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
2011 March 204 2.9 200 2.8 715 0.7 632 0.6
June 210 2.9 205 2.9 767 0.7 689 0.6
September 206 2.9 196 2.7 794 0.7 675 0.6
December 214 3.0 198 2.8 800 0.7 700 0.6
2012 March 236 3.3 188 2.6 787 0.7 614 0.6
June 217 3.0 194 2.7 799 0.7 673 0.6
September 210 2.9 196 2.7 804 0.7 692 0.6
December 218 3.0 183 2.5 809 0.7 673 0.6
2013 March 205 2.8 193 2.6 748 0.7 648 0.6
June 222 3.0 215 2.9 789 0.7 695 0.6
September 219 2.9 195 2.6 818 0.7 678 0.6
December 215 2.9 187 2.5 803 0.7 670 0.6
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 3.0 204 2.6 804 0.7 666 0.5
June 241 3.0 224 2.8 850 0.7 753 0.6
September 243 3.0 225 2.8 850 0.7 760 0.6
December 245 3.1 216 2.7 848 0.7 732 0.6
2018 March 248 3.1 214 2.7 812 0.7 665 0.5
June 265 3.3 228 2.8 880 0.7 769 0.6
September 251 3.1 231 2.8 864 0.7 786 0.6
December 249 3.1 222 2.7 857 0.7 761 0.6
2019 March 260 3.2 220 2.7 807 0.6 696 0.6
June 258 3.1 241 2.9 850 0.7 807 0.6
September 250 3.0 233 2.8 848 0.7 768 0.6
December 268 3.2 235 2.8 905 0.7 792 0.6
2020 March 316 3.8 274 3.3 846 0.7 762 0.6
June 227 2.8 329 4.0 661 0.6 1,163 1.0
September 277 3.4 235 2.9 822 0.7 697 0.6
December 287 3.5 218 2.6 917 0.8 694 0.6
2021 March 303 3.6 211 2.5 826 0.7 608 0.5
June 351 4.1 N/A N/A 980 0.8 N/A N/A
September 356 4.1 N/A N/A 1,012 0.8 N/A N/A
December 376 4.3 N/A N/A 1,108 0.9 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.
Last Modified Date: July 27, 2022
United States Department of Labor
