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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 2014 March 220 2.9 190 2.5 784 0.7 635 0.6 June 221 2.9 204 2.7 806 0.7 711 0.6 September 225 3.0 199 2.6 825 0.7 703 0.6 December 224 2.9 198 2.6 836 0.7 705 0.6 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 2.9 812 0.6 737 0.6 June 228 2.8 326 4.0 659 0.5 1,150 1.0 September 278 3.4 232 2.8 821 0.7 689 0.6 December 287 3.5 218 2.6 913 0.8 688 0.6 2021 March 308 3.6 210 2.5 836 0.7 607 0.5 June 351 4.1 226 2.6 978 0.8 663 0.5 September 359 4.1 244 2.8 1,026 0.8 734 0.6 December 380 4.3 254 2.9 1,115 0.9 779 0.6 2022 March 350 3.9 255 2.9 962 0.8 748 0.6 June 365 4.1 322 3.6 1,062 0.8 926 0.7 September 350 3.9 294 3.3 1,031 0.8 912 0.7 December 343 3.8 289 3.2 1,044 0.8 897 0.7 2023 March 329 3.6 291 3.2 945 0.7 817 0.6 June 332 3.6 293 3.2 1,011 0.8 887 0.7 September 318 3.5 N/A N/A 980 0.7 N/A N/A December 327 3.5 N/A N/A 1,019 0.8 N/A N/A 2024 March 322 3.5 N/A N/A 934 0.7 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.