Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Accommodation 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 908 16,507 13,741 2,766 17,695 15,837 1,858 December -2,834 10,400 8,736 1,664 24,743 20,245 4,498 1993 March -853 15,170 13,236 1,934 16,416 13,629 2,787 June 3,200 26,056 20,795 5,261 10,638 8,577 2,061 September 898 16,853 14,158 2,695 17,741 15,944 1,797 December -2,634 11,120 9,275 1,845 24,988 20,509 4,479 1994 March -706 15,854 13,807 2,047 16,700 13,947 2,753 June 3,305 26,655 21,252 5,403 10,851 8,753 2,098 September 924 16,913 14,220 2,693 18,610 16,841 1,769 December -2,900 11,330 9,661 1,669 25,697 21,128 4,569 1995 March -627 16,569 14,465 2,104 17,045 14,314 2,731 June 3,378 27,316 21,851 5,465 11,385 9,298 2,087 September 875 17,582 14,829 2,753 19,356 17,478 1,878 December -2,874 11,919 10,130 1,789 26,120 21,457 4,663 1996 March -672 16,940 14,683 2,257 17,450 14,521 2,929 June 3,513 27,473 21,880 5,593 11,777 9,697 2,080 September 815 17,191 14,353 2,838 20,509 18,486 2,023 December -2,656 12,351 10,300 2,051 26,516 21,809 4,707 1997 March -651 17,701 15,417 2,284 17,407 14,472 2,935 June 3,450 28,153 22,603 5,550 12,073 9,973 2,100 September 727 17,941 15,089 2,852 20,842 18,717 2,125 December -2,659 12,690 10,577 2,113 27,035 22,263 4,772 1998 March -850 17,411 14,799 2,612 18,856 15,394 3,462 June 3,561 29,072 23,196 5,876 12,277 9,962 2,315 September 833 18,635 15,489 3,146 21,115 18,802 2,313 December -2,598 13,145 11,125 2,020 27,415 22,797 4,618 1999 March -804 17,533 15,192 2,341 19,434 16,289 3,145 June 3,344 28,803 23,345 5,458 12,636 10,522 2,114 September 872 18,795 15,856 2,939 21,399 19,332 2,067 December -2,499 13,660 11,669 1,991 27,299 22,809 4,490 2000 March -452 18,477 15,850 2,627 19,556 16,477 3,079 June 3,168 29,707 24,446 5,261 12,751 10,658 2,093 September 728 18,674 15,812 2,862 22,118 19,984 2,134 December -2,502 12,942 10,898 2,044 28,887 24,341 4,546 2001 March -673 18,852 16,358 2,494 19,664 16,497 3,167 June 2,486 28,430 23,368 5,062 14,407 11,831 2,576 September 762 17,447 14,755 2,692 23,051 21,121 1,930 December -2,274 10,724 8,798 1,926 31,099 26,899 4,200 2002 March -858 19,111 16,867 2,244 19,258 16,156 3,102 June 2,948 29,842 24,810 5,032 12,890 10,806 2,084 September 568 18,495 15,911 2,584 22,434 20,418 2,016 December -2,274 12,776 10,883 1,893 28,959 24,792 4,167 2003 March -1,070 17,543 15,487 2,056 21,007 17,881 3,126 June 2,730 28,263 23,489 4,774 14,028 11,984 2,044 September 621 19,238 16,721 2,517 21,244 19,348 1,896 December -2,198 13,443 11,617 1,826 28,106 24,082 4,024 2004 March -1,061 18,216 16,155 2,061 20,218 17,096 3,122 June 2,774 29,476 24,653 4,823 13,244 11,195 2,049 September 339 19,094 16,582 2,512 22,022 19,849 2,173 December -2,119 13,935 11,959 1,976 27,925 23,830 4,095 2005 March -1,158 18,385 16,216 2,169 20,464 17,137 3,327 June 2,628 29,431 24,642 4,789 13,396 11,235 2,161 September 597 19,728 17,044 2,684 21,718 19,631 2,087 December -1,918 13,776 11,780 1,996 28,265 24,351 3,914 2006 March -958 19,497 17,284 2,213 19,822 16,651 3,171 June 2,317 29,814 25,230 4,584 13,672 11,405 2,267 September 398 18,928 16,410 2,518 22,563 20,443 2,120 December -1,818 14,167 12,169 1,998 27,862 24,046 3,816 2007 March -898 19,297 17,163 2,134 20,385 17,353 3,032 June 2,568 29,880 25,238 4,642 13,780 11,706 2,074 September 588 19,484 16,892 2,592 22,480 20,476 2,004 December -1,639 14,475 12,439 