Census explains BTOS high-frequency survey and comparability note

Oct 8, 2026

The Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) is a biweekly, rotating-panel survey sampling about 1.2 million businesses to provide near-real-time measures of business conditions; presenters warned that BTOS data before Sept. 11, 2023 are not directly comparable to later data due to sample changes.

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Tonja White presented the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a high-frequency biweekly survey designed to track near real-time business conditions across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and DC. “The BTOS is a continuous field survey providing insight into near real time data on The US employer business and the economy,” she said.

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