Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Water Transportation 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 -23 387 331 56 422 343 79 December -41 318 284 34 450 375 75 1993 March -27 333 287 46 438 365 73 June 59 492 393 99 313 273 40 September 17 355 304 51 391 357 34 December -34 320 284 36 450 380 70 1994 March -15 377 329 48 411 348 63 June 39 478 399 79 284 244 40 September 4 377 331 46 385 343 42 December -14 349 299 50 410 346 64 1995 March -16 342 285 57 418 345 73 June 35 484 409 75 303 263 40 September 2 423 373 50 365 317 48 December -20 333 294 39 430 371 59 1996 March -21 323 275 48 478 409 69 June 32 484 402 82 306 256 50 September 16 357 315 42 392 366 26 December -37 355 302 53 451 361 90 1997 March -8 352 293 59 414 347 67 June 54 488 391 97 306 263 43 September -13 375 321 54 409 342 67 December -24 355 299 56 425 345 80 1998 March -41 373 299 74 451 336 115 June 47 528 429 99 277 225 52 September 1 370 323 47 392 346 46 December -27 368 317 51 425 347 78 1999 March -13 322 248 74 474 387 87 June 32 487 399 88 326 270 56 September 2 368 313 55 391 338 53 December -6 343 276 67 441 368 73 2000 March -19 362 296 66 421 336 85 June 15 476 394 82 324 257 67 September -7 368 309 59 377 311 66 December 6 353 281 72 417 351 66 2001 March -22 334 272 62 430 346 84 June 34 481 393 88 287 233 54 September 2 344 284 60 392 334 58 December -25 345 274 71 460 364 96 2002 March -32 328 266 62 472 378 94 June 74 494 378 116 330 288 42 September 0 358 302 56 442 386 56 December -34 311 265 46 434 354 80 2003 March -27 359 290 69 426 330 96 June 33 462 378 84 306 255 51 September -2 354 293 61 400 337 63 December -25 350 300 50 440 365 75 2004 March -21 374 313 61 449 367 82 June 38 498 407 91 310 257 53 September 3 410 353 57 367 313 54 December -5 382 315 67 428 356 72 2005 March 8 371 286 85 437 360 77 June 42 543 440 103 319 258 61 September 3 441 367 74 438 367 71 December -10 383 309 74 469 385 84 2006 March -13 413 347 66 436 357 79 June 87 598 462 136 338 289 49 September 2 473 397 76 464 390 74 December 8 437 353 84 484 408 76 2007 March -30 429 371 58 486 398 88 June 55 610 494 116 353 292 61 September 27 487 408 79 445 393 52 December -19 455 380 75 503 409 94 2008 March -16 452 380 72 519 431 88 June 67 645 530 115 354 306 48 September 18 487 398 89 514 443 71 December -13 459 378 81 554 460 94 2009 March -47 354 286 68 603 488 115 June 60 542 411 131 462 391 71 September -8 411 337 74 555 473 82 December -21 394 315 79 561 461 100 2010 March -38 398 319 79 554 437 117 June 74 690 565 125 317 266 51 September 4 505 422 83 455 376 79 December -28 413 329 84 597 485 112 2011 March -25 434 344 90 547 432 115 June 57 650 517 133 349 273 76 September 23 471 382 89 489 423 66 December -23 429 341 88 553 442 111 2012 March -28 486 383 103 539 408 131 June 90 689 527 162 352 280 72 September 5 469 380 89 558 474 84 December -51 439 358 81 582 450 132 2013 March 1 479 376 103 552 450 102 June 69 678 531 147 405 327 78 September 15 488 397 91 556 480 76 December -51 464 382 82 557 424 133 2014 March -16 466 371 95 545 434 111 June 76 697 558 139 356 293 63 September 15 520 423 97 533 451 82 December -71 473 406 67 563 425 138 2015 March -54 404 335 69 623 500 123 June 99 665 507 158 406 347 59 September 20 515 414 101 545 464 81 December -66 406 333 73 655 516 139 2016 March -49 432 357 75 588 464 124 June 58 631 498 133 417 342 75 September -11 441 357 84 557 462 95 December -57 408 320 88 645 500 145 2017 March -51 415 332 83 578 444 134 June 92 638 491 147 372 317 55 September -2 451 361 90 551 459 92 December -67 405 325 80 615 468 147 2018 March -43 437 359 78 523 402 121 June 100 709 552 157 328 271 57 September 26 497 401 96 517 447 70 December -53 435 341 94 587 440 147 2019 March -37 452 366 86 525 402 123 June 69 653 504 149 381 301 80 September 16 475 383 92 509 433 76 December -70 411 325 86 588 432 156 2020 March -66 426 344 82 565 417 148 June 46 489 332 157 587 476 111 September 25 499 366 133 532 424 108 December -15 450 341 109 548 424 124 2021 March -39 432 330 102 553 412 141 June 112 677 503 174 345 283 62 September 43 581 441 140 512 415 97 December -39 530 406 124 563 400 163 2022 March -69 473 399 74 570 427 143 June 132 761 573 188 349 293 56 September 34 564 449 115 521 440 81 December -15 530 411 119 570 436 134 2023 March -57 498 398 100 610 453 157 June 108 752 557 195 405 318 87 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.