Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping 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 214 894 426 468 739 485 254 December -210 782 443 339 1,009 460 549 1993 March -172 678 348 330 962 460 502 June 206 957 455 502 739 443 296 September 146 869 426 443 827 530 297 December -100 844 432 412 996 484 512 1994 March -261 635 354 281 1,021 479 542 June 243 1,050 528 522 654 375 279 September 200 987 493 494 807 513 294 December -122 888 430 458 1,085 505 580 1995 March 160 1,115 398 717 1,007 450 557 June -77 1,036 488 548 1,011 386 625 September 66 954 460 494 937 509 428 December -223 828 433 395 1,108 490 618 1996 March -181 789 405 384 1,001 436 565 June 226 1,023 484 539 723 410 313 September 159 918 472 446 785 498 287 December -77 931 497 434 997 486 511 1997 March -307 648 364 284 1,075 484 591 June 212 990 467 523 712 401 311 September 191 968 476 492 757 456 301 December -147 865 478 387 1,005 471 534 1998 March -280 633 356 277 1,031 474 557 June 161 925 431 494 732 399 333 September 102 848 441 407 727 422 305 December 17 920 469 451 887 453 434 1999 March -276 580 317 263 1,029 490 539 June 167 952 495 457 625 335 290 September 54 769 379 390 797 461 336 December -50 868 450 418 861 393 468 2000 March -340 558 336 222 986 424 562 June 200 891 420 471 616 345 271 September 76 733 369 364 686 398 288 December 15 786 391 395 829 449 380 2001 March -265 604 339 265 944 414 530 June 144 837 421 416 594 322 272 September 92 694 337 357 669 404 265 December -23 767 423 344 784 417 367 2002 March -280 528 317 211 918 427 491 June 123 758 387 371 578 330 248 September 89 651 324 327 605 367 238 December -14 709 342 367 751 370 381 2003 March -137 586 300 286 811 388 423 June 105 733 375 358 580 327 253 September 107 685 358 327 555 335 220 December 6 759 437 322 658 342 316 2004 March -235 493 288 205 859 419 440 June 117 697 338 359 581 339 242 September 39 605 328 277 625 387 238 December 17 737 401 336 643 324 319 2005 March -207 537 295 242 832 383 449 June 102 670 330 340 541 303 238 September 52 615 331 284 573 341 232 December -22 620 315 305 673 346 327 2006 March -137 577 299 278 734 319 415 June 37 616 307 309 594 322 272 September 80 614 325 289 497 288 209 December 11 633 321 312 602 301 301 2007 March -202 532 285 247 758 309 449 June 53 608 301 307 551 297 254 September 49 553 265 288 550 311 239 December 68 679 332 347 535 256 279 2008 March -168 479 257 222 709 319 390 June 17 540 256 284 535 268 267 September 40 553 254 299 526 267 259 December 92 680 322 358 546 280 266 2009 March -205 426 208 218 755 332 423 June 41 563 281 282 501 260 241 September 42 557 284 273 485 254 231 December 133 708 328 380 493 246 247 2010 March -236 425 225 200 740 304 436 June 31 546 273 273 509 267 242 September 122 590 279 311 457 268 189 December 67 624 287 337 547 277 270 2011 March -226 441 229 212 725 287 438 June 92 585 294 291 452 253 199 September 94 594 300 294 472 272 200 December 39 631 299 332 571 278 293 2012 March -184 493 236 257 730 289 441 June 93 623 318 305 460 248 212 September 55 573 293 280 526 301 225 December 14 575 247 328 603 289 314 2013 March -192 514 251 263 715 260 455 June 149 623 303 320 438 267 171 September 30 562 274 288 532 274 258 December 103 625 258 367 528 264 264 2014 March -285 398 219 179 740 276 464 June 89 587 265 322 446 213 233 September 117 528 226 302 447 262 185 December 132 669 301 368 488 252 236 2015 March -386 309 174 135 824 303 521 June 174 581 248 333 363 204 159 September 86 546 285 261 433 258 175 December 70 571 241 330 531 271 260 2016 March -353 389 229 160 771 258 513 June 233 615 246 369 360 224 136 September 80 549 271 278 458 260 198 December 122 657 272 385 531 268 263 2017 March -356 416 217 199 814 259 555 June 131 574 283 291 385 225 160 September 77 559 261 298 478 257 221 December 106 631 246 385 537 258 279 2018 March -383 400 204 196 840 261 579 June 115 558 267 291 392 216 176 September 121 543 240 303 449 267 182 December 132 628 253 375 480 237 243 2019 March -322 420 206 214 785 249 536 June 71 531 264 267 420 224 196 September 142 552 239 313 435 264 171 December 126 627 245 382 519 263 256 2020 March -421 387 218 169 865 275 590 June 103 587 243 344 493 252 241 September 143 608 259 349 451 245 206 December 153 646 256 390 487 250 237 2021 March -294 420 214 206 744 244 500 June 150 621 312 309 368 209 159 September 115 562 260 302 461 274 187 December 195 679 279 400 486 281 205 2022 March -418 364 228 136 836 282 554 June 82 586 322 264 385 203 182 September 48 493 247 246 461 263 198 December 106 549 188 361 554 299 255 2023 March -277 414 218 196 751 278 473 June 90 563 305 258 370 202 168 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.