Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Water Transportation 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 -23 387 331 56 422 343 79 December -41 318 284 34 450 375 75 1993 March -27 333 287 46 438 365 73 June 59 492 393 99 313 273 40 September 17 355 304 51 391 357 34 December -34 320 284 36 450 380 70 1994 March -15 377 329 48 411 348 63 June 39 478 399 79 284 244 40 September 4 377 331 46 385 343 42 December -14 349 299 50 410 346 64 1995 March -16 342 285 57 418 345 73 June 35 484 409 75 303 263 40 September 2 423 373 50 365 317 48 December -20 333 294 39 430 371 59 1996 March -21 323 275 48 478 409 69 June 32 484 402 82 306 256 50 September 16 357 315 42 392 366 26 December -37 355 302 53 451 361 90 1997 March -8 352 293 59 414 347 67 June 54 488 391 97 306 263 43 September -13 375 321 54 409 342 67 December -24 355 299 56 425 345 80 1998 March -41 373 299 74 451 336 115 June 47 528 429 99 277 225 52 September 1 370 323 47 392 346 46 December -27 368 317 51 425 347 78 1999 March -13 322 248 74 474 387 87 June 32 487 399 88 326 270 56 September 2 368 313 55 391 338 53 December -6 343 276 67 441 368 73 2000 March -19 362 296 66 421 336 85 June 15 476 394 82 324 257 67 September -7 368 309 59 377 311 66 December 6 353 281 72 417 351 66 2001 March -22 334 272 62 430 346 84 June 34 481 393 88 287 233 54 September 2 344 284 60 392 334 58 December -25 345 274 71 460 364 96 2002 March -32 328 266 62 472 378 94 June 74 494 378 116 330 288 42 September 0 358 302 56 442 386 56 December -34 311 265 46 434 354 80 2003 March -27 359 290 69 426 330 96 June 33 462 378 84 306 255 51 September -2 354 293 61 400 337 63 December -25 350 300 50 440 365 75 2004 March -21 374 313 61 449 367 82 June 38 498 407 91 310 257 53 September 3 410 353 57 367 313 54 December -5 382 315 67 428 356 72 2005 March 8 371 286 85 437 360 77 June 42 543 440 103 319 258 61 September 3 441 367 74 438 367 71 December -10 383 309 74 469 385 84 2006 March -13 413 347 66 436 357 79 June 87 598 462 136 338 289 49 September 2 473 397 76 464 390 74 December 8 437 353 84 484 408 76 2007 March -30 429 371 58 486 398 88 June 55 610 494 116 353 292 61 September 27 487 408 79 445 393 52 December -19 455 380 75 503 409 94 2008 March -16 452 380 72 519 431 88 June 67 645 530 115 354 306 48 September 18 487 398 89 514 443 71 December -13 459 378 81 554 460 94 2009 March -47 354 286 68 603 488 115 June 60 542 411 131 462 391 71 September -8 411 337 74 555 473 82 December -21 394 315 79 561 461 100 2010 March -38 398 319 79 554 437 117 June 74 690 565 125 317 266 51 September 4 505 422 83 455 376 79 December -28 413 329 84 597 485 112 2011 March -25 434 344 90 547 432 115 June 57 650 517 133 349 273 76 September 23 471 382 89 489 423 66 December -23 429 341 88 553 442 111 2012 March -28 486 383 103 539 408 131 June 90 689 527 162 352 280 72 September 5 469 380 89 558 474 84 December -51 439 358 81 582 450 132 2013 March 1 479 376 103 552 450 102 June 69 678 531 147 405 327 78 September 15 488 397 91 556 480 76 December -51 464 382 82 557 424 133 2014 March -16 466 371 95 545 434 111 June 76 697 558 139 356 293 63 September 15 520 423 97 533 451 82 December -71 473 406 67 563 425 138 2015 March -54 404 335 69 623 500 123 June 99 665 507 158 406 347 59 September 20 515 414 101 545 464 81 December -66 406 333 73 655 516 139 2016 March -49 432 357 75 588 464 124 June 58 631 498 133 417 342 75 September -11 441 357 84 557 462 95 December -57 408 320 88 645 500 145 2017 March -51 415 332 83 578 444 134 June 92 638 491 147 372 317 55 September -2 451 361 90 551 459 92 December -67 405 325 80 615 468 147 2018 March -43 437 359 78 523 402 121 June 100 709 552 157 328 271 57 September 26 497 401 96 517 447 70 December -53 435 341 94 587 440 147 2019 March -37 452 366 86 525 402 123 June 69 653 504 149 381 301 80 September 16 475 383 92 509 433 76 December -70 411 325 86 588 432 156 2020 March -66 426 344 82 565 417 148 June 46 489 332 157 587 476 111 September 25 499 366 133 532 424 108 December -15 450 341 109 548 424 124 2021 March -39 432 330 102 553 412 141 June 112 677 503 174 345 283 62 September 43 581 441 140 512 415 97 December -39 530 406 124 563 400 163 2022 March -69 473 399 74 570 427 143 June 132 761 573 188 349 293 56 September 34 564 449 115 521 440 81 December -15 530 411 119 570 436 134 2023 March -57 498 398 100 610 453 157 June 108 752 557 195 405 318 87 September 2 514 399 115 604 491 113 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.