52:NAICS52July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS52Source dossier
Health care and social assistanceindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 62 is linked to the Census BFS Health care and social assistance industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:62:NAICS62July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS62Source dossier
InformationindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 51 is linked to the Census BFS Information industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:51:NAICS51July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS51Source dossier
ManufacturingindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 31-33 is linked to the Census BFS Manufacturing industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:31-33:NAICSMNFJuly 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICSMNFSource dossier
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 21 is linked to the Census BFS Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:21:NAICS21July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS21Source dossier
Other services (except public administration)industryBusiness formation contextNAICS 81 is linked to the Census BFS Other services except public administration industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:81:NAICS81July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS81Source dossier
Professional, scientific, and technical servicesindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 54 is linked to the Census BFS Professional, scientific, and technical services industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:54:NAICS54July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS54Source dossier
Real estate and rental and leasingindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 53 is linked to the Census BFS Real estate and rental and leasing industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:53:NAICS53July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS53Source dossier
Retail tradeindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 44-45 is linked to the Census BFS Retail trade industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:44-45:NAICSRETJuly 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICSRETSource dossier
Transportation and warehousingindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 48-49 is linked to the Census BFS Transportation and warehousing industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:48-49:NAICSTWJuly 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICSTWSource dossier
UtilitiesindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 22 is linked to the Census BFS Utilities industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:22:NAICS22July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS22Source dossier
Wholesale tradeindustryBusiness formation contextNAICS 42 is linked to the Census BFS Wholesale trade industry bucket for descriptive national application and employer-formation context. Counts remain distinct from rates, and projected formations remain distinct from observed businesses.business-formation-context:42:NAICS42July 2026 Business Formation StatisticssourceboundedU.S. Census Bureau / BFS NAICS42Source dossier

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