Table 9. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted Leisure and hospitality (In thousands) Births(1) Deaths(2) Year 3 months ended Establishments Employment Establishments Employment 1992 September N/A N/A 14 137 December N/A N/A 14 137 1993 March N/A N/A 15 169 June 17 207 14 148 September 17 201 14 123 December 17 214 15 133 1994 March 16 211 15 142 June 18 226 15 156 September 18 225 14 127 December 18 212 17 141 1995 March 18 218 15 139 June 18 213 15 129 September 18 212 16 140 December 18 206 17 142 1996 March 18 218 16 152 June 18 217 16 148 September 18 220 16 137 December 19 238 17 150 1997 March 18 214 17 153 June 18 220 15 144 September 17 218 16 139 December 18 202 17 157 1998 March 18 226 17 158 June 18 212 16 156 September 17 203 17 157 December 17 204 16 139 1999 March 17 226 18 192 June 18 214 16 150 September 17 202 16 148 December 17 193 16 145 2000 March 17 201 16 150 June 17 190 15 136 September 17 194 16 144 December 17 195 16 143 2001 March 17 214 17 256 June 17 204 18 179 September 18 210 17 155 December 18 195 16 139 2002 March 18 227 17 151 June 20 226 16 144 September 19 192 16 136 December 19 196 16 124 2003 March 18 194 16 136 June 19 194 16 126 September 19 191 16 122 December 19 202 16 129 2004 March 19 202 17 129 June 19 196 17 128 September 20 209 17 138 December 20 207 17 136 2005 March 20 190 17 120 June 20 200 17 133 September 20 205 17 136 December 20 196 17 133 2006 March 20 198 17 120 June 20 195 17 132 September 19 193 17 132 December 20 199 16 121 2007 March 20 192 16 112 June 20 197 17 139 September 20 196 17 133 December 19 196 17 129 2008 March 19 198 18 131 June 18 186 19 136 September 18 179 19 145 December 18 184 20 145 2009 March 16 164 18 125 June 18 171 18 122 September 17 163 17 115 December 17 156 16 111 2010 March 17 153 16 106 June 17 160 16 103 September 17 165 16 108 December 19 176 16 111 2011 March 17 155 16 103 June 17 174 16 108 September 19 178 17 115 December 19 180 17 118 2012 March 19 171 16 103 June 17 176 16 111 September 18 182 16 116 December 18 176 16 114 2013 March 17 166 16 102 June 17 174 16 110 September 18 186 16 115 December 17 176 16 114 2014 March 16 168 16 108 June 16 173 17 121 September 15 168 16 119 December 15 178 16 117 2015 March 17 183 16 117 June 17 182 16 117 September 16 179 16 115 December 17 192 16 115 2016 March 16 167 16 113 June 17 185 16 118 September 16 188 16 125 December 17 191 15 119 2017 March 18 180 15 111 June 18 193 16 127 September 19 190 17 131 December 18 185 17 124 2018 March 19 181 18 116 June 20 189 19 132 September 19 193 18 128 December 20 186 17 130 2019 March 19 176 18 119 June 19 180 19 137 September 19 186 19 138 December 20 191 19 143 2020 March 18 166 21 134 June 13 83 41 336 September 17 138 20 114 December 19 138 17 95 2021 March 20 144 15 77 June 25 189 15 85 September 26 192 17 100 December 24 184 18 116 2022 March 21 182 20 117 June 22 195 20 139 September 22 197 21 150 December 22 195 N/A N/A 2023 March 19 175 N/A N/A June 19 195 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.