Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Louisiana 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 702 23,255 19,704 3,551 22,034 19,185 2,849 December -84 23,242 20,264 2,978 22,291 19,229 3,062 1993 March 428 23,304 19,383 3,921 22,619 19,126 3,493 June 743 24,291 20,319 3,972 21,904 18,675 3,229 September 798 24,398 20,734 3,664 22,187 19,321 2,866 December -44 23,614 20,390 3,224 22,648 19,380 3,268 1994 March 573 24,350 20,482 3,868 22,849 19,554 3,295 June -17 25,094 21,181 3,913 23,452 19,522 3,930 September 1,055 25,539 21,574 3,965 22,731 19,821 2,910 December -69 24,631 21,204 3,427 23,826 20,330 3,496 1995 March 499 24,593 20,719 3,874 24,215 20,840 3,375 June 429 25,775 22,020 3,755 23,230 19,904 3,326 September -79 25,405 22,236 3,169 23,194 19,946 3,248 December -455 24,317 20,991 3,326 24,426 20,645 3,781 1996 March 488 25,173 21,339 3,834 23,845 20,499 3,346 June 658 26,297 22,215 4,082 23,699 20,275 3,424 September 615 25,817 21,911 3,906 24,211 20,920 3,291 December 207 25,338 21,892 3,446 24,634 21,395 3,239 1997 March 332 25,503 21,711 3,792 24,754 21,294 3,460 June 627 26,584 22,817 3,767 23,686 20,546 3,140 September 588 28,019 23,690 4,329 24,779 21,038 3,741 December 361 26,049 22,013 4,036 25,990 22,315 3,675 1998 March 457 25,754 21,728 4,026 25,686 22,117 3,569 June 514 28,615 24,028 4,587 25,033 20,960 4,073 September 541 27,011 22,386 4,625 26,998 22,914 4,084 December -551 26,243 22,601 3,642 26,267 22,074 4,193 1999 March 398 26,713 22,454 4,259 26,423 22,562 3,861 June 43 27,001 22,818 4,183 26,434 22,294 4,140 September 440 27,260 22,756 4,504 26,504 22,440 4,064 December -33 27,460 23,370 4,090 26,815 22,692 4,123 2000 March 493 27,484 22,999 4,485 26,776 22,784 3,992 June -571 28,304 23,971 4,333 26,888 21,984 4,904 September 105 27,285 22,750 4,535 26,994 22,564 4,430 December -622 26,394 22,226 4,168 28,822 24,032 4,790 2001 March -95 28,035 23,926 4,109 26,450 22,246 4,204 June 210 26,982 22,656 4,326 27,555 23,439 4,116 September -450 26,136 22,182 3,954 27,089 22,685 4,404 December -103 26,145 22,301 3,844 27,193 23,246 3,947 2002 March 51 26,388 22,323 4,065 26,061 22,047 4,014 June -339 25,970 22,025 3,945 26,448 22,164 4,284 September 225 25,762 21,646 4,116 26,405 22,514 3,891 December 178 25,374 21,223 4,151 26,480 22,507 3,973 2003 March -74 25,933 22,061 3,872 25,897 21,951 3,946 June 364 26,116 21,916 4,200 26,687 22,851 3,836 September 186 27,144 23,060 4,084 25,839 21,941 3,898 December 234 25,829 21,842 3,987 25,919 22,166 3,753 2004 March 138 27,997 23,831 4,166 26,318 22,290 4,028 June 99 26,428 22,360 4,068 26,263 22,294 3,969 September 45 26,169 22,117 4,052 26,612 22,605 4,007 December 759 26,727 22,231 4,496 28,789 25,052 3,737 2005 March 74 26,089 22,139 3,950 26,396 22,520 3,876 June -49 26,614 22,709 3,905 25,804 21,850 3,954 September -9,804 25,823 22,232 3,591 35,547 22,152 13,395 December 3,562 30,542 21,696 8,846 27,542 22,258 5,284 2006 March 2,132 30,298 24,378 5,920 26,956 23,168 3,788 June 795 28,899 24,057 4,842 25,224 21,177 4,047 September 152 28,458 24,013 4,445 25,357 21,064 4,293 December 1,095 28,495 23,343 5,152 26,189 22,132 4,057 2007 March 195 32,396 27,982 4,414 25,291 21,072 4,219 June 285 26,657 22,148 4,509 31,577 27,353 4,224 September 603 28,310 23,503 4,807 26,945 22,741 4,204 December 645 30,146 25,195 4,951 27,085 22,779 4,306 2008 March -110 26,110 21,849 4,261 29,264 24,893 4,371 June -215 26,403 22,155 4,248 28,432 23,969 4,463 September -539 25,505 21,199 4,306 29,822 24,977 4,845 December 502 28,973 24,100 4,873 26,291 21,920 4,371 2009 March -481 25,425 21,257 4,168 28,327 23,678 4,649 June -1,119 24,489 20,389 4,100 29,644 24,425 5,219 September -272 25,438 20,682 4,756 28,302 23,274 5,028 December -293 25,574 20,858 4,716 27,706 22,697 5,009 2010 March -218 25,376 20,733 4,643 27,005 22,144 4,861 June 49 25,948 21,373 4,575 26,412 21,886 4,526 September -125 26,506 21,610 4,896 27,011 21,990 5,021 December 141 27,970 22,935 5,035 26,138 21,244 4,894 2011 March 287 29,313 24,576 4,737 25,985 21,535 4,450 June 111 25,230 20,722 4,508 29,430 25,033 4,397 September 580 27,056 22,283 4,773 25,858 21,665 4,193 December 487 26,744 22,157 4,587 25,736 21,636 4,100 2012 March -389 27,785 23,334 4,451 26,789 21,949 4,840 June 212 26,604 21,972 4,632 26,399 21,979 4,420 September -94 25,591 21,225 4,366 27,226 22,766 4,460 December 385 27,519 22,912 4,607 24,951 20,729 4,222 2013 March 52 26,990 22,511 4,479 25,942 21,515 4,427 June -118 26,053 21,744 4,309 26,730 22,303 4,427 September 833 27,471 22,753 4,718 25,663 21,778 3,885 December 221 26,801 22,191 4,610 26,867 22,478 4,389 2014 March -216 26,788 22,550 4,238 26,442 21,988 4,454 June -28 26,820 22,788 4,032 26,763 22,703 4,060 September -270 27,250 23,202 4,048 26,947 22,629 4,318 December 994 27,910 23,228 4,682 25,960 22,272 3,688 2015 March -599 26,040 21,815 4,225 28,266 23,442 4,824 June -200 26,699 22,645 4,054 27,734 23,480 4,254 September 240 26,565 22,473 4,092 27,108 23,256 3,852 December 786 27,536 22,661 4,875 26,898 22,809 4,089 2016 March -506 26,001 21,779 4,222 28,668 23,940 4,728 June -541 25,373 21,439 3,934 28,706 24,231 4,475 September 83 26,333 22,057 4,276 27,382 23,189 4,193 December 407 26,526 21,947 4,579 27,398 23,226 4,172 2017 March -8 27,426 22,995 4,431 27,089 22,650 4,439 June -159 26,231 22,069 4,162 27,800 23,479 4,321 September 245 26,437 22,192 4,245 27,342 23,342 4,000 December 384 26,891 22,357 4,534 27,107 22,957 4,150 2018 March -330 26,862 22,510 4,352 27,417 22,735 4,682 June 107 26,522 22,233 4,289 27,677 23,495 4,182 September 68 26,506 22,305 4,201 27,524 23,391 4,133 December 952 27,381 22,471 4,910 26,750 22,792 3,958 2019 March -540 26,687 22,495 4,192 27,807 23,075 4,732 June 117 26,597 22,391 4,206 27,645 23,556 4,089 September -183 26,684 22,593 4,091 27,427 23,153 4,274 December 568 27,182 22,554 4,628 26,645 22,585 4,060 2020 March -1,162 24,692 20,748 3,944 29,455 24,349 5,106 June -3,462 19,831 15,745 4,086 41,020 33,472 7,548 September 1,001 30,006 24,011 5,995 26,408 21,414 4,994 December 1,991 32,166 26,012 6,154 23,112 18,949 4,163 2021 March 804 28,077 22,627 5,450 26,579 21,933 4,646 June 664 27,797 22,867 4,930 26,893 22,627 4,266 September -1,118 26,510 21,379 5,131 31,399 25,150 6,249 December 1,916 33,715 26,936 6,779 24,665 19,802 4,863 2022 March 321 29,683 23,605 6,078 28,295 22,538 5,757 June 584 29,359 23,656 5,703 28,046 22,927 5,119 September 1,621 30,610 25,178 5,432 25,833 22,022 3,811 December -130 28,304 23,047 5,257 28,857 23,470 5,387 2023 March 32 28,862 22,960 5,902 28,216 22,346 5,870 June -490 27,418 22,557 4,861 28,779 23,428 5,351 September -1,194 27,216 22,560 4,656 28,810 22,960 5,850 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.