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Business Employment Dynamics

Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy

Chart 5. Quarterly establishment births and deaths, 1993–2015
QuarterBirthsDeaths

Mar-93

167,000

Jun-93

181,000160,000

Sep-93

191,000148,000

Dec-93

182,000154,000

Mar-94

185,000164,000

Jun-94

196,000162,000

Sep-94

201,000156,000

Dec-94

192,000174,000

Mar-95

197,000161,000

Jun-95

193,000167,000

Sep-95

193,000168,000

Dec-95

195,000174,000

Mar-96

204,000173,000

Jun-96

198,000171,000

Sep-96

205,000174,000

Dec-96

216,000175,000

Mar-97

211,000180,000

Jun-97

210,000175,000

Sep-97

207,000173,000

Dec-97

200,000189,000

Mar-98

222,000186,000

Jun-98

226,000173,000

Sep-98

209,000185,000

Dec-98

203,000188,000

Mar-99

213,000194,000

Jun-99

219,000192,000

Sep-99

209,000194,000

Dec-99

224,000189,000

Mar-00

227,000196,000

Jun-00

218,000189,000

Sep-00

222,000209,000

Dec-00

215,000204,000

Mar-01

220,000214,000

Jun-01

217,000212,000

Sep-01

218,000219,000

Dec-01

209,000208,000

Mar-02

219,000199,000

Jun-02

228,000196,000

Sep-02

217,000193,000

Dec-02

216,000200,000

Mar-03

215,000194,000

Jun-03

212,000194,000

Sep-03

210,000191,000

Dec-03

218,000191,000

Mar-04

222,000193,000

Jun-04

218,000196,000

Sep-04

224,000196,000

Dec-04

226,000191,000

Mar-05

227,000196,000

Jun-05

232,000192,000

Sep-05

236,000195,000

Dec-05

236,000200,000

Mar-06

236,000195,000

Jun-06

233,000206,000

Sep-06

224,000210,000

Dec-06

236,000207,000

Mar-07

232,000205,000

Jun-07

225,000215,000

Sep-07

233,000216,000

Dec-07

228,000218,000

Mar-08

226,000224,000

Jun-08

221,000238,000

Sep-08

216,000233,000

Dec-08

211,000253,000

Mar-09

197,000247,000

Jun-09

201,000238,000

Sep-09

192,000227,000

Dec-09

202,000218,000

Mar-10

193,000211,000

Jun-10

193,000202,000

Sep-10

207,000204,000

Dec-10

216,000201,000

Mar-11

204,000200,000

Jun-11

210,000206,000

Sep-11

205,000196,000

Dec-11

214,000198,000

Mar-12

237,000187,000

Jun-12

216,000195,000

Sep-12

211,000196,000

Dec-12

218,000183,000

Mar-13

204,000192,000

Jun-13

222,000215,000

Sep-13

219,000195,000

Dec-13

215,000186,000

Mar-14

220,000189,000

Jun-14

220,000

Sep-14

225,000

Dec-14

223,000

Mar-15

233,000

Note: Dashes indicate not applicable.

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