Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Louisiana Total private 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 328 22,035 18,833 3,202 22,886 20,012 2,874 December 591 23,331 20,112 3,219 21,463 18,835 2,628 1993 March -223 22,725 18,653 4,072 24,685 20,390 4,295 June 993 25,996 22,109 3,887 19,892 16,998 2,894 September 417 23,126 19,814 3,312 23,056 20,161 2,895 December 671 23,713 20,232 3,481 21,805 18,995 2,810 1994 March -30 23,734 19,721 4,013 24,885 20,842 4,043 June 302 26,858 23,040 3,818 21,268 17,752 3,516 September 643 24,174 20,608 3,566 23,607 20,684 2,923 December 672 24,752 21,042 3,710 22,990 19,952 3,038 1995 March -149 23,999 19,984 4,015 26,371 22,207 4,164 June 687 27,642 23,976 3,666 21,087 18,108 2,979 September -408 24,104 21,244 2,860 24,088 20,820 3,268 December 345 24,418 20,827 3,591 23,521 20,275 3,246 1996 March -158 24,543 20,571 3,972 25,967 21,837 4,130 June 922 28,171 24,189 3,982 21,490 18,430 3,060 September 211 24,474 20,945 3,529 25,173 21,855 3,318 December 948 25,393 21,653 3,740 23,805 21,013 2,792 1997 March -342 24,860 20,928 3,932 26,901 22,627 4,274 June 859 28,523 24,855 3,668 21,495 18,686 2,809 September 117 26,509 22,622 3,887 25,744 21,974 3,770 December 1,209 26,182 21,798 4,384 25,110 21,935 3,175 1998 March -227 25,128 20,952 4,176 27,921 23,518 4,403 June 814 30,627 26,162 4,465 22,715 19,064 3,651 September 49 25,518 21,360 4,158 28,039 23,930 4,109 December 352 26,325 22,373 3,952 25,298 21,698 3,600 1999 March -374 26,086 21,669 4,417 28,773 23,982 4,791 June 347 28,898 24,837 4,061 23,976 20,262 3,714 September -31 25,772 21,727 4,045 27,528 23,452 4,076 December 899 27,622 23,165 4,457 25,857 22,299 3,558 2000 March -284 26,864 22,212 4,652 29,176 24,240 4,936 June -198 30,294 26,086 4,208 24,383 19,977 4,406 September -367 25,795 21,716 4,079 28,020 23,574 4,446 December 407 26,556 22,025 4,531 27,739 23,615 4,124 2001 March -941 27,367 23,111 4,256 28,813 23,616 5,197 June 513 28,861 24,656 4,205 25,031 21,339 3,692 September -869 24,725 21,172 3,553 28,131 23,709 4,422 December 825 26,270 22,061 4,209 26,212 22,828 3,384 2002 March -776 25,783 21,581 4,202 28,371 23,393 4,978 June -30 27,809 23,981 3,828 24,037 20,179 3,858 September -196 24,371 20,666 3,705 27,446 23,545 3,901 December 1,127 25,545 21,002 4,543 25,546 22,130 3,416 2003 March -896 25,375 21,373 4,002 28,210 23,312 4,898 June 620 27,934 23,859 4,075 24,267 20,812 3,455 September -231 25,685 22,007 3,678 26,855 22,946 3,909 December 1,164 25,985 21,606 4,379 25,005 21,790 3,215 2004 March -679 27,415 23,103 4,312 28,652 23,661 4,991 June 372 28,267 24,325 3,942 23,849 20,279 3,570 September -375 24,758 21,102 3,656 27,669 23,638 4,031 December 1,719 26,948 22,013 4,935 27,816 24,600 3,216 2005 March -707 25,526 21,433 4,093 28,684 23,884 4,800 June 218 28,503 24,725 3,778 23,476 19,916 3,560 September -10,352 24,442 21,213 3,229 36,731 23,150 13,581 December 5,065 31,105 21,515 9,590 26,409 21,884 4,525 2006 March 1,438 29,700 23,571 6,129 29,270 24,579 4,691 June 1,056 30,880 26,182 4,698 22,920 19,278 3,642 September -298 26,909 22,904 4,005 26,340 22,037 4,303 December 2,192 28,744 23,088 5,656 25,219 21,755 3,464 2007 March -682 31,710 27,138 4,572 27,601 22,347 5,254 June 570 28,471 24,110 4,361 28,695 24,904 3,791 September 98 26,729 22,411 4,318 28,014 23,794 4,220 December 1,761 30,340 24,901 5,439 26,030 