Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 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 89 28,910 25,740 3,170 30,070 26,989 3,081 December -245 26,674 23,514 3,160 31,832 28,427 3,405 1993 March -568 31,016 27,310 3,706 30,081 25,807 4,274 June 846 39,204 35,582 3,622 22,350 19,574 2,776 September 211 31,529 28,436 3,093 28,528 25,646 2,882 December -29 28,185 25,102 3,083 31,613 28,501 3,112 1994 March -313 32,628 29,126 3,502 29,110 25,295 3,815 June 869 39,743 35,945 3,798 22,540 19,611 2,929 September 390 31,793 28,565 3,228 29,137 26,299 2,838 December 74 27,756 24,534 3,222 32,737 29,589 3,148 1995 March 88 32,521 28,658 3,863 31,108 27,333 3,775 June 986 37,800 34,044 3,756 25,466 22,696 2,770 September -93 31,336 28,331 3,005 31,118 28,020 3,098 December 198 28,245 24,743 3,502 33,834 30,530 3,304 1996 March -285 33,715 29,796 3,919 31,546 27,342 4,204 June 937 39,424 35,557 3,867 25,060 22,130 2,930 September 127 31,773 28,448 3,325 32,394 29,196 3,198 December 469 29,320 25,521 3,799 34,375 31,045 3,330 1997 March -326 33,007 29,203 3,804 33,044 28,914 4,130 June 573 38,181 34,308 3,873 27,398 24,098 3,300 September -108 30,943 27,667 3,276 33,521 30,137 3,384 December -31 28,972 25,233 3,739 35,762 31,992 3,770 1998 March -906 32,329 28,473 3,856 34,292 29,530 4,762 June 1,101 39,578 35,407 4,171 25,859 22,789 3,070 September -339 30,702 27,584 3,118 33,807 30,350 3,457 December -217 29,948 26,548 3,400 33,880 30,263 3,617 1999 March -687 33,895 30,063 3,832 32,444 27,925 4,519 June 533 39,349 35,420 3,929 26,288 22,892 3,396 September -277 31,459 28,309 3,150 32,264 28,837 3,427 December 189 30,719 27,096 3,623 33,602 30,168 3,434 2000 March 22 34,926 30,699 4,227 32,905 28,700 4,205 June 342 38,951 35,559 3,392 27,550 24,500 3,050 September -392 31,663 28,609 3,054 33,614 30,168 3,446 December -9 28,275 24,819 3,456 36,501 33,036 3,465 2001 March -862 31,795 28,263 3,532 34,534 30,140 4,394 June 534 39,397 35,805 3,592 26,355 23,297 3,058 September -413 30,539 27,484 3,055 34,327 30,859 3,468 December -88 28,075 24,643 3,432 35,386 31,866 3,520 2002 March -724 32,644 28,882 3,762 32,966 28,480 4,486 June 890 38,101 34,366 3,735 26,018 23,173 2,845 September -53 30,786 27,882 2,904 32,036 29,079 2,957 December 13 26,955 23,635 3,320 36,038 32,731 3,307 2003 March -596 30,415 26,852 3,563 34,817 30,658 4,159 June 511 37,452 34,061 3,391 26,044 23,164 2,880 September -101 32,209 29,245 2,964 30,603 27,538 3,065 December 66 27,212 23,980 3,232 35,179 32,013 3,166 2004 March -181 33,098 29,348 3,750 32,023 28,092 3,931 June 803 37,897 34,303 3,594 26,113 23,322 2,791 September -384 28,983 26,114 2,869 34,670 31,417 3,253 December 236 28,964 25,594 3,370 34,433 31,299 3,134 2005 March -414 33,156 29,534 3,622 32,724 28,688 4,036 June 810 37,477 33,795 3,682 27,642 24,770 2,872 September -215 31,175 28,138 3,037 33,079 29,827 3,252 December 89 28,029 24,762 3,267 36,818 33,640 3,178 2006 March -385 31,964 28,400 3,564 34,405 30,456 3,949 June 619 36,976 33,451 3,525 28,214 25,308 2,906 September -545 30,174 27,509 2,665 33,580 30,370 3,210 December 60 27,637 24,351 3,286 35,111 31,885 3,226 2007 March -594 31,847 28,327 3,520 33,671 29,557 4,114 June 297 37,221 33,858 3,363 28,104 25,038 3,066 September -157 29,977 26,957 3,020 34,682 31,505 3,177 December -235 27,931 24,782 3,149 36,143 