Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Delaware Total private 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 -459 4,467 3,609 858 5,050 3,733 1,317 December -7 4,494 3,651 843 4,653 3,803 850 1993 March 71 4,511 3,524 987 4,638 3,722 916 June 383 4,821 3,786 1,035 4,233 3,581 652 September 203 4,790 3,846 944 4,491 3,750 741 December -106 4,650 3,750 900 4,794 3,788 1,006 1994 March 17 4,551 3,624 927 4,778 3,868 910 June 295 5,044 3,929 1,115 4,386 3,566 820 September 208 5,218 4,224 994 4,483 3,697 786 December -11 4,885 3,974 911 4,711 3,789 922 1995 March 75 4,958 3,973 985 4,823 3,913 910 June 149 4,893 3,894 999 4,710 3,860 850 September 111 4,940 3,980 960 4,730 3,881 849 December 48 4,859 3,929 930 4,774 3,892 882 1996 March 305 5,462 4,246 1,216 4,712 3,801 911 June 197 5,202 4,078 1,124 4,794 3,867 927 September 296 5,415 4,123 1,292 4,891 3,895 996 December 61 5,292 4,153 1,139 5,080 4,002 1,078 1997 March -15 5,375 4,288 1,087 4,902 3,800 1,102 June 216 5,068 3,933 1,135 4,942 4,023 919 September 137 5,179 4,067 1,112 4,987 4,012 975 December 278 5,446 4,154 1,292 5,196 4,182 1,014 1998 March -68 5,211 4,223 988 5,028 3,972 1,056 June 334 5,382 4,122 1,260 4,911 3,985 926 September 228 5,476 4,285 1,191 5,002 4,039 963 December -106 5,205 4,127 1,078 5,219 4,035 1,184 1999 March -91 5,606 4,342 1,264 5,250 3,895 1,355 June 179 5,473 4,140 1,333 5,373 4,219 1,154 September 237 5,668 4,296 1,372 5,208 4,073 1,135 December 337 5,931 4,488 1,443 5,126 4,020 1,106 2000 March 131 5,688 4,412 1,276 5,311 4,166 1,145 June 261 5,715 4,175 1,540 5,597 4,318 1,279 September 369 5,782 4,317 1,465 5,420 4,324 1,096 December -64 5,537 4,249 1,288 5,517 4,165 1,352 2001 March 88 5,622 4,226 1,396 5,511 4,203 1,308 June 61 5,369 4,101 1,268 5,555 4,348 1,207 September -156 5,215 4,067 1,148 5,689 4,385 1,304 December -1,172 5,178 4,062 1,116 6,621 4,333 2,288 2002 March 51 5,475 4,298 1,177 5,151 4,025 1,126 June -43 5,237 4,056 1,181 5,479 4,255 1,224 September 277 5,614 4,285 1,329 5,179 4,127 1,052 December 33 5,344 4,204 1,140 5,324 4,217 1,107 2003 March 1 5,376 4,188 1,188 5,557 4,370 1,187 June 115 5,526 4,322 1,204 5,170 4,081 1,089 September 144 5,499 4,365 1,134 5,220 4,230 990 December 140 5,529 4,245 1,284 5,498 4,354 1,144 2004 March 942 6,553 4,588 1,965 5,329 4,306 1,023 June -127 5,676 4,497 1,179 5,700 4,394 1,306 September 41 5,795 4,501 1,294 5,587 4,334 1,253 December 220 6,276 4,860 1,416 5,606 4,410 1,196 2005 March 9 5,656 4,467 1,189 5,775 4,595 1,180 June -83 5,710 4,488 1,222 5,737 4,432 1,305 September 9 5,953 4,700 1,253 5,717 4,473 1,244 December 315 5,976 4,529 1,447 5,782 4,650 1,132 2006 March 155 6,250 4,797 1,453 5,635 4,337 1,298 June -86 5,965 4,586 1,379 6,089 4,624 1,465 September -362 5,587 4,247 1,340 6,335 4,633 1,702 December 150 5,771 4,456 1,315 5,843 4,678 1,165 2007 March 36 5,824 4,546 1,278 5,825 4,583 1,242 June -22 5,855 4,549 1,306 6,149 4,821 1,328 September 34 5,779 4,454 1,325 6,025 4,734 1,291 December -17 5,881 4,555 1,326 6,145 4,802 1,343 2008 March 105 5,841 4,429 