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
2001 March 206 3.3 203 3.2 1,187 1.1 1,303 1.2
June 204 3.2 204 3.2 1,146 1.0 1,226 1.1
September 204 3.2 207 3.3 1,151 1.1 1,219 1.1
December 194 3.1 200 3.2 1,109 1.0 1,142 1.1
2002 March 204 3.2 190 3.0 1,175 1.1 1,089 1.0
June 208 3.3 187 2.9 1,189 1.1 1,080 1.0
September 199 3.1 184 2.9 1,051 1.0 1,023 1.0
December 201 3.1 191 3.0 1,023 1.0 1,021 1.0
2003 March 193 3.0 186 2.9 1,004 .9 1,011 .9
June 191 3.0 186 2.9 964 .9 951 .9
September 193 3.0 179 2.8 954 .9 884 .8
December 200 3.1 180 2.8 998 .9 910 .9
2004 March 207 3.2 180 2.8 1,000 .9 917 .9
June 203 3.1 185 2.8 980 .9 909 .8
September 209 3.2 186 2.8 1,016 .9 953 .9
December 210 3.2 180 2.7 997 .9 894 .8
2005 March 209 3.1 185 2.8 944 .9 852 .8
June 216 3.2 180 2.7 951 .9 841 .8
September 221 3.3 186 2.8 996 .9 884 .8
December 221 3.3 186 2.8 979 .9 846 .8
2006 March 220 3.2 180 2.6 924 .8 748 .7
June 221 3.2 194 2.8 973 .9 841 .7
September 210 3.1 196 2.9 927 .8 836 .7
December 221 3.2 194 2.8 959 .8 804 .7
2007 March 214 3.1 193 2.8 896 .8 768 .7
June 206 3.0 202 2.9 883 .8 851 .7
September 216 3.1 203 2.9 944 .8 837 .7
December 208 3.0 207 3.0 903 .8 830 .7
2008 March 207 3.0 211 3.0 894 .8 810 .7
June 200 2.9 228 3.3 876 .8 934 .8
September 191 2.7 223 3.2 830 .7 881 .8
December 188 2.7 240 3.5 801 .7 953 .9
2009 March 172 2.5 235 3.4 701 .6 846 .8
June 177 2.6 226 3.3 741 .7 832 .8
September 169 2.5 215 3.2 694 .7 786 .7
December 182 2.7 200 3.0 713 .7 741 .7
2010 March 175 2.6 194 2.9 684 .7 664 .6
June 179 2.7 185 2.7 713 .7 652 .6
September 188 2.8 189 2.8 743 .7 695 .7
December 200 2.9 186 2.7 792 .7 691 .7
2011 March 183 2.7 185 2.7 660 .6 613 .6
June 187 2.7 N/A N/A 727 .7 N/A N/A
September 191 2.8 N/A N/A 763 .7 N/A N/A
December 197 2.9 N/A N/A 778 .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 information.
(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.