Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Real Estate 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 237 37,256 28,555 8,701 39,238 30,774 8,464 December 4,444 39,157 27,329 11,828 38,970 31,586 7,384 1993 March -3,054 38,375 28,265 10,110 44,846 31,682 13,164 June 2,241 47,319 37,430 9,889 31,087 23,439 7,648 September 1,191 39,076 30,063 9,013 39,040 31,218 7,822 December 4,072 40,977 29,650 11,327 39,314 32,059 7,255 1994 March -3,259 39,228 28,986 10,242 46,579 33,078 13,501 June 1,974 47,727 37,172 10,555 33,633 25,052 8,581 September 437 39,018 29,668 9,350 41,572 32,659 8,913 December 3,232 39,947 28,249 11,698 42,103 33,637 8,466 1995 March -4,240 38,339 28,330 10,009 48,034 33,785 14,249 June 2,024 47,207 36,874 10,333 33,559 25,250 8,309 September -431 39,074 30,255 8,819 41,220 31,970 9,250 December 4,091 41,755 29,399 12,356 40,788 32,523 8,265 1996 March -4,383 39,695 29,583 10,112 47,271 32,776 14,495 June 2,095 47,927 37,500 10,427 33,904 25,572 8,332 September 43 39,383 30,102 9,281 41,938 32,700 9,238 December 4,695 43,331 30,227 13,104 40,899 32,490 8,409 1997 March -4,053 40,894 29,966 10,928 48,577 33,596 14,981 June 1,813 48,422 37,850 10,572 34,171 25,412 8,759 September 2 40,296 30,951 9,345 42,223 32,880 9,343 December 4,446 44,943 31,337 13,606 41,664 32,504 9,160 1998 March -4,770 41,841 30,438 11,403 49,586 33,413 16,173 June 3,234 50,846 38,811 12,035 33,882 25,081 8,801 September -21 41,196 31,403 9,793 42,500 32,686 9,814 December 5,094 46,129 32,138 13,991 40,797 31,900 8,897 1999 March -4,469 42,076 31,060 11,016 50,038 34,553 15,485 June 1,565 50,471 39,106 11,365 36,696 26,896 9,800 September -523 41,951 32,022 9,929 44,384 33,932 10,452 December 5,108 46,997 32,443 14,554 42,487 33,041 9,446 2000 March -5,280 41,693 30,585 11,108 52,542 36,154 16,388 June 2,115 50,022 39,004 11,018 36,182 27,279 8,903 September -297 41,304 31,481 9,823 44,272 34,152 10,120 December 5,757 46,902 32,086 14,816 41,927 32,868 9,059 2001 March -5,965 41,775 30,601 11,174 52,529 35,390 17,139 June 2,248 50,809 39,592 11,217 35,148 26,179 8,969 September -379 40,348 30,416 9,932 44,786 34,475 10,311 December 7,101 47,846 32,012 15,834 41,217 32,484 8,733 2002 March -6,717 40,474 29,606 10,868 52,606 35,021 17,585 June 3,198 50,008 37,766 12,242 35,102 26,058 9,044 September 1,233 42,600 31,615 10,985 42,427 32,675 9,752 December 7,569 49,690 32,946 16,744 41,172 31,997 9,175 2003 March -5,454 42,783 30,546 12,237 53,021 35,330 17,691 June 2,981 52,451 40,033 12,418 35,867 26,430 9,437 September 1,368 43,991 32,877 11,114 43,651 33,905 9,746 December 8,199 50,785 33,078 17,707 43,287 33,779 9,508 2004 March -6,429 44,577 31,722 12,855 55,630 36,346 19,284 June 3,888 54,357 40,290 14,067 37,658 27,479 10,179 September 627 45,647 33,294 12,353 46,336 34,610 11,726 December 10,736 55,424 34,603 20,821 44,462 34,377 10,085 2005 March -7,775 46,127 32,014 14,113 60,444 38,556 21,888 June 5,373 58,383 41,874 16,509 39,129 27,993 11,136 September 2,984 50,303 35,433 14,870 47,436 35,550 11,886 December 12,390 59,489 35,986 23,503 47,980 36,867 11,113 2006 March -10,392 48,469 33,764 14,705 64,958 39,861 25,097 June 3,544 58,810 42,317 16,493 43,946 30,997 12,949 September -890 47,128 33,670 13,458 53,393 39,045 14,348 December 10,735 59,132 34,850 24,282 51,028 37,481 13,547 2007 March -12,531 48,595 33,612 14,983 67,747 40,233 27,514 June 985 56,772 41,250 15,522 45,675 31,138 14,537 September -2,069 46,211 32,517 13,694 55,098 39,335 15,763 December 9,001 57,465 33,953 23,512 52,279 37,768 14,511 2008 