32,759 3,384 2008 March -756 30,416 26,939 3,477 35,583 31,350 4,233 June -37 33,687 30,485 3,202 30,305 27,066 3,239 September -961 25,166 22,555 2,611 37,544 33,972 3,572 December -1,439 21,170 18,254 2,916 43,012 38,657 4,355 2009 March -2,233 25,625 22,711 2,914 37,892 32,745 5,147 June -363 32,506 29,308 3,198 26,689 23,128 3,561 September -1,142 27,370 24,835 2,535 29,628 25,951 3,677 December -503 24,141 21,140 3,001 32,772 29,268 3,504 2010 March -1,265 28,065 25,007 3,058 29,985 25,662 4,323 June 461 36,052 32,847 3,205 21,293 18,549 2,744 September -355 28,078 25,457 2,621 27,073 24,097 2,976 December 94 26,272 23,248 3,024 29,510 26,580 2,930 2011 March -647 30,100 26,970 3,130 28,746 24,969 3,777 June 590 35,033 31,725 3,308 23,125 20,407 2,718 September 76 28,346 25,649 2,697 28,428 25,807 2,621 December 111 27,393 24,415 2,978 29,178 26,311 2,867 2012 March -338 31,211 28,049 3,162 27,997 24,497 3,500 June 558 34,156 31,060 3,096 23,796 21,258 2,538 September 45 27,387 24,704 2,683 29,562 26,924 2,638 December 234 26,219 23,317 2,902 29,628 26,960 2,668 2013 March -604 29,579 26,559 3,020 28,107 24,483 3,624 June 593 33,586 30,577 3,009 22,364 19,948 2,416 September 119 27,950 25,401 2,549 26,543 24,113 2,430 December -106 26,577 23,943 2,634 29,000 26,260 2,740 2014 March -549 32,263 29,389 2,874 28,656 25,233 3,423 June 351 36,729 33,833 2,896 23,562 21,017 2,545 September -180 29,723 27,338 2,385 29,808 27,243 2,565 December -173 29,210 26,704 2,506 30,534 27,855 2,679 2015 March -619 31,499 28,539 2,960 30,176 26,597 3,579 June 341 36,184 33,416 2,768 25,208 22,781 2,427 September -345 30,517 28,275 2,242 29,971 27,384 2,587 December -9 29,563 26,880 2,683 31,147 28,455 2,692 2016 March -528 31,561 28,797 2,764 30,742 27,450 3,292 June 145 33,321 30,669 2,652 27,579 25,072 2,507 September -270 29,393 27,015 2,378 30,809 28,161 2,648 December 15 29,039 26,381 2,658 31,444 28,801 2,643 2017 March -443 31,283 28,469 2,814 31,480 28,223 3,257 June 202 33,398 30,643 2,755 28,175 25,622 2,553 September -655 28,346 26,099 2,247 32,588 29,686 2,902 December 88 29,178 26,455 2,723 31,250 28,615 2,635 2018 March -364 30,579 27,668 2,911 31,106 27,831 3,275 June 335 34,569 31,646 2,923 27,990 25,402 2,588 September -553 29,219 26,938 2,281 32,721 29,887 2,834 December -83 29,022 26,331 2,691 31,522 28,748 2,774 2019 March -862 30,133 27,442 2,691 31,495 27,942 3,553 June 65 34,245 31,529 2,716 27,858 25,207 2,651 September -328 30,363 28,024 2,339 30,383 27,716 2,667 December -33 28,661 26,012 2,649 31,546 28,864 2,682 2020 March -1,354 28,762 26,176 2,586 33,021 29,081 3,940 June -1,520 20,812 17,948 2,864 47,950 43,566 4,384 September 981 38,338 34,848 3,490 23,947 21,438 2,509 December 577 30,847 27,784 3,063 27,638 25,152 2,486 2021 March 247 30,521 27,245 3,276 29,519 26,490 3,029 June 616 34,559 31,500 3,059 26,767 24,324 2,443 September -111 29,256 26,521 2,735 32,760 29,914 2,846 December 744 33,594 30,265 3,329 28,025 25,440 2,585 2022 March -697 33,170 30,288 2,882 30,249 26,670 3,579 June 552 32,972 29,909 3,063 28,575 26,064 2,511 September -466 29,436 27,122 2,314 30,928 28,148 2,780 December 246 30,742 27,845 2,897 29,794 27,143 2,651 2023 March -1,064 30,818 28,349 2,469 30,060 26,527 3,533 June 49 33,377 30,692 2,685 26,823 24,187 2,636 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.