Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 20 to 24 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 14 11 3 12 9 3 December 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 1993 March 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 June 0 13 10 3 12 9 3 September 0 14 11 3 12 9 3 December 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 1994 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 12 9 3 September 0 15 12 3 12 9 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 1995 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 September 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 1996 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 September 1 16 12 4 14 11 3 December 1 16 12 4 14 11 3 1997 March 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 September 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 December 0 16 12 4 15 11 4 1998 March 0 16 12 4 15 11 4 June 1 16 12 4 14 11 3 September 0 16 12 4 15 11 4 December -1 16 13 3 15 11 4 1999 March 0 16 12 4 16 12 4 June 1 16 12 4 15 12 3 September 0 17 13 4 15 11 4 December 1 17 13 4 14 11 3 2000 March 1 17 13 4 14 11 3 June 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 September 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 December 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 2001 March 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 June 0 14 11 3 17 14 3 September -1 14 11 3 17 13 4 December 0 13 10 3 16 13 3 2002 March 1 15 11 4 15 12 3 June 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 September 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 December 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 2003 March 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 June 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 September 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 December 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 2004 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 2005 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 September 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 2006 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 2007 March 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 June 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 September 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 2008 March 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 June 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 September 0 13 10 3 15 12 3 December 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 2009 March 0 11 8 3 17 14 3 June 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 September -1 11 9 2 13 10 3 December 0 11 9 2 12 10 2 2010 March 0 11 9 2 11 9 2 June 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 September 0 11 9 2 11 9 2 December 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 2011 March 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 June 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 September 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 December 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 2012 March 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 June 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 September 0 11 9 2 11 9 2 December 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 2013 March 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 June 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 September 1 12 9 3 11 9 2 December 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 2014 March 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 June 1 14 11 3 11 9 2 September 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 December 1 14 11 3 11 9 2 2015 March 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 June 1 14 11 3 11 9 2 September 1 13 10 3 12 10 2 December 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 2016 March 1 13 10 3 12 10 2 June 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 1 13 10 3 12 10 2 2017 March 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 June 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 2018 March 1 14 11 3 11 9 2 June 1 14 11 3 12 10 2 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 0 13 10 3 12 9 3 2019 March 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 June 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 0 13 10 3 12 9 3 2020 March -1 12 10 2 13 10 3 June -4 10 8 2 46 40 6 September 2 21 17 4 12 10 2 December 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 2021 March 1 15 12 3 10 8 2 June 1 15 12 3 12 10 2 September 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 December 0 15 12 3 11 8 3 2022 March 0 15 12 3 12 9 3 June -1 14 11 3 15 11 4 September 1 17 13 4 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 2023 March 0 14 11 3 12 9 3 June 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.