Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 1 Job (In thousands) 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 1 742 618 124 791 668 123 December 31 784 632 152 738 617 121 1993 March -51 742 609 133 854 670 184 June 32 849 701 148 684 568 116 September 14 776 645 131 794 677 117 December 33 815 662 153 750 630 120 1994 March -59 756 627 129 877 689 188 June 38 879 723 156 700 582 118 September 10 799 664 135 816 691 125 December 30 832 671 161 780 649 131 1995 March -46 787 648 139 888 703 185 June 30 877 725 152 729 607 122 September -1 803 669 134 847 712 135 December 37 850 680 170 793 660 133 1996 March -46 808 657 151 909 712 197 June 34 903 743 160 742 616 126 September 0 821 680 141 866 725 141 December 51 884 698 186 802 667 135 1997 March -52 833 681 152 928 724 204 June 40 934 762 172 766 634 132 September 9 847 697 150 876 735 141 December 33 889 709 180 829 682 147 1998 March -49 842 677 165 951 737 214 June 63 961 770 191 759 631 128 September 6 853 701 152 894 748 146 December 49 919 727 192 831 688 143 1999 March -61 844 687 157 966 748 218 June 18 948 772 176 799 641 158 September -11 860 704 156 919 752 167 December 78 955 730 225 836 689 147 2000 March -62 863 693 170 992 760 232 June 31 967 784 183 807 655 152 September 5 879 707 172 934 767 167 December 45 933 724 209 876 712 164 2001 March -68 872 696 176 1,006 762 244 June 29 962 775 187 821 663 158 September -10 856 689 167 959 782 177 December 52 921 706 215 884 721 163 2002 March -73 858 684 174 1,016 769 247 June 35 972 775 197 829 667 162 September 7 882 707 175 946 778 168 December 56 946 722 224 891 723 168 2003 March -77 862 682 180 1,047 790 257 June 37 979 783 196 827 668 159 September 3 894 718 176 957 784 173 December 66 966 735 231 889 724 165 2004 March -71 898 713 185 1,039 783 256 June 33 1,003 804 199 839 673 166 September 4 908 725 183 968 789 179 December 70 993 751 242 905 733 172 2005 March -76 911 715 196 1,076 804 272 June 45 1,030 812 218 858 685 173 September 20 948 749 199 975 796 179 December 73 1,013 760 253 936 756 180 2006 March -72 948 744 204 1,088 812 276 June 38 1,047 829 218 887 707 180 September -6 942 748 194 1,027 827 200 December 74 1,036 767 269 963 768 195 2007 March -82 965 750 215 1,124 827 297 June 29 1,055 831 224 920 725 195 September -3 956 748 208 1,054 843 211 December 86 1,058 774 284 980 782 198 2008 March -110 943 730 213 1,174 851 323 June 17 1,041 808 233 957 741 216 September -3 934 721 213 1,072 856 216 December 51 984 706 278 1,037 810 227 2009 March -138 853 642 211 1,225 876 349 June 16 977 745 232 949 733 216 September -19 892 685 207 1,050 824 226 December 66 994 711 283 976 759 217 2010 March -135 881 677 204 1,162 823 339 June 23 1,025 793 232 891 682 209 September 10 942 720 222 1,008 796 212 December 81 1,033 743 290 947 738 209 2011 March -110 926 712 214 1,135 811 324 June 32 1,046 802 244 893 681 212 September -1 957 747 210 1,005 794 211 December 75 1,031 751 280 954 749 205 2012 March -44 998 742 256 1,103 803 300 June 54 1,055 825 230 874 698 176 September 0 941 750 191 1,010 819 191 December 106 1,045 772 273 915 748 167 2013 March -109 944 755 189 1,116 818 298 June 30 1,067 841 226 902 706 196 September 8 977 780 197 1,012 823 189 December 93 1,067 795 272 952 773 179 2014 March -97 974 770 204 1,141 840 301 June 36 1,085 863 222 911 725 186 September 17 995 790 205 1,030 842 188 December 95 1,096 815 281 966 780 186 2015 March -103 993 778 215 1,175 857 318 June 44 1,107 873 234 925 735 190 September 16 1,013 799 214 1,053 855 198 December 109 1,127 823 304 990 795 195 2016 March -94 1,016 794 222 1,178 862 316 June 35 1,106 869 237 967 765 202 September 5 1,028 810 218 1,078 865 213 December 93 1,135 831 304 1,029 818 211 2017 March -87 1,047 813 234 1,195 874 321 June 43 1,133 886 247 978 774 204 September 1 1,022 799 223 1,122 900 222 December 110 1,161 843 318 1,024 816 208 2018 March -104 1,064 824 240 1,234 890 344 June 60 1,161 891 270 1,003 793 210 September 4 1,044 812 232 1,130 902 228 December 113 1,174 846 328 1,042 827 215 2019 March -103 1,078 825 253 1,249 893 356 June 40 1,154 891 263 1,016 793 223 September 16 1,061 821 240 1,128 904 224 December 128 1,203 851 352 1,065 841 224 2020 March -141 1,066 802 264 1,333 928 405 June -56 968 688 280 1,226 890 336 September 73 1,162 831 331 1,069 811 258 December 165 1,262 870 392 1,011 784 227 2021 March -33 1,175 853 322 1,223 868 355 June 102 1,279 936 343 1,013 772 241 September 56 1,202 877 325 1,169 900 269 December 192 1,392 945 447 1,082 827 255 2022 March -42 1,261 902 359 1,320 919 401 June 69 1,331 973 358 1,120 831 289 September 17 1,219 914 305 1,224 936 288 December 148 1,334 912 422 1,171 897 274 2023 March -85 1,225 899 326 1,356 945 411 June 62 1,315 985 330 1,104 836 268 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.