Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 687 39,946 34,341 5,605 41,046 36,128 4,918 December 664 41,169 35,179 5,990 38,911 33,585 5,326 1993 March -1,391 39,912 33,772 6,140 44,757 37,226 7,531 June 2,847 49,834 42,447 7,387 34,093 29,553 4,540 September 1,067 42,242 36,272 5,970 42,151 37,248 4,903 December 1,157 44,689 38,314 6,375 39,585 34,367 5,218 1994 March -1,696 42,553 36,566 5,987 45,608 37,925 7,683 June 3,058 51,823 44,050 7,773 35,969 31,254 4,715 September 1,440 45,059 38,582 6,477 43,501 38,464 5,037 December 1,452 46,208 39,294 6,914 42,243 36,781 5,462 1995 March -1,258 44,987 38,327 6,660 48,299 40,381 7,918 June 2,979 53,107 45,171 7,936 38,776 33,819 4,957 September 1,004 45,150 38,786 6,364 46,544 41,184 5,360 December 2,125 48,416 40,591 7,825 43,639 37,939 5,700 1996 March -1,971 46,350 39,272 7,078 51,291 42,242 9,049 June 3,230 54,812 46,569 8,243 39,723 34,710 5,013 September 1,172 46,616 39,542 7,074 49,411 43,509 5,902 December 2,008 51,230 43,043 8,187 44,655 38,476 6,179 1997 March -801 50,236 42,064 8,172 51,421 42,448 8,973 June 3,026 56,618 47,796 8,822 42,562 36,766 5,796 September 3,573 50,452 42,154 8,298 49,003 44,278 4,725 December -1,147 50,932 43,698 7,234 49,039 40,658 8,381 1998 March -5,235 47,499 40,917 6,582 56,494 44,677 11,817 June 7,101 60,636 47,868 12,768 42,609 36,942 5,667 September 675 50,519 42,800 7,719 52,304 45,260 7,044 December 1,701 54,137 45,173 8,964 47,969 40,706 7,263 1999 March -2,717 50,359 42,390 7,969 57,053 46,367 10,686 June 1,734 57,281 47,926 9,355 45,040 37,419 7,621 September 2,817 53,304 42,774 10,530 54,112 46,399 7,713 December 1,489 54,252 44,940 9,312 48,833 41,010 7,823 2000 March -2,962 52,788 43,221 9,567 60,064 47,535 12,529 June 2,447 60,007 50,059 9,948 46,938 39,437 7,501 September 53 49,931 41,730 8,201 55,819 47,671 8,148 December 717 52,884 44,008 8,876 51,997 43,838 8,159 2001 March -3,932 50,392 42,035 8,357 59,682 47,393 12,289 June 1,890 57,012 46,935 10,077 48,804 40,617 8,187 September -832 45,824 38,702 7,122 56,534 48,580 7,954 December 925 48,669 39,452 9,217 53,146 44,854 8,292 2002 March -2,929 48,064 38,817 9,247 59,126 46,950 12,176 June 8,339 61,657 46,106 15,551 45,826 38,614 7,212 September 492 49,487 41,718 7,769 53,105 45,828 7,277 December -892 50,911 41,928 8,983 54,103 44,228 9,875 2003 March -3,344 48,862 38,730 10,132 63,501 50,025 13,476 June 1,587 57,617 47,674 9,943 46,904 38,548 8,356 September 673 49,748 41,363 8,385 52,950 45,238 7,712 December 2,842 53,806 43,436 10,370 49,349 41,821 7,528 2004 March -2,888 51,038 41,897 9,141 59,186 47,157 12,029 June 1,604 61,457 50,790 10,667 46,763 37,700 9,063 September -805 49,688 42,295 7,393 54,327 46,129 8,198 December 2,307 54,798 44,536 10,262 50,242 42,287 7,955 2005 March -1,694 52,604 42,715 9,889 59,727 48,144 11,583 June -62 60,930 50,586 10,344 48,908 38,502 10,406 September 2,460 53,824 44,239 9,585 53,101 45,976 7,125 December 2,272 55,207 44,822 10,385 52,468 44,355 8,113 2006 March -1,707 54,553 44,329 10,224 58,911 46,980 11,931 June 3,321 62,551 51,108 11,443 48,112 39,990 8,122 September 344 53,376 44,520 8,856 56,992 48,480 8,512 December 8,577 63,062 46,583 16,479 52,703 44,801 7,902 2007 March -1,113 58,454 46,474 11,980 62,750 49,657 13,093 June 1,213 64,239 52,902 11,337 52,425 42,301 10,124 September 1,430 55,563 45,198 10,365 60,041 51,106 8,935 December 3,449 59,703 47,212 12,491 56,081 47,039 9,042 2008 March -5,383 54,481 43,787 