Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 3 Jobs (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 4 148 121 27 138 115 23 December 3 146 119 27 141 117 24 1993 March 3 147 120 27 140 116 24 June 4 154 126 28 136 112 24 September 6 156 128 28 136 114 22 December 2 152 126 26 142 118 24 1994 March 1 151 126 25 143 119 24 June 4 159 130 29 142 117 25 September 6 164 135 29 142 119 23 December 2 157 130 27 149 124 25 1995 March 3 160 133 27 147 123 24 June 3 159 131 28 150 125 25 September 3 163 135 28 148 123 25 December 2 159 131 28 153 127 26 1996 March 2 162 134 28 150 124 26 June 3 163 134 29 153 127 26 September 5 166 136 30 151 126 25 December 4 167 137 30 154 128 26 1997 March 4 168 139 29 151 126 25 June 3 166 137 29 156 130 26 September 2 171 142 29 155 128 27 December 2 170 140 30 160 132 28 1998 March 2 168 138 30 157 129 28 June 7 171 139 32 154 129 25 September 2 170 141 29 160 133 27 December 2 172 144 28 156 130 26 1999 March 2 170 141 29 160 133 27 June 3 172 142 30 163 136 27 September 2 174 144 30 163 135 28 December 4 178 147 31 161 134 27 2000 March 6 178 146 32 164 138 26 June 3 172 143 29 168 142 26 September 3 176 145 31 168 140 28 December 3 174 144 30 167 140 27 2001 March 2 173 143 30 165 137 28 June 2 167 138 29 172 145 27 September -2 161 133 28 175 145 30 December 3 162 133 29 170 144 26 2002 March 2 163 134 29 164 137 27 June 3 163 134 29 165 139 26 September 3 165 136 29 162 136 26 December 2 163 135 28 164 138 26 2003 March 3 158 129 29 166 140 26 June 2 163 135 28 161 135 26 September 3 164 136 28 158 133 25 December 3 165 136 29 160 134 26 2004 March 4 169 139 30 159 133 26 June 3 168 139 29 160 134 26 September 2 169 139 30 163 135 28 December 6 174 143 31 160 135 25 2005 March 2 170 140 30 167 139 28 June 5 174 143 31 163 137 26 September 5 178 146 32 164 137 27 December 5 176 145 31 168 142 26 2006 March 5 182 150 32 163 136 27 June 3 175 145 30 170 143 27 September 2 173 143 30 172 144 28 December 4 176 145 31 169 142 27 2007 March 4 179 148 31 169 142 27 June 0 174 145 29 175 146 29 September 3 173 142 31 176 148 28 December 1 173 144 29 174 146 28 2008 March 0 170 141 29 177 148 29 June -1 164 135 29 184 154 30 September -2 160 132 28 180 150 30 December -5 150 123 27 192 160 32 2009 March -5 139 112 27 193 161 32 June -2 147 119 28 181 151 30 September -5 143 117 26 170 139 31 December 1 150 121 29 163 135 28 2010 March -1 148 121 27 161 133 28 June 2 160 131 29 152 125 27 September -1 155 127 28 156 127 29 December 3 161 131 30 153 126 27 2011 March 1 158 130 28 153 126 27 June 1 162 133 29 152 124 28 September 4 166 136 30 153 127 26 December 1 159 131 28 155 128 27 2012 March 4 168 138 30 150 124 26 June 2 164 136 28 153 127 26 September 2 160 132 28 157 131 26 December 3 166 137 29 151 125 26 2013 March 2 167 139 28 155 129 26 June 2 168 140 28 154 128 26 September 4 167 138 29 156 131 25 December 2 168 140 28 156 130 26 2014 March 3 168 140 28 157 132 25 June 2 173 145 28 158 132 26 September 5 171 142 29 158 134 24 December 1 174 147 27 158 132 26 2015 March 4 172 143 29 163 138 25 June 1 178 150 28 163 136 27 September 2 172 144 28 166 140 26 December 4 181 151 30 164 138 26 2016 March 4 177 148 29 165 140 25 June -1 173 145 28 174 145 29 September 5 178 148 30 167 142 25 December 2 176 147 29 169 142 27 2017 March 5 182 152 30 165 140 25 June 1 176 148 28 174 147 27 September 0 169 142 27 177 150 27 December 4 183 153 30 164 138 26 2018 March 5 182 152 30 168 143 25 June 2 180 151 29 176 149 27 September 1 174 146 28 178 151 27 December 2 184 155 29 169 142 27 2019 March 4 185 155 30 169 143 26 June -1 179 151 28 182 153 29 September 2 174 146 28 177 151 26 December 3 180 150 30 172 145 27 2020 March 1 173 142 31 186 156 30 June -27 130 101 29 304 248 56 September 15 226 179 47 163 131 32 December 8 195 158 37 159 130 29 2021 March 11 197 161 36 158 133 25 June 3 194 162 32 172 143 29 September 3 203 168 35 180 148 32 December 10 215 178 37 165 138 27 2022 March 6 208 173 35 172 143 29 June 2 194 161 33 189 158 31 September 2 201 170 31 178 149 29 December 4 192 160 32 176 148 28 2023 March 3 198 167 31 171 143 28 June -2 185 156 29 186 155 31 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.