22,352 3,678 2008 March -1,015 25,564 21,161 4,403 31,794 26,376 5,418 June 99 28,216 24,109 4,107 25,832 21,824 4,008 September -1,005 24,085 20,214 3,871 31,008 26,132 4,876 December 1,623 29,214 23,843 5,371 25,260 21,512 3,748 2009 March -1,477 24,890 20,587 4,303 30,895 25,115 5,780 June -730 26,129 22,172 3,957 26,932 22,245 4,687 September -759 23,986 19,711 4,275 29,397 24,363 5,034 December 929 25,852 20,654 5,198 26,546 22,277 4,269 2010 March -1,255 24,873 20,086 4,787 29,505 23,463 6,042 June 369 27,692 23,261 4,431 24,020 19,958 4,062 September -639 24,983 20,592 4,391 28,047 23,017 5,030 December 1,368 28,287 22,740 5,547 25,076 20,897 4,179 2011 March -699 28,740 23,846 4,894 28,438 22,845 5,593 June 396 26,890 22,554 4,336 26,779 22,839 3,940 September 99 25,510 21,241 4,269 26,872 22,702 4,170 December 1,617 27,072 21,967 5,105 24,710 21,222 3,488 2012 March -1,511 27,226 22,626 4,600 29,355 23,244 6,111 June 458 28,293 23,862 4,431 24,081 20,108 3,973 September -541 24,143 20,241 3,902 28,268 23,825 4,443 December 1,586 27,871 22,726 5,145 23,900 20,341 3,559 2013 March -995 26,444 21,816 4,628 28,403 22,780 5,623 June 119 27,719 23,607 4,112 24,391 20,398 3,993 September 376 25,931 21,698 4,233 26,683 22,826 3,857 December 1,522 27,194 22,000 5,194 25,681 22,009 3,672 2014 March -1,314 26,249 21,881 4,368 28,954 23,272 5,682 June 189 28,555 24,710 3,845 24,456 20,800 3,656 September -672 25,734 22,124 3,610 27,993 23,711 4,282 December 2,218 28,368 23,065 5,303 24,886 21,801 3,085 2015 March -1,920 25,467 21,133 4,334 31,068 24,814 6,254 June 39 28,425 24,564 3,861 25,352 21,530 3,822 September -142 25,072 21,423 3,649 28,154 24,363 3,791 December 2,154 28,055 22,510 5,545 25,685 22,294 3,391 2016 March -1,794 25,377 21,041 4,336 31,475 25,345 6,130 June -329 26,937 23,221 3,716 26,312 22,267 4,045 September -315 24,902 21,079 3,823 28,447 24,309 4,138 December 1,763 27,084 21,872 5,212 26,107 22,658 3,449 2017 March -1,207 26,752 22,198 4,554 29,727 23,966 5,761 June 53 27,789 23,872 3,917 25,450 21,586 3,864 September -172 24,944 21,158 3,786 28,477 24,519 3,958 December 1,781 27,579 22,371 5,208 25,759 22,332 3,427 2018 March -1,593 26,225 21,727 4,498 30,131 24,040 6,091 June 294 28,101 24,050 4,051 25,390 21,633 3,757 September -322 25,039 21,304 3,735 28,596 24,539 4,057 December 2,370 28,081 22,447 5,634 25,455 22,191 3,264 2019 March -1,859 26,029 21,706 4,323 30,552 24,370 6,182 June 302 28,182 24,217 3,965 25,335 21,672 3,663 September -563 25,214 21,575 3,639 28,488 24,286 4,202 December 1,972 27,853 22,540 5,313 25,324 21,983 3,341 2020 March -2,558 24,047 19,979 4,068 32,273 25,647 6,626 June -2,909 20,849 17,016 3,833 37,529 30,787 6,742 September 418 28,222 22,889 5,333 27,320 22,405 4,915 December 3,535 32,904 25,959 6,945 21,822 18,412 3,410 2021 March -417 27,420 21,799 5,621 29,180 23,142 6,038 June 819 29,378 24,731 4,647 24,655 20,827 3,828 September -1,590 24,951 20,416 4,535 32,511 26,386 6,125 December 3,688 34,529 26,865 7,664 23,238 19,262 3,976 2022 March -1,253 29,013 22,765 6,248 31,296 23,795 7,501 June 761 30,923 25,575 5,348 25,698 21,111 4,587 September 1,093 28,833 24,023 4,810 26,802 23,085 3,717 December 1,637 29,020 22,998 6,022 27,191 22,806 4,385 2023 March -1,583 28,258 22,186 6,072 31,254 23,599 7,655 June -265 28,897 24,362 4,535 26,371 21,571 4,800 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.