Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Natural resources and mining (In thousands) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0 38 29 9 40 31 9 December -2 35 28 7 38 29 9 1993 March 0 37 29 8 37 29 8 June 2 39 30 9 36 29 7 September 2 39 30 9 37 30 7 December -2 36 29 7 39 30 9 1994 March 1 37 29 8 37 30 7 June 2 39 30 9 37 30 7 September 0 39 31 8 38 30 8 December -2 36 29 7 40 31 9 1995 March 2 40 31 9 36 29 7 June 1 39 30 9 38 30 8 September 0 39 31 8 38 30 8 December -2 37 30 7 40 31 9 1996 March 0 38 30 8 38 30 8 June 1 39 30 9 39 31 8 September 1 40 31 9 38 30 8 December -2 37 30 7 39 30 9 1997 March 1 40 32 8 35 28 7 June 1 38 30 8 37 30 7 September 1 41 32 9 39 31 8 December -1 38 30 8 40 31 9 1998 March 0 38 30 8 38 30 8 June 1 40 31 9 38 30 8 September 1 38 29 9 39 31 8 December -1 37 30 7 39 31 8 1999 March 0 37 29 8 40 32 8 June 0 37 29 8 38 30 8 September 0 38 30 8 37 29 8 December -1 38 31 7 37 29 8 2000 March 0 39 31 8 37 29 8 June 1 38 30 8 37 30 7 September 0 38 30 8 38 30 8 December -1 36 29 7 37 29 8 2001 March -1 37 30 7 37 29 8 June 0 36 29 7 36 29 7 September -1 36 29 7 37 29 8 December -1 35 28 7 37 29 8 2002 March 0 35 28 7 36 29 7 June 0 35 28 7 36 29 7 September 0 35 28 7 35 28 7 December 0 35 28 7 36 29 7 2003 March 0 34 27 7 35 28 7 June 0 36 29 7 35 28 7 September 0 35 28 7 35 28 7 December 1 35 28 7 33 27 6 2004 March 1 36 29 7 33 27 6 June -1 35 29 6 35 28 7 September -1 35 29 6 34 27 7 December 1 36 29 7 34 28 6 2005 March -1 34 28 6 35 28 7 June -1 35 29 6 35 28 7 September 0 35 29 6 33 27 6 December 1 37 30 7 34 28 6 2006 March 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 June 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 September -1 35 29 6 36 29 7 December 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 2007 March 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 June 0 35 29 6 35 29 6 September 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 December 1 36 29 7 34 28 6 2008 March 0 35 29 6 35 29 6 June -1 34 28 6 36 29 7 September 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 December 1 36 29 7 35 29 6 2009 March -1 30 24 6 40 33 7 June -1 32 26 6 37 30 7 September 0 32 26 6 34 28 6 December 1 35 28 7 33 27 6 2010 March 0 33 27 6 34 28 6 June 0 35 29 6 31 25 6 September 0 34 28 6 32 26 6 December 1 35 28 7 33 27 6 2011 March 0 34 28 6 34 28 6 June 0 34 28 6 32 26 6 September 1 37 30 7 33 27 6 December 2 38 30 8 33 27 6 2012 March 1 36 29 7 34 28 6 June 1 36 29 7 34 28 6 September 0 34 28 6 35 29 6 December 2 36 28 8 34 28 6 2013 March 1 37 30 7 35 29 6 June 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 September 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 December 2 38 30 8 35 29 6 2014 March 1 37 30 7 36 30 6 June 0 37 31 6 34 28 6 September 2 37 30 7 34 29 5 December 1 38 31 7 35 29 6 2015 March -1 33 27 6 40 33 7 June -1 35 29 6 39 32 7 September 0 34 28 6 37 31 6 December 0 34 28 6 37 31 6 2016 March -1 33 27 6 39 32 7 June -1 34 28 6 39 32 7 September -1 34 28 6 36 29 7 December 1 36 30 6 34 29 5 2017 March 0 36 30 6 34 28 6 June 0 36 30 6 35 29 6 September 0 35 29 6 35 29 6 December 1 37 31 6 33 28 5 2018 March 0 35 29 6 36 30 6 June 0 36 30 6 35 29 6 September 0 35 29 6 36 30 6 December 0 36 30 6 35 29 6 2019 March 0 35 29 6 36 30 6 June 0 35 29 6 36 30 6 September 0 34 28 6 36 30 6 December 0 37 30 7 36 29 7 2020 March 0 34 28 6 36 30 6 June -2 32 26 6 43 35 8 September 0 33 26 7 38 31 7 December 1 37 30 7 34 28 6 2021 March 0 34 28 6 35 29 6 June 0 34 28 6 36 30 6 September 0 34 28 6 34 28 6 December 2 39 32 7 32 27 5 2022 March 0 36 30 6 35 29 6 June 0 34 28 6 34 28 6 September 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 December 1 35 28 7 34 28 6 2023 March -1 33 28 5 34 28 6 June 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 September 0 32 26 6 34 28 6 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.