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

Delaware

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                   459        6,673         4,368        2,305         5,760          3,914       1,846
March 1995                   585        7,219         4,764        2,455         5,614          3,744       1,870
March 1996                   614        7,204         4,687        2,517         5,944          4,041       1,903
March 1997                   504        7,593         4,862        2,731         6,055          3,828       2,227
March 1998                   539        7,432         4,768        2,664         6,380          4,255       2,125
March 1999                   318        7,676         4,860        2,816         6,628          4,130       2,498
March 2000                   862        8,139         5,012        3,127         6,410          4,145       2,265
March 2001                   687        8,100         4,827        3,273         7,144          4,558       2,586
March 2002                  -873        7,381         4,801        2,580         8,101          4,648       3,453
March 2003                   262        7,606         4,811        2,795         7,215          4,682       2,533
March 2004                 1,509        9,141         5,380        3,761         6,813          4,561       2,252
March 2005                   138        8,364         5,521        2,843         7,532          4,827       2,705
March 2006                   364        8,711         5,413        3,298         7,818          4,884       2,934
March 2007                  -207        8,112         5,069        3,043         8,498          5,248       3,250
March 2008                   119        7,925         4,945        2,980         8,550          5,689       2,861
March 2009                  -672        6,663         4,035        2,628         9,829          6,529       3,300
March 2010                -1,151        6,817         4,408        2,409         9,220          5,660       3,560
March 2011                   573        8,092         4,927        3,165         7,559          4,967       2,592
March 2012                   -14        8,148         5,291        2,857         7,553          4,682       2,871
March 2013                   342        8,095         5,167        2,928         7,564          4,978       2,586
March 2014                   507        8,318         5,294        3,024         7,602          5,085       2,517
March 2015                   259        8,561         5,566        2,995         7,734          4,998       2,736
March 2016                   420        9,122         5,824        3,298         7,819          4,941       2,878
March 2017                   163        8,727         5,680        3,047         8,168          5,284       2,884
March 2018                   667        9,111         5,449        3,662         8,324          5,329       2,995
March 2019                   161        8,982         5,774        3,208         8,327          5,280       3,047
March 2020                     7        8,832         5,468        3,364         8,907          5,550       3,357
March 2021                   705        8,833         5,006        3,827         9,669          6,547       3,122
March 2022                 1,311       11,184         6,612        4,572         8,449          5,188       3,261
March 2023                   895       11,204         6,543        4,661         9,318          5,552       3,766
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.