Table 8. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted

Table 8. 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

2015  March                233      3.0        207      2.7         818      0.7        696      0.6
      June                 234      3.1        211      2.8         838      0.7        728      0.6
      September            243      3.2        207      2.7         881      0.7        699      0.6
      December             247      3.2        209      2.7         892      0.7        733      0.6
 
2016  March                236      3.0        204      2.6         789      0.7        671      0.6
      June                 241      3.1        213      2.7         838      0.7        719      0.6
      September            238      3.0        214      2.7         872      0.7        745      0.6
      December             238      3.0        217      2.8         865      0.7        729      0.6
 
2017  March                242      3.0        203      2.6         806      0.7        668      0.5
      June                 240      3.0        223      2.8         848      0.7        752      0.6
      September            244      3.1        225      2.8         851      0.7        760      0.6
      December             246      3.1        216      2.7         849      0.7        731      0.6
 
2018  March                248      3.1        215      2.7         816      0.7        668      0.5
      June                 263      3.3        228      2.8         879      0.7        769      0.6
      September            250      3.1        231      2.8         863      0.7        785      0.6
      December             249      3.1        222      2.7         855      0.7        758      0.6
 
2019  March                260      3.2        220      2.7         814      0.6        700      0.6
      June                 258      3.1        240      2.9         846      0.7        801      0.6
      September            251      3.0        230      2.8         847      0.7        763      0.6
      December             269      3.2        235      2.8         903      0.7        783      0.6
 
2020  March                278      3.3        240      2.9         813      0.6        738      0.6
      June                 227      2.8        325      4.0         658      0.5      1,150      1.0
      September            278      3.4        232      2.8         820      0.7        686      0.6
      December             286      3.4        218      2.6         913      0.8        687      0.6
 
2021  March                308      3.6        210      2.5         837      0.7        609      0.5
      June                 350      4.1        226      2.6         979      0.8        663      0.5
      September            359      4.1        244      2.8       1,025      0.8        732      0.6
      December             380      4.3        254      2.9       1,116      0.9        777      0.6
 
2022  March                350      3.9        256      2.9         963      0.8        751      0.6
      June                 364      4.0        321      3.6       1,060      0.8        924      0.7
      September            351      3.9        294      3.3       1,031      0.8        910      0.7
      December             343      3.8        289      3.2       1,043      0.8        896      0.7
 
2023  March                329      3.6        291      3.2         945      0.7        818      0.6
      June                 332      3.6        293      3.2       1,012      0.8        887      0.7
      September            319      3.5        295      3.2         980      0.7        925      0.7
      December             327      3.5        322      3.5       1,019      0.8        920      0.7
 
2024  March                327      3.5        281      3.0         936      0.7        809      0.6
      June                 324      3.5        333      3.6         973      0.7        931      0.7
      September            317      3.4        N/A      N/A         974      0.7        N/A      N/A
      December             324      3.5        N/A      N/A       1,006      0.8        N/A      N/A
 
2025  March                328      3.5        N/A      N/A       1,012      0.8        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 informations.

(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.