Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted South 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 294 18,979 15,794 3,185 20,579 17,688 2,891 December 332 19,701 16,260 3,441 19,651 16,542 3,109 1993 March -16 19,942 16,371 3,571 21,190 17,603 3,587 June 1,016 24,266 20,389 3,877 16,708 13,847 2,861 September 310 19,847 16,597 3,250 20,936 17,996 2,940 December 498 20,746 17,227 3,519 19,515 16,494 3,021 1994 March 291 20,909 17,203 3,706 21,258 17,843 3,415 June 528 24,492 20,574 3,918 17,800 14,410 3,390 September 392 20,336 16,963 3,373 20,716 17,735 2,981 December 847 21,531 17,591 3,940 20,284 17,191 3,093 1995 March 341 21,780 17,704 4,076 21,712 17,977 3,735 June 729 24,909 20,745 4,164 18,725 15,290 3,435 September 411 21,148 17,364 3,784 22,400 19,027 3,373 December 1,108 22,558 18,325 4,233 20,961 17,836 3,125 1996 March -520 22,300 18,210 4,090 23,510 18,900 4,610 June 1,272 25,671 21,251 4,420 18,876 15,728 3,148 September 339 21,487 17,672 3,815 23,288 19,812 3,476 December 612 22,614 18,536 4,078 21,346 17,880 3,466 1997 March 627 23,594 18,739 4,855 23,055 18,827 4,228 June 660 26,170 21,808 4,362 19,885 16,183 3,702 September 123 23,058 18,695 4,363 24,560 20,320 4,240 December 1,548 23,766 19,850 3,916 20,798 18,430 2,368 1998 March -857 22,225 19,363 2,862 23,865 20,146 3,719 June 2,749 29,564 23,142 6,422 20,367 16,694 3,673 September -170 23,805 19,624 4,181 25,328 20,977 4,351 December 1,004 25,332 20,835 4,497 22,803 19,310 3,493 1999 March 159 25,134 20,301 4,833 26,059 21,385 4,674 June 481 27,985 23,676 4,309 21,561 17,733 3,828 September -656 23,216 19,387 3,829 26,765 22,280 4,485 December 1,284 25,969 21,398 4,571 23,386 20,099 3,287 2000 March -219 24,514 20,737 3,777 25,567 21,571 3,996 June 672 28,372 23,834 4,538 21,823 17,957 3,866 September -4,524 22,404 18,674 3,730 30,148 21,894 8,254 December 3,990 26,871 19,353 7,518 23,949 20,421 3,528 2001 March -1,088 24,461 19,809 4,652 27,429 21,689 5,740 June 499 21,905 19,305 2,600 18,281 16,180 2,101 September 882 26,542 20,725 5,817 28,905 23,970 4,935 December 40 23,367 18,969 4,398 25,504 21,146 4,358 2002 March -333 24,110 19,442 4,668 26,351 21,350 5,001 June 1,105 27,881 23,161 4,720 21,910 18,295 3,615 September -169 22,821 18,800 4,021 26,941 22,751 4,190 December 1,356 23,793 19,415 4,378 24,347 21,325 3,022 2003 March 382 24,035 19,689 4,346 26,430 22,466 3,964 June 561 27,544 23,744 3,800 21,641 18,402 3,239 September -572 23,543 19,895 3,648 26,441 22,221 4,220 December 1,139 24,567 20,191 4,376 24,109 20,872 3,237 2004 March -1,324 24,585 20,563 4,022 26,935 21,589 5,346 June 2,121 29,410 24,138 5,272 21,189 18,038 3,151 September -700 23,786 19,958 3,828 27,420 22,892 4,528 December 1,364 26,162 21,289 4,873 24,383 20,874 3,509 2005 March -503 25,429 21,012 4,417 27,288 22,368 4,920 June -175 28,413 24,221 4,192 22,770 18,403 4,367 September -195 25,661 20,763 4,898 27,164 22,071 5,093 December -32 25,664 20,776 4,888 26,117 21,197 4,920 2006 March -25 27,048 21,692 5,356 26,493 21,112 5,381 June 1,166 30,131 23,931 6,200 23,683 18,649 5,034 September 521 27,476 20,454 7,022 29,097 22,596 6,501 December 2,561 27,325 21,577 5,748 24,744 21,557 3,187 2007 March 492 27,521 22,221 5,300 27,757 22,949 4,808 June -1,379 29,130 24,758 4,372 25,749 19,998 5,751 September -123 24,565 20,167 4,398 28,406 23,885 4,521 December 1,227 26,276 20,917 