Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Iowa 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 317 19,646 16,599 3,047 19,311 16,581 2,730 December -237 19,313 16,686 2,627 19,393 16,529 2,864 1993 March 225 19,643 16,693 2,950 19,301 16,576 2,725 June 1,037 20,493 17,276 3,217 18,417 16,237 2,180 September 335 20,774 17,425 3,349 19,676 16,662 3,014 December -531 20,208 17,706 2,502 19,498 16,465 3,033 1994 March 800 20,856 17,516 3,340 19,597 17,057 2,540 June 496 21,072 17,861 3,211 19,583 16,868 2,715 September -711 21,191 18,281 2,910 20,566 16,945 3,621 December -80 20,582 17,817 2,765 20,087 17,242 2,845 1995 March 357 21,271 18,142 3,129 20,206 17,434 2,772 June 78 20,477 17,634 2,843 20,656 17,891 2,765 September 525 21,276 18,184 3,092 19,935 17,368 2,567 December -181 20,871 18,172 2,699 20,373 17,493 2,880 1996 March -33 21,021 18,175 2,846 20,252 17,373 2,879 June 87 20,599 17,564 3,035 21,012 18,064 2,948 September 221 20,904 17,820 3,084 20,672 17,809 2,863 December 26 21,085 18,238 2,847 20,426 17,605 2,821 1997 March 187 21,712 18,647 3,065 20,644 17,766 2,878 June 49 21,189 18,260 2,929 20,987 18,107 2,880 September 768 22,048 18,415 3,633 20,942 18,077 2,865 December -119 21,689 18,941 2,748 20,822 17,955 2,867 1998 March 706 21,980 18,446 3,534 21,068 18,240 2,828 June -33 22,013 18,795 3,218 21,137 17,886 3,251 September 124 22,057 18,384 3,673 21,912 18,363 3,549 December -210 22,489 19,503 2,986 21,638 18,442 3,196 1999 March 132 21,974 18,663 3,311 21,472 18,293 3,179 June 392 22,043 18,529 3,514 21,240 18,118 3,122 September -530 22,254 18,872 3,382 23,580 19,668 3,912 December 639 22,649 19,145 3,504 20,519 17,654 2,865 2000 March -499 22,212 19,510 2,702 21,854 18,653 3,201 June -1,423 19,868 17,483 2,385 22,214 18,406 3,808 September 1,099 24,433 18,912 5,521 24,175 19,753 4,422 December -242 21,215 17,938 3,277 22,724 19,205 3,519 2001 March -154 21,512 18,321 3,191 21,688 18,343 3,345 June -29 21,222 17,914 3,308 22,027 18,690 3,337 September -543 20,100 17,268 2,832 22,142 18,767 3,375 December -382 20,064 17,404 2,660 21,295 18,253 3,042 2002 March 389 20,895 17,365 3,530 21,551 18,410 3,141 June 207 20,828 17,509 3,319 21,459 18,347 3,112 September 48 20,361 17,346 3,015 21,119 18,152 2,967 December 97 20,400 17,323 3,077 21,186 18,206 2,980 2003 March -122 19,741 16,688 3,053 21,785 18,610 3,175 June 127 20,504 17,392 3,112 21,318 18,333 2,985 September 338 20,818 17,686 3,132 20,549 17,755 2,794 December 202 20,793 17,653 3,140 20,973 18,035 2,938 2004 March 38 21,010 17,955 3,055 20,728 17,711 3,017 June -87 21,127 18,033 3,094 20,866 17,685 3,181 September 326 21,096 17,770 3,326 21,001 18,001 3,000 December 402 21,629 18,260 3,369 20,604 17,637 2,967 2005 March -29 20,961 17,851 3,110 21,394 18,255 3,139 June 19 21,385 18,072 3,313 22,159 18,865 3,294 September 322 21,755 18,525 3,230 20,943 18,035 2,908 December 163 21,588 18,185 3,403 21,912 18,672 3,240 2006 March 197 22,493 19,113 3,380 21,057 17,874 3,183 June 147 21,540 18,311 3,229 21,915 18,833 3,082 September 204 21,025 17,844 3,181 21,681 18,704 2,977 December 83 21,625 18,574 3,051 21,360 18,392 2,968 2007 March -95 21,648 18,350 3,298 22,342 18,949 3,393 June -153 22,039 18,687 3,352 22,186 18,681 3,505 September 314 21,401 18,108 3,293 22,182 19,203 2,979 December 153 21,899 18,609 