Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Manufacturing

(In thousands)

                                               Establishments gaining jobs              Establishments losing jobs
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                     0          172           140           32           142            110          32
March 1995                     3          184           150           34           133            102          31
March 1996                     1          167           134           33           152            120          32
March 1997                     1          172           139           33           148            116          32
March 1998                     0          174           141           33           147            114          33
March 1999                    -1          159           127           32           159            126          33
March 2000                    -2          164           133           31           152            119          33
March 2001                    -5          148           119           29           166            132          34
March 2002                   -10          120            94           26           186            150          36
March 2003                    -8          130           104           26           163            129          34
March 2004                    -6          135           110           25           148            117          31
March 2005                    -6          142           118           24           135            105          30
March 2006                    -3          141           117           24           133            106          27
March 2007                    -3          134           110           24           138            111          27
March 2008                    -4          126           103           23           143            116          27
March 2009                   -13           87            67           20           185            152          33
March 2010                   -12           98            78           20           158            126          32
March 2011                    -3          132           110           22           111             86          25
March 2012                    -2          131           109           22           110             86          24
March 2013                    -1          125           103           22           113             90          23
March 2014                     0          125           103           22           112             90          22
March 2015                     0          129           107           22           110             88          22
March 2016                    -1          121            99           22           121             98          23
March 2017                    -1          123           100           23           121             97          24
March 2018                     0          130           106           24           117             93          24
March 2019                    -1          130           106           24           119             94          25
March 2020                    -4          118            94           24           133            105          28
March 2021                     0          111            84           27           147            120          27
March 2022                     7          150           118           32           111             86          25
March 2023                     2          139           108           31           125             96          29
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.