Table 9. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (In thousands) Births(1) Deaths(2) Year 3 months ended Establishments Employment Establishments Employment 1992 September N/A N/A 22 122 December N/A N/A 24 142 1993 March N/A N/A 25 132 June 32 166 25 143 September 33 174 22 130 December 32 159 24 162 1994 March 34 180 25 162 June 36 182 25 141 September 36 189 24 128 December 34 172 27 144 1995 March 37 193 25 149 June 37 177 26 149 September 36 182 26 153 December 37 181 28 148 1996 March 39 207 28 178 June 38 221 28 159 September 40 225 28 163 December 41 220 29 176 1997 March 42 240 31 198 June 41 210 29 176 September 41 202 29 165 December 40 201 34 189 1998 March 44 251 33 219 June 45 235 30 193 September 43 228 33 188 December 40 245 34 187 1999 March 41 259 35 253 June 44 220 35 183 September 43 211 37 212 December 43 210 35 194 2000 March 45 234 36 212 June 46 219 36 205 September 46 227 38 218 December 45 218 38 210 2001 March 46 241 41 266 June 45 222 41 229 September 44 212 44 253 December 43 198 43 225 2002 March 49 251 40 234 June 47 219 39 218 September 44 196 39 210 December 45 189 40 204 2003 March 43 192 39 218 June 41 180 41 194 September 42 161 37 181 December 45 191 39 187 2004 March 45 185 38 202 June 45 183 37 179 September 45 180 38 189 December 46 188 36 174 2005 March 46 159 39 162 June 48 168 37 148 September 48 177 37 179 December 50 171 39 152 2006 March 49 164 38 134 June 49 179 40 152 September 47 158 40 149 December 51 169 40 140 2007 March 48 154 41 148 June 48 153 41 171 September 50 169 42 157 December 50 175 41 151 2008 March 49 160 44 154 June 47 157 47 181 September 46 152 47 165 December 47 147 50 187 2009 March 43 128 51 153 June 43 138 50 166 September 41 130 46 147 December 45 138 44 145 2010 March 44 132 44 122 June 44 143 42 131 September 47 141 42 133 December 50 152 43 140 2011 March 48 130 43 121 June 48 143 44 137 September 50 154 43 132 December 50 152 44 136 2012 March 50 145 44 117 June 49 152 44 137 September 49 148 44 141 December 50 153 43 136 2013 March 49 138 44 129 June 47 144 45 137 September 50 147 45 141 December 47 147 44 133 2014 March 43 129 45 129 June 45 139 47 139 September 44 142 46 147 December 45 147 46 153 2015 March 49 138 46 128 June 48 150 50 163 September 50 164 48 142 December 51 167 49 146 2016 March 47 130 48 130 June 48 139 50 149 September 47 147 49 149 December 47 144 48 145 2017 March 49 128 46 135 June 51 145 49 141 September 52 146 52 152 December 49 141 50 150 2018 March 55 144 49 131 June 57 156 55 154 September 58 162 54 148 December 58 163 53 153 2019 March 58 144 53 135 June 59 156 57 150 September 58 156 54 150 December 62 164 57 157 2020 March 56 141 56 140 June 59 148 68 191 September 72 181 57 142 December 72 192 51 141 2021 March 78 169 51 128 June 90 204 59 148 September 95 219 65 163 December 91 219 67 176 2022 March 89 194 65 160 June 92 221 71 184 September 89 212 77 198 December 85 206 75 194 2023 March 73 171 N/A N/A June 77 182 N/A N/A September 75 174 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.