3,290 21,474 18,337 3,137 2008 March -217 21,294 18,158 3,136 21,976 18,623 3,353 June -393 21,362 18,148 3,214 22,746 19,139 3,607 September 275 21,356 18,066 3,290 21,424 18,409 3,015 December -279 20,600 17,330 3,270 23,031 19,482 3,549 2009 March -397 19,176 16,115 3,061 23,018 19,560 3,458 June -256 19,739 16,620 3,119 22,532 19,157 3,375 September -52 19,478 16,596 2,882 20,934 18,000 2,934 December 130 19,742 16,354 3,388 21,872 18,614 3,258 2010 March -430 19,387 16,588 2,799 21,264 18,035 3,229 June -174 20,182 17,685 2,497 20,065 17,394 2,671 September -769 19,984 17,444 2,540 20,706 17,397 3,309 December 186 20,937 17,245 3,692 21,183 17,677 3,506 2011 March -394 19,900 17,049 2,851 21,021 17,776 3,245 June 3 20,655 17,405 3,250 20,600 17,353 3,247 September -65 21,104 17,911 3,193 20,264 17,006 3,258 December 329 20,802 17,220 3,582 21,032 17,779 3,253 2012 March 881 22,235 18,302 3,933 20,376 17,324 3,052 June 28 20,951 17,764 3,187 21,150 17,991 3,159 September -242 20,719 17,567 3,152 21,355 17,961 3,394 December 631 21,483 17,744 3,739 20,812 17,704 3,108 2013 March 143 21,021 17,456 3,565 21,422 18,000 3,422 June 457 21,803 18,220 3,583 20,815 17,689 3,126 September 537 22,240 18,552 3,688 20,745 17,594 3,151 December 485 21,757 18,113 3,644 21,538 18,379 3,159 2014 March -323 21,431 18,188 3,243 21,717 18,151 3,566 June 208 21,975 18,374 3,601 21,537 18,144 3,393 September -302 21,620 18,409 3,211 21,746 18,233 3,513 December 202 22,047 18,386 3,661 21,865 18,406 3,459 2015 March 251 22,494 18,980 3,514 21,439 18,176 3,263 June 232 21,645 18,334 3,311 21,957 18,878 3,079 September -269 21,346 17,967 3,379 22,266 18,618 3,648 December 456 22,256 18,379 3,877 22,086 18,665 3,421 2016 March 601 22,689 18,792 3,897 21,435 18,139 3,296 June -164 21,613 18,185 3,428 23,084 19,492 3,592 September 92 22,382 18,826 3,556 21,952 18,488 3,464 December 296 21,759 18,158 3,601 22,375 19,070 3,305 2017 March 231 23,063 19,527 3,536 21,597 18,292 3,305 June 133 21,899 18,430 3,469 22,805 19,469 3,336 September 205 21,647 18,110 3,537 22,554 19,222 3,332 December 318 22,571 18,802 3,769 22,457 19,006 3,451 2018 March -67 22,609 19,089 3,520 22,210 18,623 3,587 June 403 22,125 18,571 3,554 22,746 19,595 3,151 September -110 21,655 18,193 3,462 23,113 19,541 3,572 December 91 22,879 19,127 3,752 22,381 18,720 3,661 2019 March -107 21,671 18,086 3,585 22,988 19,296 3,692 June 141 22,553 18,726 3,827 22,996 19,310 3,686 September 275 21,850 18,165 3,685 22,472 19,062 3,410 December 146 22,580 18,723 3,857 22,594 18,883 3,711 2020 March 620 22,809 18,100 4,709 23,535 19,446 4,089 June -1,593 17,678 13,987 3,691 32,900 27,616 5,284 September 565 25,050 20,541 4,509 21,167 17,223 3,944 December 988 24,322 19,857 4,465 21,187 17,710 3,477 2021 March 345 23,599 19,535 4,064 21,940 18,221 3,719 June 534 23,666 19,389 4,277 23,040 19,297 3,743 September -422 23,492 19,221 4,271 23,799 19,106 4,693 December 941 25,110 20,232 4,878 22,703 18,766 3,937 2022 March 818 25,265 20,554 4,711 22,676 18,783 3,893 June -404 23,741 19,550 4,191 24,472 19,877 4,595 September -3 23,928 19,744 4,184 23,478 19,291 4,187 December 171 23,863 19,582 4,281 23,591 19,481 4,110 2023 March 393 24,245 19,981 4,264 22,437 18,566 3,871 June -113 22,974 19,058 3,916 23,438 19,409 4,029 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.