5,359 26,864 22,732 4,132 2008 March -518 25,594 20,592 5,002 29,623 24,103 5,520 June 20 27,442 22,792 4,650 25,280 20,650 4,630 September -1,675 22,741 18,690 4,051 30,488 24,762 5,726 December -319 22,969 17,748 5,221 30,158 24,618 5,540 2009 March -2,338 21,016 16,371 4,645 32,901 25,918 6,983 June 138 24,967 20,332 4,635 24,200 19,703 4,497 September -1,341 20,816 16,977 3,839 28,031 22,851 5,180 December 383 22,648 17,930 4,718 25,599 21,264 4,335 2010 March -1,406 22,216 18,017 4,199 27,240 21,635 5,605 June -22 26,597 22,421 4,176 21,495 17,297 4,198 September -437 21,734 17,876 3,858 25,724 21,429 4,295 December 889 23,560 18,991 4,569 23,443 19,763 3,680 2011 March -906 23,267 18,846 4,421 26,148 20,821 5,327 June -41 26,501 22,326 4,175 21,403 17,187 4,216 September 252 22,872 18,439 4,433 25,671 21,490 4,181 December 1,106 23,632 19,022 4,610 23,550 20,046 3,504 2012 March 3 24,399 19,887 4,512 24,947 20,438 4,509 June -116 26,639 22,781 3,858 21,580 17,606 3,974 September -602 22,307 18,560 3,747 26,104 21,755 4,349 December 1,307 24,557 19,734 4,823 23,250 19,734 3,516 2013 March -662 24,186 19,991 4,195 25,617 20,760 4,857 June 786 27,586 23,162 4,424 20,801 17,163 3,638 September 139 23,826 19,640 4,186 25,429 21,382 4,047 December 764 24,834 20,324 4,510 23,277 19,531 3,746 2014 March 515 25,314 20,624 4,690 25,233 21,058 4,175 June -187 28,225 24,242 3,983 21,860 17,690 4,170 September -203 24,037 19,748 4,289 26,484 21,992 4,492 December 1,548 26,127 21,233 4,894 22,787 19,441 3,346 2015 March 160 25,274 20,797 4,477 26,061 21,744 4,317 June 155 29,544 25,044 4,500 22,217 17,872 4,345 September -570 24,249 20,303 3,946 26,797 22,281 4,516 December 2,275 27,705 21,937 5,768 23,701 20,208 3,493 2016 March 221 26,793 21,886 4,907 26,727 22,041 4,686 June 132 29,338 24,934 4,404 23,821 19,549 4,272 September -435 25,558 21,253 4,305 27,549 22,809 4,740 December 1,423 27,240 21,975 5,265 25,044 21,202 3,842 2017 March 238 26,833 21,934 4,899 26,985 22,324 4,661 June 277 29,742 25,141 4,601 24,571 20,247 4,324 September -490 24,697 20,368 4,329 29,550 24,731 4,819 December -152 28,975 23,396 5,579 26,287 20,556 5,731 2018 March 3,336 28,136 21,905 6,231 26,233 23,338 2,895 June 2,327 35,104 29,269 5,835 24,976 21,468 3,508 September -1,398 24,451 20,968 3,483 31,576 26,695 4,881 December 2,505 30,627 24,365 6,262 26,322 22,565 3,757 2019 March -1,193 28,063 23,258 4,805 30,233 24,235 5,998 June 1,462 31,933 26,747 5,186 25,025 21,301 3,724 September 495 26,547 22,134 4,413 29,823 25,905 3,918 December 767 29,415 23,831 5,584 28,193 23,376 4,817 2020 March -2,277 27,908 21,466 6,442 33,883 25,164 8,719 June -603 26,158 20,381 5,777 34,711 28,331 6,380 September 642 30,178 23,865 6,313 28,794 23,123 5,671 December 3,088 33,200 25,515 7,685 24,965 20,368 4,597 2021 March 682 30,687 23,338 7,349 31,057 24,390 6,667 June 1,741 34,848 27,911 6,937 26,004 20,808 5,196 September 885 31,430 24,380 7,050 31,877 25,712 6,165 December 3,389 36,110 27,503 8,607 27,468 22,250 5,218 2022 March 2,742 35,515 24,903 10,612 33,283 25,413 7,870 June 3,163 37,183 29,010 8,173 27,028 22,018 5,010 September 1,098 34,200 26,474 7,726 32,333 25,705 6,628 December 3,372 36,134 26,740 9,394 30,583 24,561 6,022 2023 March 57 35,595 26,663 8,932 34,114 25,239 8,875 June 315 37,021 29,102 7,919 31,045 23,441 7,604 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.