Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Delaware 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 -527 4,113 3,375 738 5,317 4,052 1,265 December -39 4,446 3,629 817 4,623 3,767 856 1993 March -186 4,026 3,098 928 5,224 4,110 1,114 June 749 5,780 4,508 1,272 3,471 2,948 523 September 106 4,410 3,595 815 4,780 4,071 709 December -148 4,606 3,736 870 4,770 3,752 1,018 1994 March -248 4,063 3,190 873 5,380 4,259 1,121 June 694 6,028 4,675 1,353 3,593 2,934 659 September 113 4,805 3,945 860 4,758 4,011 747 December -38 4,852 3,966 886 4,685 3,761 924 1995 March -185 4,419 3,493 926 5,446 4,335 1,111 June 542 5,848 4,619 1,229 3,857 3,170 687 September 21 4,550 3,717 833 5,020 4,208 812 December 14 4,815 3,910 905 4,748 3,857 891 1996 March 32 4,893 3,739 1,154 5,310 4,188 1,122 June 608 6,215 4,850 1,365 3,945 3,188 757 September 170 4,976 3,853 1,123 5,181 4,228 953 December 47 5,239 4,129 1,110 5,017 3,954 1,063 1997 March -325 4,812 3,774 1,038 5,553 4,190 1,363 June 613 6,027 4,663 1,364 4,052 3,301 751 September 20 4,758 3,797 961 5,290 4,349 941 December 263 5,394 4,132 1,262 5,092 4,093 999 1998 March -367 4,667 3,720 947 5,686 4,372 1,314 June 746 6,395 4,884 1,511 4,043 3,278 765 September 114 5,032 3,992 1,040 5,308 4,382 926 December -76 5,168 4,102 1,066 5,133 3,991 1,142 1999 March -477 5,029 3,810 1,219 5,970 4,274 1,696 June 584 6,462 4,905 1,557 4,455 3,482 973 September 113 5,215 4,010 1,205 5,508 4,416 1,092 December 351 5,885 4,465 1,420 5,042 3,973 1,069 2000 March -192 5,127 3,886 1,241 6,027 4,594 1,433 June 667 6,701 4,956 1,745 4,640 3,562 1,078 September 232 5,310 4,024 1,286 5,741 4,687 1,054 December 45 5,513 4,233 1,280 5,360 4,125 1,235 2001 March -278 5,096 3,734 1,362 6,270 4,630 1,640 June 453 6,320 4,858 1,462 4,597 3,588 1,009 September -256 4,796 3,796 1,000 6,013 4,757 1,256 December -789 5,147 4,043 1,104 6,168 4,275 1,893 2002 March -285 4,916 3,797 1,119 5,813 4,409 1,404 June 375 6,204 4,811 1,393 4,525 3,507 1,018 September 144 5,150 3,997 1,153 5,485 4,476 1,009 December 81 5,329 4,193 1,136 5,233 4,178 1,055 2003 March -347 4,837 3,705 1,132 6,276 4,797 1,479 June 518 6,539 5,118 1,421 4,273 3,370 903 September 32 5,054 4,073 981 5,540 4,591 949 December 168 5,492 4,225 1,267 5,407 4,308 1,099 2004 March 779 6,116 4,072 2,044 5,985 4,720 1,265 June 289 6,732 5,337 1,395 4,734 3,628 1,106 September -69 5,326 4,198 1,128 5,904 4,707 1,197 December 263 6,213 4,821 1,392 5,499 4,370 1,129 2005 March -350 5,070 3,951 1,119 6,528 5,059 1,469 June 360 6,774 5,326 1,448 4,729 3,641 1,088 September -98 5,471 4,384 1,087 6,043 4,858 1,185 December 348 5,928 4,498 1,430 5,686 4,604 1,082 2006 March -255 5,612 4,254 1,358 6,370 4,757 1,613 June 425 7,033 5,411 1,622 5,005 3,808 1,197 September -474 5,118 3,959 1,159 6,659 5,026 1,633 December 178 5,717 4,425 1,292 5,746 4,632 1,114 2007 March -350 5,215 4,017 1,198 6,565 5,017 1,548 June 453 6,947 5,394 1,553 5,087 3,987 1,100 September -93 5,309 4,161 1,148 6,389 5,148 1,241 December 48 5,840 4,532 1,308 6,017 4,757 1,260 2008 