March -15,497 44,699 30,915 13,784 70,042 40,761 29,281 June -1,713 52,697 38,473 14,224 46,389 30,452 15,937 September -2,728 42,708 30,194 12,514 53,047 37,805 15,242 December 6,648 51,566 29,674 21,892 53,099 37,855 15,244 2009 March -16,167 38,779 26,693 12,086 68,167 39,914 28,253 June 129 48,144 34,825 13,319 41,751 28,561 13,190 September -2,503 39,581 28,100 11,481 47,649 33,665 13,984 December 10,335 50,982 29,041 21,941 44,311 32,705 11,606 2010 March -13,371 38,112 26,330 11,782 60,435 35,282 25,153 June 1,829 48,917 35,790 13,127 37,197 25,899 11,298 September -1,202 39,473 28,255 11,218 45,229 32,809 12,420 December 10,120 51,055 29,784 21,271 42,735 31,584 11,151 2011 March -12,023 39,654 27,713 11,941 58,236 34,272 23,964 June 1,566 49,218 35,681 13,537 37,232 25,261 11,971 September 458 42,267 30,088 12,179 43,852 32,131 11,721 December 9,570 50,073 29,571 20,502 42,483 31,551 10,932 2012 March -11,519 41,428 29,180 12,248 57,001 33,234 23,767 June 2,997 50,699 37,199 13,500 35,828 25,325 10,503 September 374 41,035 29,520 11,515 43,678 32,537 11,141 December 11,836 53,639 31,939 21,700 40,094 30,230 9,864 2013 March -11,353 43,041 30,405 12,636 57,839 33,850 23,989 June 3,967 52,580 38,520 14,060 35,738 25,645 10,093 September 899 43,190 31,080 12,110 44,328 33,117 11,211 December 11,381 54,208 32,549 21,659 41,968 31,690 10,278 2014 March -13,502 41,586 30,289 11,297 60,013 35,214 24,799 June 2,447 52,352 38,929 13,423 37,780 26,804 10,976 September -245 42,553 31,147 11,406 45,521 33,870 11,651 December 10,289 54,932 33,395 21,537 43,081 31,833 11,248 2015 March -12,303 43,358 30,672 12,686 60,720 35,731 24,989 June 3,449 54,817 40,378 14,439 37,646 26,656 10,990 September -13 44,432 32,478 11,954 46,208 34,241 11,967 December 12,025 57,963 34,687 23,276 43,827 32,576 11,251 2016 March -13,505 45,054 32,032 13,022 63,007 36,480 26,527 June 2,304 54,609 39,836 14,773 40,580 28,111 12,469 September 789 46,953 33,730 13,223 46,870 34,436 12,434 December 12,282 58,335 34,383 23,952 44,794 33,124 11,670 2017 March -12,920 47,485 33,484 14,001 63,070 36,149 26,921 June 3,728 56,700 40,779 15,921 40,843 28,650 12,193 September 22 46,312 32,709 13,603 50,368 36,787 13,581 December 12,316 61,842 36,258 25,584 47,045 33,777 13,268 2018 March -14,181 50,005 34,011 15,994 68,204 38,029 30,175 June 4,526 59,057 41,573 17,484 43,348 30,390 12,958 September -555 47,685 33,115 14,570 52,933 37,808 15,125 December 15,311 65,566 36,209 29,357 48,889 34,843 14,046 2019 March -16,539 50,262 34,173 16,089 70,807 38,179 32,628 June 4,376 60,252 41,682 18,570 44,459 30,265 14,194 September 808 49,815 34,224 15,591 52,231 37,448 14,783 December 17,166 68,428 37,101 31,327 48,495 34,334 14,161 2020 March -21,185 49,437 33,725 15,712 76,639 39,742 36,897 June 2,012 54,136 31,917 22,219 64,737 44,530 20,207 September 2,515 58,416 37,559 20,857 53,267 34,925 18,342 December 20,502 72,092 37,544 34,548 47,270 33,224 14,046 2021 March -13,902 54,000 34,687 19,313 71,367 38,152 33,215 June 5,016 61,877 40,633 21,244 49,206 32,978 16,228 September 2,093 58,648 38,166 20,482 56,744 38,355 18,389 December 21,858 79,640 42,192 37,448 50,225 34,635 15,590 2022 March -20,716 57,985 38,641 19,344 81,066 41,006 40,060 June 6,302 66,589 43,875 22,714 50,897 34,485 16,412 September -2,155 56,033 39,033 17,000 58,586 39,431 19,155 December 17,734 74,009 38,297 35,712 56,762 38,784 17,978 2023 March -23,829 51,991 35,480 16,511 82,041 41,701 40,340 June 2,044 61,466 41,997 19,469 49,922 32,497 17,425 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.