1,412 6,261 4,954 1,307 June -200 5,637 4,359 1,278 6,548 5,070 1,478 September -164 5,547 4,182 1,365 6,454 4,925 1,529 December -174 5,190 3,888 1,302 6,779 5,303 1,476 2009 March -191 4,845 3,683 1,162 6,609 5,256 1,353 June -130 5,190 4,031 1,159 6,143 4,854 1,289 September -345 4,965 3,893 1,072 5,959 4,542 1,417 December -928 5,369 4,052 1,317 6,809 4,564 2,245 2010 March -72 5,096 3,858 1,238 5,892 4,582 1,310 June 518 6,096 4,320 1,776 5,506 4,248 1,258 September -51 5,455 4,186 1,269 5,682 4,362 1,320 December 65 5,618 4,230 1,388 5,713 4,390 1,323 2011 March -2 5,429 4,167 1,262 5,694 4,430 1,264 June -109 5,591 4,323 1,268 5,638 4,261 1,377 September -61 5,795 4,370 1,425 5,784 4,298 1,486 December 72 5,653 4,303 1,350 5,661 4,383 1,278 2012 March 44 5,909 4,561 1,348 5,613 4,309 1,304 June -11 5,570 4,327 1,243 5,756 4,502 1,254 September 137 5,618 4,294 1,324 5,734 4,547 1,187 December 256 6,015 4,533 1,482 5,497 4,271 1,226 2013 March -37 5,821 4,528 1,293 5,833 4,503 1,330 June -27 5,769 4,464 1,305 5,811 4,479 1,332 September 163 5,826 4,487 1,339 5,698 4,522 1,176 December 74 5,953 4,588 1,365 5,733 4,442 1,291 2014 March 285 5,870 4,368 1,502 5,872 4,655 1,217 June 88 6,156 4,788 1,368 5,668 4,388 1,280 September 21 5,881 4,502 1,379 6,005 4,647 1,358 December 196 6,116 4,695 1,421 5,681 4,456 1,225 2015 March -18 5,639 4,327 1,312 6,152 4,822 1,330 June 48 6,244 4,848 1,396 5,774 4,426 1,348 September 10 5,999 4,554 1,445 6,230 4,795 1,435 December -60 6,216 4,770 1,446 6,063 4,557 1,506 2016 March 339 6,263 4,672 1,591 5,985 4,733 1,252 June 123 6,183 4,695 1,488 6,149 4,784 1,365 September 34 6,143 4,677 1,466 6,090 4,658 1,432 December -146 5,846 4,559 1,287 6,199 4,766 1,433 2017 March 116 6,245 4,880 1,365 5,858 4,609 1,249 June -89 5,834 4,505 1,329 6,143 4,725 1,418 September 73 5,973 4,392 1,581 6,252 4,744 1,508 December 144 6,253 4,638 1,615 6,081 4,610 1,471 2018 March 503 6,403 4,718 1,685 5,949 4,767 1,182 June -1 6,075 4,708 1,367 6,249 4,881 1,368 September 1 6,100 4,610 1,490 6,373 4,884 1,489 December 95 6,398 4,915 1,483 5,976 4,588 1,388 2019 March 68 6,346 4,949 1,397 6,030 4,701 1,329 June 19 6,128 4,643 1,485 6,559 5,093 1,466 September 163 6,244 4,590 1,654 6,306 4,815 1,491 December -116 6,234 4,792 1,442 6,384 4,826 1,558 2020 March -97 5,990 4,620 1,370 6,349 4,882 1,467 June -750 4,444 3,081 1,363 9,982 7,869 2,113 September 995 8,174 5,927 2,247 5,169 3,917 1,252 December 346 6,632 4,972 1,660 5,800 4,486 1,314 2021 March 74 6,671 5,070 1,601 5,977 4,450 1,527 June 90 6,513 4,889 1,624 6,266 4,732 1,534 September 440 7,144 5,173 1,971 6,392 4,861 1,531 December 593 7,443 5,387 2,056 6,122 4,659 1,463 2022 March 252 7,118 5,285 1,833 6,417 4,836 1,581 June -305 6,688 4,938 1,750 7,198 5,143 2,055 September 609 7,640 5,331 2,309 6,660 4,960 1,700 December 254 7,123 5,250 1,873 6,527 4,908 1,619 2023 March 305 6,997 5,270 1,727 6,482 5,060 1,422 June 39 6,272 4,806 1,466 6,683 5,256 1,427 September 103 6,711 4,893 1,818 6,878 5,163 1,715 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.