2,036 28,498 24,823 3,675 2008 March -839 18,974 16,818 2,156 21,202 18,207 2,995 June 2,440 29,251 24,788 4,463 14,779 12,756 2,023 September 639 18,522 15,925 2,597 23,897 21,939 1,958 December -2,062 12,778 10,862 1,916 31,088 27,110 3,978 2009 March -1,008 14,996 12,939 2,057 25,388 22,323 3,065 June 2,706 27,635 23,090 4,545 15,641 13,802 1,839 September 436 18,337 16,049 2,288 22,772 20,920 1,852 December -1,935 12,605 10,864 1,741 30,095 26,419 3,676 2010 March -1,041 17,496 15,604 1,892 22,014 19,081 2,933 June 2,494 30,524 26,275 4,249 12,828 11,073 1,755 September 455 20,060 17,873 2,187 21,306 19,574 1,732 December -1,901 13,851 12,151 1,700 28,784 25,183 3,601 2011 March -1,027 18,782 16,945 1,837 20,743 17,879 2,864 June 2,594 30,682 26,357 4,325 12,816 11,085 1,731 September 601 20,514 18,214 2,300 21,459 19,760 1,699 December -2,175 13,351 11,667 1,684 29,567 25,708 3,859 2012 March -574 20,116 18,024 2,092 19,739 17,073 2,666 June 2,485 31,231 27,012 4,219 13,014 11,280 1,734 September 382 19,773 17,627 2,146 22,430 20,666 1,764 December -1,877 13,870 12,198 1,672 29,244 25,695 3,549 2013 March -655 20,121 18,064 2,057 20,319 17,607 2,712 June 2,505 31,317 27,080 4,237 13,621 11,889 1,732 September 374 19,765 17,703 2,062 22,922 21,234 1,688 December -1,985 14,278 12,567 1,711 29,605 25,909 3,696 2014 March -741 20,276 18,366 1,910 20,531 17,880 2,651 June 2,303 31,690 27,550 4,140 13,785 11,948 1,837 September 243 19,889 17,932 1,957 23,191 21,477 1,714 December -2,065 14,513 12,933 1,580 29,429 25,784 3,645 2015 March -442 20,433 18,369 2,064 20,758 18,252 2,506 June 2,289 31,523 27,508 4,015 14,243 12,517 1,726 September 307 20,551 18,539 2,012 23,047 21,342 1,705 December -1,776 15,051 13,266 1,785 30,218 26,657 3,561 2016 March -679 20,353 18,322 2,031 21,901 19,191 2,710 June 2,297 31,646 27,614 4,032 14,635 12,900 1,735 September 339 20,745 18,636 2,109 23,843 22,073 1,770 December -1,816 14,909 13,131 1,778 30,620 27,026 3,594 2017 March -302 22,034 19,810 2,224 21,245 18,719 2,526 June 2,105 32,341 28,352 3,989 14,873 12,989 1,884 September 242 19,842 17,688 2,154 25,623 23,711 1,912 December -1,861 15,647 13,867 1,780 30,871 27,230 3,641 2018 March -231 22,002 19,701 2,301 21,959 19,427 2,532 June 2,277 32,791 28,747 4,044 15,411 13,644 1,767 September 127 20,349 18,256 2,093 25,927 23,961 1,966 December -1,695 16,178 14,288 1,890 31,129 27,544 3,585 2019 March -330 22,325 20,038 2,287 22,433 19,816 2,617 June 2,204 32,604 28,550 4,054 15,807 13,957 1,850 September 183 20,610 18,554 2,056 25,999 24,126 1,873 December -1,662 16,332 14,320 2,012 31,195 27,521 3,674 2020 March -829 19,245 17,006 2,239 26,493 23,425 3,068 June 88 15,031 11,388 3,643 37,804 34,249 3,555 September 796 29,631 26,431 3,200 19,053 16,649 2,404 December -1,175 17,545 15,139 2,406 29,070 25,489 3,581 2021 March -34 24,060 21,348 2,712 20,606 17,860 2,746 June 2,167 37,548 33,228 4,320 12,590 10,437 2,153 September 324 27,391 24,610 2,781 21,279 18,822 2,457 December -1,110 20,450 17,841 2,609 27,969 24,250 3,719 2022 March -733 23,940 21,246 2,694 22,400 18,973 3,427 June 1,858 34,925 30,511 4,414 15,110 12,554 2,556 September -37 24,246 21,633 2,613 23,671 21,021 2,650 December -1,347 18,252 15,788 2,464 29,937 26,126 3,811 2023 March -791 23,179 20,963 2,216 21,568 18,561 3,007 June 1,679 32,340 28,545 3,795 16,364 14,248 2,116 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.