10,694 69,149 53,072 16,077 June -1,668 59,337 48,409 10,928 57,912 45,316 12,596 September 481 51,631 40,981 10,650 62,635 52,466 10,169 December 484 51,857 40,214 11,643 63,247 52,088 11,159 2009 March -6,497 44,971 34,901 10,070 73,750 57,183 16,567 June -2,497 54,647 43,939 10,708 55,742 42,537 13,205 September -738 46,812 37,129 9,683 59,097 48,676 10,421 December 2,969 52,553 39,713 12,840 55,003 45,132 9,871 2010 March -5,325 48,306 38,414 9,892 63,704 48,487 15,217 June -739 58,158 48,169 9,989 47,626 36,898 10,728 September 2,013 51,449 39,955 11,494 54,862 45,381 9,481 December 3,399 54,249 41,469 12,780 52,023 42,642 9,381 2011 March -4,134 52,131 40,999 11,132 61,488 46,222 15,266 June -632 59,304 48,520 10,784 48,738 37,322 11,416 September 2,566 51,129 40,163 10,966 53,478 45,078 8,400 December 3,243 54,694 42,447 12,247 51,226 42,222 9,004 2012 March -2,416 53,889 42,523 11,366 58,950 45,168 13,782 June 627 59,840 48,785 11,055 48,654 38,226 10,428 September 774 51,329 41,256 10,073 55,602 46,303 9,299 December 3,604 56,891 44,010 12,881 51,609 42,332 9,277 2013 March -3,769 52,990 42,439 10,551 61,266 46,946 14,320 June 2,327 60,192 49,773 10,419 46,344 38,252 8,092 September 117 53,366 43,654 9,712 54,890 45,295 9,595 December 3,430 57,721 45,477 12,244 51,315 42,501 8,814 2014 March -4,392 53,229 43,189 10,040 62,051 47,619 14,432 June 665 63,049 51,885 11,164 48,658 38,159 10,499 September 2,240 54,000 43,528 10,472 55,122 46,890 8,232 December 3,507 60,567 48,570 11,997 50,432 41,942 8,490 2015 March -2,970 54,507 43,414 11,093 63,092 49,029 14,063 June 690 65,600 54,248 11,352 48,929 38,267 10,662 September 1,750 56,033 45,220 10,813 57,473 48,410 9,063 December 4,190 62,229 48,852 13,377 52,998 43,811 9,187 2016 March -2,458 57,587 45,702 11,885 62,871 48,528 14,343 June 2,431 66,312 54,074 12,238 50,654 40,847 9,807 September 811 57,070 46,355 10,715 59,739 49,835 9,904 December 2,606 61,132 48,542 12,590 55,915 45,931 9,984 2017 March -2,430 59,721 47,315 12,406 64,645 49,809 14,836 June 303 66,215 53,861 12,354 54,511 42,460 12,051 September 1,991 56,281 45,153 11,128 60,857 51,720 9,137 December 1,836 61,375 49,303 12,072 55,892 45,656 10,236 2018 March -947 60,078 46,839 13,239 63,961 49,775 14,186 June 618 67,714 54,685 13,029 54,497 42,086 12,411 September 858 53,712 42,889 10,823 64,327 54,362 9,965 December 3,053 65,126 51,516 13,610 54,844 44,287 10,557 2019 March -1,144 63,199 49,928 13,271 62,904 48,489 14,415 June 447 67,475 54,859 12,616 55,472 43,303 12,169 September 1,654 57,280 45,468 11,812 62,567 52,409 10,158 December 3,189 63,812 50,695 13,117 55,854 45,926 9,928 2020 March -3,936 57,810 45,311 12,499 70,366 53,931 16,435 June -3,009 54,217 40,503 13,714 79,267 62,544 16,723 September 5,330 68,449 52,158 16,291 57,825 46,864 10,961 December 5,830 71,343 55,131 16,212 52,706 42,324 10,382 2021 March 6,229 69,375 49,125 20,250 64,076 50,055 14,021 June 5,518 74,524 58,982 15,542 52,651 42,627 10,024 September 116 65,351 51,092 14,259 68,885 54,742 14,143 December 4,424 76,750 60,384 16,366 56,809 44,867 11,942 2022 March 2,896 73,294 54,523 18,771 68,257 52,382 15,875 June 4,420 78,417 61,950 16,467 58,724 46,677 12,047 September -690 68,194 55,358 12,836 67,280 53,754 13,526 December 4,109 73,290 56,146 17,144 62,018 48,983 13,035 2023 March -163 72,197 55,025 17,172 70,374 53,039 17,335 June 3,156 75,501 60,118 15,383 59,806 47,579 12,227 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.