Industries With the Most New Business Applications (2025)
Retail trade drew 1,166,015 EIN-based business applications in 2025, professional services 764,007 and construction 519,090. All 19 NAICS sectors and the unclassified group, from Census data.
- Most applicationsRetail trade · 1,166,015
- Professional services764,007
- All industries, 20255,671,836
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