Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 1 to 4 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 11 1,243 1,031 212 1,322 1,121 201 December 37 1,307 1,062 245 1,243 1,035 208 1993 March -65 1,238 1,007 231 1,431 1,135 296 June 78 1,494 1,227 267 1,103 914 189 September 33 1,302 1,079 223 1,319 1,129 190 December 41 1,364 1,119 245 1,255 1,051 204 1994 March -80 1,264 1,043 221 1,468 1,167 301 June 85 1,549 1,269 280 1,136 941 195 September 28 1,350 1,121 229 1,362 1,161 201 December 32 1,395 1,141 254 1,313 1,091 222 1995 March -59 1,321 1,085 236 1,489 1,194 295 June 75 1,545 1,272 273 1,188 990 198 September 5 1,348 1,124 224 1,419 1,200 219 December 43 1,422 1,154 268 1,340 1,115 225 1996 March -63 1,350 1,098 252 1,524 1,209 315 June 80 1,586 1,300 286 1,209 1,003 206 September 12 1,377 1,140 237 1,449 1,224 225 December 61 1,481 1,191 290 1,353 1,124 229 1997 March -67 1,396 1,140 256 1,550 1,227 323 June 84 1,630 1,333 297 1,245 1,032 213 September 17 1,420 1,175 245 1,468 1,240 228 December 37 1,495 1,211 284 1,397 1,150 247 1998 March -68 1,405 1,131 274 1,594 1,252 342 June 123 1,682 1,353 329 1,233 1,027 206 September 12 1,424 1,177 247 1,506 1,271 235 December 54 1,535 1,243 292 1,393 1,155 238 1999 March -83 1,415 1,152 263 1,624 1,278 346 June 62 1,671 1,364 307 1,298 1,053 245 September -6 1,446 1,190 256 1,545 1,283 262 December 89 1,591 1,257 334 1,410 1,165 245 2000 March -77 1,457 1,174 283 1,664 1,304 360 June 75 1,693 1,383 310 1,320 1,085 235 September 9 1,470 1,197 273 1,578 1,314 264 December 52 1,555 1,239 316 1,473 1,209 264 2001 March -95 1,448 1,166 282 1,685 1,308 377 June 69 1,668 1,355 313 1,342 1,098 244 September -16 1,405 1,144 261 1,624 1,347 277 December 59 1,507 1,187 320 1,489 1,228 261 2002 March -97 1,409 1,129 280 1,690 1,313 377 June 79 1,666 1,340 326 1,337 1,090 247 September 15 1,443 1,171 272 1,572 1,315 257 December 63 1,537 1,208 329 1,483 1,217 266 2003 March -102 1,401 1,115 286 1,735 1,347 388 June 76 1,672 1,351 321 1,329 1,084 245 September 9 1,457 1,186 271 1,572 1,310 262 December 77 1,567 1,229 338 1,466 1,205 261 2004 March -93 1,467 1,174 293 1,706 1,320 386 June 75 1,718 1,391 327 1,336 1,084 252 September 10 1,483 1,199 284 1,598 1,324 274 December 90 1,624 1,267 357 1,486 1,219 267 2005 March -103 1,487 1,180 307 1,770 1,360 410 June 96 1,767 1,412 355 1,367 1,108 259 September 33 1,551 1,245 306 1,611 1,338 273 December 91 1,649 1,280 369 1,543 1,265 278 2006 March -93 1,557 1,238 319 1,773 1,361 412 June 84 1,793 1,440 353 1,416 1,147 269 September -5 1,530 1,237 293 1,693 1,395 298 December 87 1,679 1,292 387 1,580 1,280 300 2007 March -108 1,570 1,240 330 1,835 1,397 438 June 65 1,796 1,440 356 1,465 1,174 291 September 1 1,546 1,234 312 1,738 1,427 311 December 92 1,695 1,298 397 1,611 1,306 305 2008 March -152 1,521 1,200 321 1,915 1,442 473 June 44 1,745 1,382 363 1,531 1,212 319 September -11 1,486 1,175 311 1,766 1,444 322 December 37 1,542 1,156 386 1,727 1,378 349 2009 March -202 1,333 1,021 312 2,025 1,511 514 June 42 1,613 1,253 360 1,512 1,194 318 September -38 1,394 1,095 299 1,713 1,376 337 December 70 1,555 1,158 397 1,576 1,249 327 2010 March -180 1,391 1,085 306 1,850 1,364 486 June 65 1,713 1,350 363 1,374 1,076 298 September 8 1,480 1,161 319 1,619 1,308 311 December 92 1,625 1,221 404 1,510 1,198 312 2011 March -143 1,469 1,150 319 1,790 1,328 462 June 69 1,742 1,368 374 1,377 1,072 305 September 8 1,528 1,216 312 1,607 1,303 304 December 81 1,622 1,233 389 1,524 1,216 308 2012 March -64 1,575 1,206 369 1,746 1,313 433 June 94 1,759 1,402 357 1,361 1,098 263 September 2 1,496 1,209 287 1,629 1,344 285 December 121 1,658 1,272 386 1,473 1,208 265 2013 March -139 1,513 1,218 295 1,778 1,344 434 June 69 1,787 1,435 352 1,392 1,109 283 September 17 1,553 1,257 296 1,630 1,351 279 December 103 1,686 1,305 381 1,529 1,251 278 2014 March -122 1,554 1,244 310 1,808 1,376 432 June 75 1,827 1,478 349 1,413 1,139 274 September 26 1,580 1,278 302 1,659 1,383 276 December 106 1,742 1,352 390 1,543 1,259 284 2015 March -126 1,584 1,259 325 1,864 1,413 451 June 80 1,860 1,499 361 1,443 1,162 281 September 20 1,606 1,295 311 1,707 1,416 291 December 126 1,795 1,373 422 1,591 1,295 296 2016 March -116 1,621 1,290 331 1,871 1,424 447 June 64 1,846 1,483 363 1,518 1,219 299 September 15 1,640 1,319 321 1,738 1,432 306 December 106 1,790 1,368 422 1,647 1,331 316 2017 March -103 1,671 1,322 349 1,889 1,437 452 June 75 1,886 1,511 375 1,531 1,231 300 September -2 1,608 1,288 320 1,819 1,497 322 December 127 1,839 1,400 439 1,632 1,320 312 2018 March -127 1,690 1,334 356 1,948 1,465 483 June 96 1,926 1,526 400 1,563 1,259 304 September 2 1,642 1,313 329 1,835 1,508 327 December 128 1,855 1,407 448 1,662 1,342 320 2019 March -123 1,713 1,343 370 1,961 1,468 493 June 71 1,918 1,525 393 1,592 1,270 322 September 19 1,665 1,326 339 1,825 1,505 320 December 146 1,880 1,404 476 1,693 1,363 330 2020 March -179 1,670 1,284 386 2,112 1,547 565 June -99 1,549 1,129 420 2,122 1,603 519 September 118 1,912 1,420 492 1,711 1,337 374 December 201 1,984 1,445 539 1,595 1,257 338 2021 March -23 1,855 1,391 464 1,890 1,403 487 June 152 2,109 1,614 495 1,565 1,222 343 September 68 1,898 1,446 452 1,875 1,491 384 December 237 2,191 1,591 600 1,691 1,328 363 2022 March -54 1,978 1,477 501 2,052 1,497 555 June 118 2,166 1,651 515 1,719 1,322 397 September 20 1,908 1,491 417 1,931 1,534 397 December 169 2,055 1,497 558 1,827 1,438 389 2023 March -113 1,906 1,455 451 2,085 1,521 564 June 96 2,113 1,643 470 1,696 1,322 374 September -2 1,747 1,352 395 1,997 1,600 397 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.