Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Professional and business services

(In thousands)

                                               Establishments gaining jobs              Establishments losing jobs
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                    29          336           212          124           267            172          95
March 1995                    35          356           222          134           278            179          99
March 1996                    33          366           226          140           297            190         107
March 1997                    41          392           238          154           306            193         113
March 1998                    33          407           250          157           322            198         124
March 1999                    41          426           260          166           331            206         125
March 2000                    28          434           266          168           358            218         140
March 2001                    27          437           262          175           382            234         148
March 2002                    10          416           243          173           419            256         163
March 2003                    17          421           251          170           404            251         153
March 2004                    16          434           265          169           393            240         153
March 2005                    26          450           275          175           392            243         149
March 2006                    46          485           292          193           393            246         147
March 2007                    32          485           295          190           418            260         158
March 2008                    27          484           292          192           440            275         165
March 2009                   -18          421           246          175           515            322         193
March 2010                   -15          418           246          172           487            300         187
March 2011                    24          473           282          191           429            262         167
March 2012                    28          496           298          198           429            259         170
March 2013                    19          493           300          193           441            267         174
March 2014                    13          495           309          186           445            272         173
March 2015                    12          509           318          191           453            274         179
March 2016                    15          530           329          201           463            277         186
March 2017                    11          525           325          200           480            291         189
March 2018                    18          544           332          212           492            298         194
March 2019                    21          561           337          224           504            301         203
March 2020                     9          564           337          227           531            313         218
March 2021                    77          616           328          288           562            351         211
March 2022                   114          752           407          345           542            311         231
March 2023                    59          728           404          324           609            344         265
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.