Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 1 193 150 43 212 170 42 December 17 215 158 57 195 155 40 1993 March -11 217 164 53 227 163 64 June 20 249 188 61 180 139 41 September 8 206 159 47 209 170 39 December 16 228 171 57 199 158 41 1994 March -13 226 172 54 236 169 67 June 23 265 199 66 188 145 43 September 9 220 170 50 217 176 41 December 16 237 176 61 214 169 45 1995 March -11 240 182 58 245 176 69 June 24 273 205 68 197 153 44 September 2 222 173 49 233 186 47 December 19 251 184 67 221 173 48 1996 March -13 250 188 62 258 183 75 June 23 285 214 71 208 160 48 September 7 237 181 56 241 192 49 December 23 268 195 73 229 179 50 1997 March -13 266 199 67 268 188 80 June 24 301 227 74 212 162 50 September 5 249 192 57 251 199 52 December 19 280 205 75 243 187 56 1998 March -17 274 203 71 285 197 88 June 34 321 238 83 215 166 49 September 4 257 198 59 265 210 55 December 22 290 213 77 246 191 55 1999 March -22 278 209 69 299 208 91 June 21 322 243 79 235 177 58 September 1 265 203 62 279 218 61 December 25 303 220 83 256 198 58 2000 March -20 294 219 75 312 217 95 June 23 334 253 81 244 186 58 September 4 276 209 67 289 226 63 December 24 305 220 85 272 211 61 2001 March -26 293 216 77 328 225 103 June 20 325 243 82 260 198 62 September -7 255 191 64 312 241 71 December 22 289 202 87 289 224 65 2002 March -27 286 206 80 332 225 107 June 20 323 237 86 260 194 66 September -1 262 197 65 296 230 66 December 27 301 210 91 277 213 64 2003 March -31 282 206 76 338 231 107 June 12 320 240 80 259 191 68 September 2 265 201 64 288 226 62 December 30 307 214 93 272 209 63 2004 March -28 295 218 77 329 224 105 June 20 336 252 84 251 187 64 September 1 274 206 68 293 226 67 December 38 325 226 99 273 212 61 2005 March -34 299 221 78 345 233 112 June 26 352 259 93 259 192 67 September 8 294 221 73 296 231 65 December 40 337 232 105 287 222 65 2006 March -29 318 235 83 347 235 112 June 25 365 272 93 267 199 68 September 1 292 221 71 314 244 70 December 42 347 237 110 297 229 68 2007 March -35 326 241 85 363 243 120 June 20 367 273 94 279 205 74 September 6 299 220 79 328 255 73 December 43 355 243 112 303 234 69 2008 March -42 322 237 85 380 253 127 June 15 360 263 97 300 218 82 September -1 288 212 76 338 261 77 December 28 324 214 110 341 259 82 2009 March -60 279 198 81 423 282 141 June 8 323 230 93 313 228 85 September -14 263 192 71 336 251 85 December 39 332 216 116 301 224 77 2010 March -50 296 213 83 376 243 133 June 23 352 253 99 274 198 76 September -1 283 207 76 312 235 77 December 41 346 229 117 294 218 76 2011 March -42 316 228 88 367 237 130 June 20 361 260 101 280 199 81 September 5 303 222 81 313 237 76 December 39 346 229 117 304 226 78 2012 March -37 334 241 93 366 236 130 June 22 367 268 99 280 203 77 September -2 298 219 79 327 246 81 December 44 356 237 119 301 226 75 2013 March -46 332 243 89 378 243 135 June 19 371 272 99 289 209 80 September 2 309 229 80 325 247 78 December 37 354 239 115 311 233 78 2014 March -48 327 243 84 380 248 132 June 15 379 282 97 293 211 82 September -5 307 233 74 329 250 79 December 32 361 249 112 314 234 80 2015 March -46 337 247 90 393 257 136 June 13 388 288 100 301 214 87 September -3 314 235 79 342 260 82 December 43 380 254 126 325 242 83 2016 March -49 347 257 90 396 257 139 June 7 386 287 99 315 223 92 September -2 322 240 82 344 260 84 December 37 368 247 121 331 247 84 2017 March -41 356 261 95 394 258 136 June 13 394 293 101 314 226 88 September -7 316 235 81 360 272 88 December 40 384 257 127 334 247 87 2018 March -44 368 266 102 409 263 146 June 17 408 298 110 324 231 93 September -2 332 244 88 366 276 90 December 47 399 261 138 344 253 91 2019 March -46 377 270 107 417 264 153 June 14 414 301 113 334 235 99 September 1 339 248 91 368 278 90 December 50 406 262 144 352 258 94 2020 March -62 369 267 102 441 277 164 June 0 369 243 126 439 313 126 September 11 381 262 119 380 272 108 December 68 445 283 162 332 238 94 2021 March -10 423 287 136 409 263 146 June 43 472 325 147 349 245 104 September 15 419 288 131 405 289 116 December 72 499 322 177 365 260 105 2022 March -30 460 313 147 469 292 177 June 41 503 349 154 379 266 113 September 5 425 304 121 421 305 116 December 57 462 294 168 407 296 111 2023 March -54 424 302 122 477 301 176 June 15 462 330 132 390 273 117 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.