Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 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 16 587 426 161 486 341 145 December 40 605 431 174 476 342 134 1993 March 44 605 417 188 562 418 144 June -5 613 455 158 543 380 163 September 15 620 473 147 515 383 132 December 33 615 455 160 510 383 127 1994 March 25 660 481 179 557 403 154 June 41 634 444 190 542 393 149 September 4 648 489 159 532 377 155 December 12 646 486 160 553 405 148 1995 March 33 695 514 181 553 405 148 June 9 620 468 152 546 403 143 September 13 647 466 181 612 444 168 December -2 635 457 178 624 444 180 1996 March -1 657 481 176 623 446 177 June -18 648 483 165 591 408 183 September 25 666 474 192 594 427 167 December -35 679 510 169 599 395 204 1997 March 2 658 493 165 606 443 163 June 28 651 470 181 581 428 153 September 27 640 458 182 589 434 155 December -32 625 463 162 632 438 194 1998 March 47 669 459 210 589 426 163 June -18 598 439 159 658 481 177 September 28 660 476 184 574 418 156 December 22 671 500 171 602 453 149 1999 March -29 629 465 164 654 461 193 June -13 655 462 193 673 467 206 September -30 643 480 163 632 439 193 December -7 642 483 159 570 404 166 2000 March 8 654 470 184 593 417 176 June 2 618 448 170 621 453 168 September -10 641 453 188 630 432 198 December 11 648 490 158 564 417 147 2001 March 14 639 454 185 598 427 171 June -14 581 436 145 580 421 159 September -2 583 415 168 592 422 170 December -71 547 396 151 655 433 222 2002 March -5 579 418 161 551 385 166 June 6 571 413 158 588 436 152 September 0 587 431 156 530 374 156 December -6 550 383 167 566 393 173 2003 March -11 538 386 152 545 382 163 June -5 533 386 147 537 385 152 September -49 532 392 140 576 387 189 December 53 580 396 184 502 371 131 2004 March -11 561 410 151 535 373 162 June 31 597 427 170 506 367 139 September -24 561 421 140 535 371 164 December -6 587 427 160 507 341 166 2005 March 7 541 383 158 557 406 151 June 12 612 435 177 492 327 165 September 7 610 457 153 505 359 146 December 6 589 431 158 559 407 152 2006 March -10 612 472 140 521 371 150 June 43 666 475 191 558 410 148 September -26 604 452 152 599 421 178 December 33 616 441 175 564 422 142 2007 March 0 659 498 161 554 393 161 June 12 599 427 172 582 422 160 September 13 633 445 188 579 404 175 December 25 612 440 172 556 409 147 2008 March -14 584 429 155 569 400 169 June -25 582 415 167 598 406 192 September 29 582 385 197 616 448 168 December -58 545 364 181 710 471 239 2009 March -51 473 314 159 667 457 210 June -49 485 320 165 670 456 214 September -11 491 338 153 560 396 164 December -25 538 379 159 588 404 184 2010 March 9 535 367 168 557 398 159 June -6 542 396 146 522 370 152 September -47 477 355 122 540 371 169 December -9 524 375 149 515 357 158 2011 March -6 503 364 139 486 341 145 June -12 508 367 141 531 378 153 September 14 543 396 147 449 316 133 December 3 503 366 137 524 390 134 2012 March -4 529 386 143 496 349 147 June -5 535 397 138 511 368 143 September -8 517 380 137 502 357 145 December -2 543 400 143 480 335 145 2013 March 15 515 356 159 516 372 144 June -9 529 381 148 497 340 157 September -3 518 382 136 497 358 139 December 3 519 370 149 507 361 146 2014 March -22 537 405 132 494 340 154 June -24 526 407 119 464 321 143 September 1 515 380 135 487 353 134 December -26 484 367 117 491 348 143 2015 March -20 480 375 105 499 374 125 June -15 533 412 121 513 377 136 September -29 490 361 129 525 367 158 December -32 537 408 129 498 337 161 2016 March -18 513 380 133 499 348 151 June -26 521 397 124 515 365 150 September -25 491 366 125 514 364 150 December 7 483 358 125 478 360 118 2017 March 1 524 400 124 489 366 123 June -37 499 375 124 566 405 161 September 8 539 394 145 512 375 137 December -55 481 360 121 561 385 176 2018 March -4 566 416 150 501 347 154 June 1 534 381 153 559 407 152 September 19 564 401 163 524 380 144 December 16 541 369 172 526 370 156 2019 March 34 538 359 179 508 363 145 June -8 552 394 158 503 337 166 September 14 555 379 176 522 360 162 December -40 542 386 156 556 360 196 2020 March -25 529 381 148 582 409 173 June -72 401 243 158 851 621 230 September -13 586 405 181 552 358 194 December 14 558 383 175 506 345 161 2021 March 13 581 395 186 511 338 173 June 60 579 386 193 509 376 133 September -11 616 438 178 527 338 189 December 43 635 446 189 479 333 146 2022 March 45 692 485 207 512 350 162 June 35 639 440 199 559 395 164 September 23 664 467 197 543 369 174 December -6 559 390 169 573 398 175 2023 March 39 619 423 196 553 396 157 June -33 540 392 148 551 370 181 September 23 594 419 175 557 405 152 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.