Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Arizona Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 2,641 37,107 25,930 11,177 27,315 18,779 8,536 March 1995 2,833 39,265 26,773 12,492 29,259 19,600 9,659 March 1996 4,264 40,390 26,558 13,832 31,184 21,616 9,568 March 1997 2,394 39,947 27,373 12,574 32,643 22,463 10,180 March 1998 2,677 41,382 27,898 13,484 33,670 22,863 10,807 March 1999 -1,056 39,572 28,182 11,390 35,453 23,007 12,446 March 2000 3,270 42,390 27,640 14,750 34,992 23,512 11,480 March 2001 1,116 41,949 28,009 13,940 37,755 24,931 12,824 March 2002 137 39,570 25,773 13,797 40,563 26,903 13,660 March 2003 1,395 40,698 26,806 13,892 38,563 26,066 12,497 March 2004 39 41,671 28,961 12,710 37,246 24,575 12,671 March 2005 3,342 45,487 30,564 14,923 35,932 24,351 11,581 March 2006 7,822 52,495 32,068 20,427 37,737 25,132 12,605 March 2007 3,448 49,949 32,092 17,857 43,226 28,817 14,409 March 2008 -1,052 44,922 28,901 16,021 50,374 33,301 17,073 March 2009 -3,168 37,402 21,529 15,873 58,219 39,178 19,041 March 2010 -3,951 37,485 23,391 14,094 51,597 33,552 18,045 March 2011 -1,169 41,887 27,757 14,130 43,030 27,731 15,299 March 2012 992 44,223 29,343 14,880 39,963 26,075 13,888 March 2013 1,226 45,096 30,141 14,955 40,293 26,564 13,729 March 2014 1,448 46,211 31,553 14,658 39,628 26,418 13,210 March 2015 1,533 47,144 32,183 14,961 40,178 26,750 13,428 March 2016 2,906 49,612 32,748 16,864 41,269 27,311 13,958 March 2017 2,586 50,023 33,047 16,976 42,998 28,608 14,390 March 2018 2,140 50,342 33,338 17,004 44,160 29,296 14,864 March 2019 3,065 52,113 33,979 18,134 44,816 29,747 15,069 March 2020 916 51,458 33,620 17,838 48,830 31,908 16,922 March 2021 7,391 55,697 32,713 22,984 51,565 35,972 15,593 March 2022 7,793 67,579 42,107 25,472 46,740 29,061 17,679 March 2023 3,484 65,340 39,733 25,607 54,844 32,721 22,123 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.