Table 11. Private sector establishment births and deaths, not seasonally adjusted Total private (In thousands) Births(1) Deaths(2) Year 3 months ended Establishments Employment Establishments Employment 1992 September N/A N/A 150 875 December N/A N/A 143 773 1993 March N/A N/A 204 1,427 June 183 1,072 144 820 September 182 1,025 143 789 December 177 985 139 746 1994 March 198 1,354 200 1,334 June 196 1,204 152 862 September 187 1,083 153 785 December 188 1,004 158 784 1995 March 211 1,418 197 1,252 June 196 1,188 153 859 September 183 1,045 163 886 December 193 1,030 156 804 1996 March 217 1,462 212 1,384 June 202 1,262 153 859 September 189 1,117 168 937 December 211 1,157 157 823 1997 March 225 1,523 216 1,456 June 210 1,237 162 889 September 196 1,136 166 930 December 193 1,118 173 951 1998 March 236 1,648 223 1,619 June 227 1,339 155 1,081 September 196 1,144 179 1,019 December 200 1,059 170 886 1999 March 227 1,617 233 1,732 June 220 1,315 174 1,001 September 197 1,123 187 1,043 December 220 1,085 172 907 2000 March 240 1,516 236 1,551 June 216 1,150 172 952 September 211 1,067 202 1,078 December 211 1,021 184 918 2001 March 235 1,445 259 1,781 June 220 1,161 191 1,105 September 203 1,063 211 1,127 December 210 996 187 940 2002 March 235 1,439 237 1,498 June 227 1,202 180 976 September 205 978 190 950 December 216 926 179 852 2003 March 230 1,233 239 1,392 June 210 981 174 860 September 196 883 187 828 December 212 909 173 766 2004 March 238 1,211 235 1,263 June 221 997 175 824 September 212 950 188 889 December 224 904 170 750 2005 March 242 1,145 237 1,167 June 232 969 174 763 September 221 928 190 823 December 234 889 182 715 2006 March 253 1,111 238 1,012 June 233 989 189 766 September 211 865 205 787 December 233 879 186 681 2007 March 246 1,077 246 1,040 June 223 903 197 775 September 220 880 214 789 December 226 828 198 698 2008 March 242 1,083 273 1,100 June 219 877 219 822 September 201 782 228 825 December 209 737 229 802 2009 March 214 866 302 1,146 June 200 765 217 756 September 182 672 222 738 December 200 653 197 631 2010 March 205 831 257 904 June 194 732 183 600 September 193 697 199 659 December 215 723 182 591 2011 March 217 841 240 831 June 213 768 187 621 September 193 734 190 637 December 213 720 178 590 2012 March 252 924 228 806 June 217 801 179 609 September 200 745 193 652 December 215 730 165 568 2013 March 220 872 232 847 June 221 787 198 629 September 206 761 190 636 December 218 729 171 564 2014 March 232 905 230 830 June 219 809 190 647 September 212 768 194 664 December 225 767 180 592 2015 March 249 943 248 904 June 234 838 194 663 September 227 820 201 663 December 247 815 186 617 2016 March 249 913 248 865 June 238 835 198 656 September 224 811 209 703 December 243 791 194 614 2017 March 255 922 247 861 June 239 851 207 688 September 226 789 218 721 December 247 777 195 615 2018 March 264 941 260 862 June 263 879 214 707 September 237 801 225 740 December 248 777 199 641 2019 March 273 941 264 899 June 255 852 224 739 September 238 784 227 727 December 272 822 211 667 2020 March 293 938 288 941 June 224 658 301 1,052 September 261 759 228 654 December 289 829 194 577 2021 March 325 971 254 787 June 347 980 209 608 September 336 948 240 695 December 381 1,012 228 651 2022 March 374 1,116 306 964 June 361 1,059 299 846 September 326 952 288 865 December 347 953 N/A N/A 2023 March 348 1,085 N/A N/A June 329 1,009 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.