Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Alabama 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 442 22,023 18,523 3,500 22,193 19,135 3,058 December 382 23,201 19,516 3,685 21,699 18,396 3,303 1993 March -293 22,303 18,275 4,028 24,431 20,110 4,321 June 1,104 26,859 22,507 4,352 19,469 16,221 3,248 September 627 23,305 19,417 3,888 22,500 19,239 3,261 December 530 24,165 20,235 3,930 22,279 18,879 3,400 1994 March 162 23,418 19,042 4,376 24,805 20,591 4,214 June 709 27,223 22,763 4,460 21,155 17,404 3,751 September 835 24,598 20,430 4,168 23,446 20,113 3,333 December 591 24,418 20,409 4,009 23,213 19,795 3,418 1995 March 97 24,828 20,373 4,455 25,641 21,283 4,358 June 836 28,544 23,761 4,783 21,689 17,742 3,947 September 274 23,744 20,657 3,087 24,713 21,900 2,813 December 75 24,278 21,019 3,259 23,724 20,540 3,184 1996 March -407 24,386 20,135 4,251 27,305 22,647 4,658 June 208 27,638 23,823 3,815 22,524 18,917 3,607 September 1,437 25,655 20,901 4,754 25,330 22,013 3,317 December 972 25,116 21,398 3,718 23,960 21,214 2,746 1997 March -709 24,836 21,069 3,767 26,959 22,483 4,476 June 676 28,026 23,996 4,030 22,474 19,120 3,354 September 353 25,656 21,578 4,078 25,471 21,746 3,725 December 75 25,663 21,457 4,206 25,985 21,854 4,131 1998 March 1,151 25,611 21,199 4,412 26,357 23,096 3,261 June 830 29,614 25,014 4,600 23,026 19,256 3,770 September -850 24,821 20,969 3,852 27,939 23,237 4,702 December 994 26,317 21,879 4,438 25,019 21,575 3,444 1999 March 1,294 26,226 21,302 4,924 27,348 23,718 3,630 June -1,367 28,894 24,817 4,077 25,325 19,881 5,444 September 258 25,440 21,957 3,483 26,063 22,838 3,225 December 716 26,665 22,345 4,320 25,826 22,222 3,604 2000 March -852 25,561 21,568 3,993 29,143 24,298 4,845 June -403 28,200 24,328 3,872 25,033 20,758 4,275 September 239 25,366 20,974 4,392 27,435 23,282 4,153 December 396 25,173 21,168 4,005 25,606 21,997 3,609 2001 March -1,575 24,721 20,633 4,088 29,651 23,988 5,663 June 210 27,814 23,196 4,618 24,738 20,330 4,408 September 470 23,847 19,847 4,000 27,368 23,838 3,530 December 174 24,151 20,425 3,726 25,861 22,309 3,552 2002 March -1,104 24,586 20,782 3,804 28,133 23,225 4,908 June -49 27,091 23,097 3,994 24,244 20,201 4,043 September 429 24,351 20,520 3,831 26,552 23,150 3,402 December 651 24,627 20,795 3,832 25,763 22,582 3,181 2003 March -952 24,743 20,724 4,019 28,551 23,580 4,971 June -12 26,435 22,877 3,558 23,680 20,110 3,570 September 391 24,893 21,422 3,471 25,649 22,569 3,080 December 674 25,629 21,682 3,947 24,748 21,475 3,273 2004 March -135 25,813 21,769 4,044 27,274 23,095 4,179 June 485 28,108 24,297 3,811 23,736 20,410 3,326 September -20 24,841 21,396 3,445 26,685 23,220 3,465 December 971 26,512 22,501 4,011 24,581 21,541 3,040 2005 March -453 26,414 22,185 4,229 28,513 23,831 4,682 June 509 29,127 25,172 3,955 24,145 20,699 3,446 September 432 26,225 22,423 3,802 26,864 23,494 3,370 December 1,010 27,117 22,900 4,217 26,139 22,932 3,207 2006 March -333 27,966 23,893 4,073 27,752 23,346 4,406 June 409 29,440 25,577 3,863 24,888 21,434 3,454 September 273 25,863 22,331 3,532 27,977 24,718 3,259 December 1,015 27,166 22,798 4,368 26,704 23,351 3,353 2007 March -403 27,870 23,582 4,288 28,655 23,964 4,691 June 338 28,978 25,106 3,872 25,579 22,045 3,534 September -54 26,081 22,351 3,730 29,083 25,299 3,784 December 845 26,820 22,493 4,327 