March -301 5,268 3,939 1,329 7,052 5,422 1,630 June 300 6,683 5,162 1,521 5,410 4,189 1,221 September -288 5,080 3,903 1,177 6,813 5,348 1,465 December -102 5,159 3,873 1,286 6,640 5,252 1,388 2009 March -601 4,351 3,264 1,087 7,435 5,747 1,688 June 346 6,184 4,794 1,390 5,074 4,030 1,044 September -436 4,549 3,630 919 6,296 4,941 1,355 December -594 5,336 4,030 1,306 6,416 4,516 1,900 2010 March -472 4,577 3,427 1,150 6,636 5,014 1,622 June 974 7,142 5,137 2,005 4,563 3,532 1,031 September -164 5,008 3,906 1,102 6,018 4,752 1,266 December 120 5,592 4,214 1,378 5,614 4,356 1,258 2011 March -367 4,902 3,705 1,197 6,404 4,840 1,564 June 382 6,653 5,146 1,507 4,659 3,534 1,125 September -184 5,304 4,068 1,236 6,107 4,687 1,420 December 102 5,606 4,269 1,337 5,574 4,339 1,235 2012 March -334 5,329 4,055 1,274 6,310 4,702 1,608 June 446 6,621 5,142 1,479 4,752 3,719 1,033 September 6 5,143 3,999 1,144 6,097 4,959 1,138 December 295 5,981 4,499 1,482 5,422 4,235 1,187 2013 March -414 5,250 4,027 1,223 6,543 4,906 1,637 June 420 6,830 5,306 1,524 4,819 3,715 1,104 September 37 5,341 4,166 1,175 6,077 4,939 1,138 December 109 5,930 4,567 1,363 5,648 4,394 1,254 2014 March -66 5,334 3,902 1,432 6,577 5,079 1,498 June 506 7,257 5,684 1,573 4,712 3,645 1,067 September -99 5,393 4,172 1,221 6,398 5,078 1,320 December 237 6,098 4,669 1,429 5,607 4,415 1,192 2015 March -393 5,102 3,867 1,235 6,862 5,234 1,628 June 506 7,374 5,749 1,625 4,806 3,687 1,119 September -104 5,508 4,223 1,285 6,630 5,241 1,389 December 33 6,182 4,728 1,454 5,924 4,503 1,421 2016 March -20 5,678 4,167 1,511 6,666 5,135 1,531 June 549 7,252 5,560 1,692 5,121 3,978 1,143 September -71 5,649 4,338 1,311 6,475 5,093 1,382 December -78 5,828 4,527 1,301 6,091 4,712 1,379 2017 March -253 5,633 4,355 1,278 6,543 5,012 1,531 June 351 6,859 5,333 1,526 5,110 3,935 1,175 September -30 5,499 4,071 1,428 6,648 5,190 1,458 December 209 6,230 4,619 1,611 5,953 4,551 1,402 2018 March 130 5,803 4,227 1,576 6,624 5,178 1,446 June 396 7,117 5,560 1,557 5,223 4,062 1,161 September -82 5,641 4,282 1,359 6,787 5,346 1,441 December 168 6,373 4,878 1,495 5,868 4,541 1,327 2019 March -320 5,714 4,415 1,299 6,719 5,100 1,619 June 450 7,181 5,489 1,692 5,486 4,244 1,242 September 75 5,770 4,259 1,511 6,710 5,274 1,436 December -29 6,225 4,771 1,454 6,255 4,772 1,483 2020 March -494 5,426 4,151 1,275 7,046 5,277 1,769 June -157 5,207 3,635 1,572 8,222 6,493 1,729 September 813 7,510 5,493 2,017 5,465 4,261 1,204 December 406 6,607 4,943 1,664 5,700 4,442 1,258 2021 March -363 6,024 4,531 1,493 6,678 4,822 1,856 June 515 7,622 5,808 1,814 5,264 3,965 1,299 September 297 6,574 4,800 1,774 6,791 5,314 1,477 December 699 7,402 5,332 2,070 5,970 4,599 1,371 2022 March -201 6,475 4,742 1,733 7,163 5,229 1,934 June 184 7,772 5,832 1,940 6,057 4,301 1,756 September 448 7,030 4,944 2,086 7,065 5,427 1,638 December 378 7,113 5,208 1,905 6,384 4,857 1,527 2023 March -114 6,365 4,740 1,625 7,211 5,472 1,739 June 418 7,311 5,686 1,625 5,617 4,410 1,207 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.