Table 9. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted Service-providing (In thousands) Births(1) Deaths(2) Year 3 months ended Establishments Employment Establishments Employment 1992 September N/A N/A 122 730 December N/A N/A 124 690 1993 March N/A N/A 134 837 June 144 849 128 706 September 152 895 118 648 December 146 876 122 686 1994 March 150 928 131 791 June 155 948 129 739 September 160 951 125 660 December 155 905 139 724 1995 March 160 971 129 744 June 155 953 133 759 September 156 915 134 743 December 159 936 139 751 1996 March 167 1,006 140 837 June 160 1,036 139 761 September 166 1,000 142 804 December 177 1,067 141 776 1997 March 173 1,060 147 880 June 172 1,003 142 779 September 169 996 140 782 December 164 1,004 153 903 1998 March 185 1,131 154 992 June 187 1,108 142 970 September 171 1,043 153 891 December 170 1,009 155 880 1999 March 177 1,134 161 1,055 June 183 1,085 160 904 September 173 1,018 161 909 December 190 1,007 156 884 2000 March 190 1,070 163 932 June 183 956 156 840 September 187 985 173 930 December 181 965 168 892 2001 March 184 1,013 176 1,102 June 182 982 176 998 September 183 970 182 982 December 176 934 173 916 2002 March 185 1,033 165 892 June 192 1,013 163 866 September 183 895 159 817 December 182 866 166 825 2003 March 181 868 160 824 June 178 822 160 754 September 176 797 158 712 December 183 857 159 736 2004 March 183 859 161 767 June 181 837 163 740 September 187 867 164 779 December 189 848 160 722 2005 March 188 805 163 700 June 194 813 160 687 September 197 843 162 726 December 197 828 168 697 2006 March 196 783 163 627 June 195 835 170 690 September 188 790 173 685 December 199 827 171 665 2007 March 195 772 169 637 June 190 755 176 699 September 198 818 178 692 December 195 792 178 683 2008 March 193 785 183 673 June 190 752 193 744 September 187 732 189 717 December 183 709 204 771 2009 March 172 641 198 702 June 176 672 193 673 September 168 635 184 641 December 175 628 179 611 2010 March 166 609 173 557 June 166 629 168 550 September 179 652 170 578 December 186 699 167 579 2011 March 177 617 167 526 June 182 664 173 575 September 177 686 165 565 December 184 689 166 586 2012 March 208 684 158 510 June 189 692 165 565 September 182 697 167 585 December 189 704 155 568 2013 March 177 645 165 552 June 194 687 188 591 September 190 707 169 578 December 187 702 162 573 2014 March 194 686 164 542 June 194 711 176 611 September 199 727 172 608 December 198 742 173 610 2015 March 206 720 181 603 June 207 740 184 628 September 216 786 180 599 December 219 791 182 633 2016 March 209 692 177 577 June 214 743 185 618 September 211 769 186 641 December 211 768 190 634 2017 March 214 708 176 577 June 212 744 195 651 September 216 755 197 661 December 218 749 189 638 2018 March 216 710 187 577 June 231 770 199 664 September 220 758 202 682 December 218 748 194 658 2019 March 229 709 191 602 June 226 742 209 693 September 221 746 202 668 December 238 798 204 680 2020 March 250 711 209 635 June 202 570 289 1,032 September 249 723 206 601 December 257 818 192 605 2021 March 274 727 184 517 June 316 873 198 575 September 324 913 215 637 December 343 1,004 224 680 2022 March 313 844 224 647 June 331 948 289 811 September 316 921 262 797 December 311 929 N/A N/A 2023 March 300 840 N/A N/A June 301 912 N/A N/A (1) Values for births are not available for the first three quarters of the time series by definition. (2) Values for deaths are not available for the most recent three quarters by definition.