Table 7. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted
Table 7. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted
Total private
(Levels in thousands)
Number of Establishments Employment
Births Deaths(1) Births Deaths
Year 3 months ended Level Rate(2) Level Rate Level Rate Level Rate
1999 March 198 3.2 184 3.0 1,305 1.2 1,248 1.2
June 206 3.4 184 3.0 1,308 1.2 1,118 1.0
September 206 3.3 186 3.0 1,243 1.2 1,127 1.0
December 203 3.3 183 3.0 1,207 1.1 1,102 1.0
2000 March 211 3.4 186 3.0 1,227 1.1 1,117 1.0
June 205 3.3 181 2.9 1,142 1.0 1,063 1.0
September 212 3.4 199 3.2 1,166 1.1 1,167 1.1
December 200 3.2 194 3.1 1,144 1.0 1,120 1.0
2001 March 205 3.3 203 3.2 1,174 1.1 1,292 1.2
June 204 3.2 205 3.3 1,151 1.0 1,236 1.1
September 204 3.2 209 3.3 1,156 1.1 1,232 1.1
December 197 3.1 200 3.2 1,121 1.0 1,150 1.1
2002 March 203 3.2 190 3.0 1,202 1.1 1,109 1.0
June 209 3.3 186 2.9 1,192 1.1 1,086 1.0
September 201 3.2 184 2.9 1,055 1.0 1,026 1.0
December 203 3.2 191 3.0 1,026 1.0 1,028 1.0
2003 March 192 3.0 186 2.9 997 .9 1,007 .9
June 192 3.0 186 2.9 965 .9 956 .9
September 193 3.0 179 2.8 959 .9 884 .8
December 201 3.1 179 2.8 1,010 .9 921 .9
2004 March 205 3.2 180 2.8 998 .9 914 .9
June 202 3.1 184 2.8 982 .9 909 .8
September 210 3.2 186 2.8 1,017 .9 955 .9
December 212 3.2 181 2.7 1,001 .9 900 .8
2005 March 210 3.2 185 2.8 943 .9 850 .8
June 216 3.2 180 2.7 952 .9 839 .8
September 220 3.3 186 2.8 995 .9 886 .8
December 224 3.3 188 2.8 980 .9 852 .8
2006 March 220 3.2 181 2.7 921 .8 739 .7
June 220 3.2 194 2.8 975 .9 843 .7
September 210 3.1 196 2.9 926 .8 837 .7
December 222 3.2 194 2.8 969 .9 815 .7
2007 March 212 3.1 193 2.8 890 .8 763 .7
June 204 2.9 201 2.9 882 .8 851 .7
September 218 3.1 203 2.9 942 .8 845 .7
December 209 3.0 207 3.0 909 .8 841 .7
2008 March 207 3.0 210 3.0 889 .8 803 .7
June 199 2.9 227 3.3 875 .8 936 .8
September 191 2.7 N/A N/A 829 .7 N/A N/A
December 193 2.8 N/A N/A 808 .7 N/A N/A
2009 March 171 2.5 N/A N/A 697 .6 N/A N/A
(1) Values for deaths are not available for the most recent three quarters
by definition. See the Technical Note for more information.
(2) The rates measure births and deaths as a percentage
of the average of the previous and current quarter employment levels or
total number of establishments.
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