27,158 23,676 3,482 2008 March -1,094 25,781 21,841 3,940 30,422 25,388 5,034 June -311 27,682 23,789 3,893 27,047 22,843 4,204 September -156 25,010 21,299 3,711 29,300 25,433 3,867 December -267 23,331 19,556 3,775 29,904 25,862 4,042 2009 March -2,129 22,008 18,350 3,658 32,895 27,108 5,787 June -680 24,853 21,266 3,587 26,070 21,803 4,267 September -638 22,137 18,934 3,203 27,558 23,717 3,841 December 348 23,106 19,188 3,918 25,634 22,064 3,570 2010 March -1,320 22,834 19,077 3,757 27,841 22,764 5,077 June -444 26,164 22,580 3,584 23,506 19,478 4,028 September -267 23,431 19,855 3,576 26,063 22,220 3,843 December 842 24,107 19,934 4,173 24,556 21,225 3,331 2011 March -1,433 23,285 19,589 3,696 27,413 22,284 5,129 June -30 26,215 22,503 3,712 23,057 19,315 3,742 September 433 24,502 20,818 3,684 24,819 21,568 3,251 December 689 23,674 19,677 3,997 24,829 21,521 3,308 2012 March -694 25,015 21,179 3,836 25,918 21,388 4,530 June 303 26,167 22,583 3,584 22,930 19,649 3,281 September 36 23,158 19,775 3,383 26,011 22,664 3,347 December 799 24,207 20,324 3,883 23,760 20,676 3,084 2013 March -773 24,485 20,675 3,810 26,938 22,355 4,583 June 206 26,818 23,063 3,755 22,641 19,092 3,549 September 236 23,676 20,290 3,386 25,502 22,352 3,150 December 658 24,644 20,854 3,790 23,945 20,813 3,132 2014 March -761 24,050 20,349 3,701 27,294 22,832 4,462 June 6 27,305 23,691 3,614 22,977 19,369 3,608 September 198 24,107 20,643 3,464 25,806 22,540 3,266 December 816 25,316 21,426 3,890 23,864 20,790 3,074 2015 March -575 24,378 20,631 3,747 27,211 22,889 4,322 June -70 27,749 24,080 3,669 22,961 19,222 3,739 September 144 24,439 20,976 3,463 26,196 22,877 3,319 December 1,124 26,036 21,790 4,246 23,993 20,871 3,122 2016 March -334 25,276 21,378 3,898 27,022 22,790 4,232 June -365 27,368 23,627 3,741 24,566 20,460 4,106 September 577 25,492 21,601 3,891 26,032 22,718 3,314 December 664 25,180 21,201 3,979 25,413 22,098 3,315 2017 March -128 26,172 22,049 4,123 27,090 22,839 4,251 June -391 27,628 24,014 3,614 24,573 20,568 4,005 September 478 24,977 21,126 3,851 26,964 23,591 3,373 December 962 26,328 22,138 4,190 24,972 21,744 3,228 2018 March -582 26,121 22,108 4,013 27,791 23,196 4,595 June 78 28,397 24,523 3,874 24,554 20,758 3,796 September -47 25,212 21,692 3,520 27,418 23,851 3,567 December 1,024 26,702 22,310 4,392 25,039 21,671 3,368 2019 March 577 26,804 22,063 4,741 27,455 23,291 4,164 June -338 28,592 24,588 4,004 25,379 21,037 4,342 September 350 26,066 22,056 4,010 27,417 23,757 3,660 December 862 26,552 21,995 4,557 25,685 21,990 3,695 2020 March -261 25,415 20,546 4,869 29,660 24,530 5,130 June -1,106 23,707 19,335 4,372 33,514 28,036 5,478 September -655 27,158 22,919 4,239 27,479 22,585 4,894 December 1,410 29,760 24,288 5,472 23,338 19,276 4,062 2021 March -226 26,995 21,774 5,221 28,798 23,351 5,447 June 2,338 31,347 25,346 6,001 24,050 20,387 3,663 September 489 27,957 22,788 5,169 28,855 24,175 4,680 December 2,739 31,584 25,088 6,496 24,820 21,063 3,757 2022 March 56 28,530 22,737 5,793 29,992 24,255 5,737 June 3,573 33,904 26,135 7,769 26,428 22,232 4,196 September 510 30,806 25,208 5,598 28,927 23,839 5,088 December 2,089 30,666 24,064 6,602 27,567 23,054 4,513 2023 March 675 30,144 23,481 6,663 30,378 24,390 5,988 June 943 31,555 25,784 5,771 26,613 21,785 4,828 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.