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        N/A      N/A         822      0.7        N/A      N/A
      December             287      3.5        N/A      N/A         917      0.8        N/A      N/A
 
2021  March                303      3.6        N/A      N/A         826      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.