Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 7 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 0 29 23 6 27 21 6 December 0 28 22 6 28 22 6 1993 March 0 28 22 6 28 22 6 June 0 30 24 6 26 20 6 September 2 32 25 7 26 21 5 December 0 29 23 6 28 22 6 1994 March 0 30 24 6 28 22 6 June 1 31 24 7 28 22 6 September 2 33 26 7 26 21 5 December 0 30 24 6 29 23 6 1995 March 0 31 25 6 29 23 6 June 1 31 24 7 29 23 6 September 0 32 26 6 28 22 6 December 1 32 25 7 30 24 6 1996 March 1 32 25 7 29 23 6 June 1 32 25 7 30 24 6 September 1 33 26 7 30 24 6 December 1 33 26 7 30 24 6 1997 March 1 33 26 7 29 23 6 June 1 32 25 7 30 24 6 September 0 34 27 7 31 24 7 December 0 34 27 7 32 25 7 1998 March 0 33 26 7 31 24 7 June 2 34 26 8 30 24 6 September 0 34 27 7 32 25 7 December 0 34 27 7 31 24 7 1999 March 1 35 27 8 33 26 7 June 0 34 27 7 33 26 7 September 0 35 28 7 33 26 7 December 0 35 28 7 32 25 7 2000 March 1 37 29 8 33 26 7 June 1 34 27 7 33 27 6 September 0 35 28 7 34 27 7 December 0 34 27 7 34 27 7 2001 March 0 34 27 7 33 26 7 June 1 32 25 7 34 28 6 September 0 32 25 7 35 28 7 December 1 31 24 7 34 28 6 2002 March 1 33 25 8 33 26 7 June 1 31 24 7 32 26 6 September 1 31 24 7 31 25 6 December 1 31 24 7 32 26 6 2003 March 1 30 23 7 32 26 6 June 1 32 25 7 31 25 6 September 0 30 24 6 30 24 6 December 1 32 25 7 30 24 6 2004 March 1 33 26 7 31 25 6 June 0 33 26 7 31 24 7 September 0 33 26 7 31 24 7 December 2 34 26 8 30 24 6 2005 March 0 33 26 7 32 25 7 June 1 34 26 8 32 25 7 September 1 35 27 8 32 25 7 December 1 34 27 7 32 26 6 2006 March 1 35 28 7 30 24 6 June 1 34 27 7 32 26 6 September 1 33 26 7 32 26 6 December 1 34 27 7 31 25 6 2007 March 1 34 27 7 31 25 6 June 0 33 26 7 33 26 7 September 1 32 25 7 33 27 6 December 1 33 26 7 32 26 6 2008 March 0 32 25 7 33 26 7 June 0 31 24 7 35 28 7 September 0 30 23 7 35 28 7 December -1 28 22 6 37 30 7 2009 March -1 26 20 6 38 31 7 June -1 27 21 6 35 28 7 September -1 26 20 6 32 25 7 December 0 28 22 6 30 24 6 2010 March 0 28 22 6 29 23 6 June 0 30 24 6 27 21 6 September 0 28 22 6 28 22 6 December 1 30 23 7 28 22 6 2011 March 0 29 23 6 28 22 6 June 0 29 23 6 27 21 6 September 1 31 24 7 28 22 6 December 0 29 23 6 28 22 6 2012 March 0 30 24 6 27 21 6 June 0 30 24 6 28 22 6 September 0 29 23 6 28 22 6 December 1 31 24 7 27 21 6 2013 March 0 30 24 6 28 22 6 June 0 31 25 6 28 22 6 September 2 30 23 7 28 23 5 December 0 31 25 6 28 22 6 2014 March 0 30 24 6 29 23 6 June 0 32 26 6 28 22 6 September 0 30 24 6 29 23 6 December 0 32 26 6 28 22 6 2015 March 0 30 24 6 30 24 6 June 0 32 26 6 29 23 6 September 0 31 25 6 30 24 6 December 1 33 26 7 29 23 6 2016 March 0 31 25 6 30 24 6 June -1 31 25 6 32 25 7 September 1 32 25 7 30 24 6 December 0 31 25 6 30 24 6 2017 March 1 33 26 7 29 23 6 June 0 32 26 6 31 25 6 September 0 30 24 6 32 26 6 December 0 32 26 6 29 23 6 2018 March 1 32 26 6 29 24 5 June 0 32 26 6 31 25 6 September 0 31 25 6 32 26 6 December 1 34 27 7 29 23 6 2019 March 0 32 26 6 30 24 6 June -1 32 26 6 33 26 7 September 0 30 24 6 32 26 6 December 0 32 26 6 30 24 6 2020 March -1 30 24 6 34 27 7 June -7 22 16 6 77 64 13 September 3 47 37 10 30 23 7 December 0 35 28 7 29 22 7 2021 March 2 35 28 7 27 22 5 June 0 35 29 6 30 24 6 September 1 38 30 8 32 25 7 December 2 40 32 8 28 22 6 2022 March 1 37 30 7 29 23 6 June 0 35 28 7 33 26 7 September 1 37 30 7 31 25 6 December 0 33 27 6 30 24 6 2023 March 0 34 28 6 29 23 6 June 0 32 26 6 32 26 6 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.