Table 9. Private sector establishment births and deaths, seasonally adjusted Montana Births(1) Deaths(2) Year 3 months ended Establishments Employment Establishments Employment 1992 September N/A N/A 539 2,394 December N/A N/A 631 2,009 1993 March N/A N/A 636 2,760 June 847 3,238 645 2,129 September 801 3,958 585 2,228 December 802 3,303 581 2,381 1994 March 898 3,114 630 2,255 June 946 3,614 527 1,977 September 971 4,605 639 3,209 December 821 3,910 709 3,727 1995 March 795 2,505 643 2,379 June 821 3,256 1,020 3,521 September 870 3,076 525 1,540 December 865 3,698 636 2,620 1996 March 925 3,721 553 2,366 June 992 3,718 595 2,439 September 1,102 4,738 826 3,298 December 841 3,566 840 3,319 1997 March 739 3,255 779 3,440 June 960 4,407 788 2,641 September 1,027 4,190 958 3,024 December 1,017 4,662 839 3,050 1998 March 1,321 6,460 769 2,407 June 892 3,903 777 3,625 September 900 4,197 771 3,116 December 740 3,167 724 2,667 1999 March 978 3,512 840 2,936 June 961 3,696 867 3,632 September 918 3,399 789 3,194 December 682 2,426 940 3,413 2000 March 971 3,403 660 2,535 June 880 3,845 843 4,145 September 918 3,036 937 3,374 December 734 2,806 775 3,170 2001 March 1,138 4,019 977 4,537 June 974 3,758 1,032 3,951 September 889 3,362 876 3,793 December 834 3,075 783 2,611 2002 March 1,062 3,842 793 3,089 June 982 4,012 786 2,798 September 1,067 3,703 918 4,287 December 1,146 3,741 824 2,700 2003 March 851 4,551 795 3,607 June 1,027 3,554 903 4,071 September 1,082 3,664 827 3,010 December 1,196 4,924 811 3,507 2004 March 1,006 3,542 719 2,748 June 1,307 4,090 885 2,802 September 1,001 3,293 886 2,758 December 1,189 3,571 910 3,029 2005 March 1,050 3,334 936 2,920 June 999 3,616 782 2,574 September 1,051 3,338 710 2,154 December 1,114 3,343 811 2,703 2006 March 1,084 3,242 861 2,944 June 1,117 3,158 856 2,539 September 1,015 2,870 888 2,844 December 1,110 3,245 836 2,428 2007 March 1,087 3,331 867 2,567 June 1,019 2,826 925 3,419 September 1,047 3,098 855 2,540 December 1,047 3,988 969 2,834 2008 March 1,010 3,508 979 2,737 June 876 2,380 1,037 2,754 September 866 2,593 900 2,407 December 989 3,267 1,209 3,298 2009 March 853 2,748 1,222 3,411 June 762 2,386 1,167 2,977 September 775 2,358 862 2,358 December 898 2,543 979 2,363 2010 March 794 2,331 1,033 2,643 June 760 2,259 864 2,796 September 783 2,529 784 2,093 December 1,020 2,498 863 1,992 2011 March 866 2,114 980 2,374 June 849 2,475 841 2,290 September 865 2,463 771 1,853 December 1,085 2,757 837 2,501 2012 March 933 2,729 N/A N/A June 961 2,665 N/A N/A September 892 2,857 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.