Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 313 17,988 15,341 2,647 20,561 18,227 2,334 December -174 19,377 16,712 2,665 19,024 16,185 2,839 1993 March -1,272 16,921 14,431 2,490 22,313 18,551 3,762 June 2,412 25,110 20,921 4,189 14,850 13,073 1,777 September 309 18,983 16,096 2,887 20,908 18,330 2,578 December -439 20,192 17,679 2,513 19,091 16,139 2,952 1994 March -690 17,898 15,112 2,786 22,537 19,061 3,476 June 1,952 25,831 21,692 4,139 15,745 13,558 2,187 September -535 19,393 16,875 2,518 21,694 18,641 3,053 December -7 20,568 17,785 2,783 19,710 16,920 2,790 1995 March -1,211 18,262 15,667 2,595 23,309 19,503 3,806 June 1,435 25,019 21,374 3,645 16,554 14,344 2,210 September 486 19,481 16,815 2,666 21,282 19,102 2,180 December -115 20,865 18,156 2,709 19,994 17,170 2,824 1996 March -1,560 18,055 15,664 2,391 23,364 19,413 3,951 June 1,520 25,280 21,367 3,913 16,879 14,486 2,393 September 242 19,133 16,455 2,678 22,025 19,589 2,436 December 119 21,108 18,215 2,893 20,076 17,302 2,774 1997 March -1,383 18,641 16,073 2,568 23,792 19,841 3,951 June 1,487 26,002 22,200 3,802 16,854 14,539 2,315 September 726 20,150 16,993 3,157 22,320 19,889 2,431 December -4 21,719 18,915 2,804 20,462 17,654 2,808 1998 March -983 18,863 15,932 2,931 24,311 20,397 3,914 June 1,587 27,047 22,827 4,220 16,972 14,339 2,633 September 190 20,150 16,975 3,175 23,185 20,200 2,985 December -91 22,432 19,416 3,016 21,199 18,092 3,107 1999 March -1,577 18,807 16,032 2,775 24,770 20,418 4,352 June 2,018 27,017 22,527 4,490 16,922 14,450 2,472 September -398 20,338 17,426 2,912 24,942 21,632 3,310 December 729 22,579 19,058 3,521 20,160 17,368 2,792 2000 March -2,162 19,001 16,754 2,247 25,249 20,840 4,409 June 239 24,356 21,223 3,133 17,412 14,518 2,894 September 994 22,174 17,453 4,721 25,454 21,727 3,727 December -86 21,242 17,920 3,322 22,262 18,854 3,408 2001 March -1,895 18,540 15,843 2,697 25,084 20,492 4,592 June 1,594 26,047 21,775 4,272 17,702 15,024 2,678 September -419 18,403 15,952 2,451 23,522 20,652 2,870 December -218 20,053 17,357 2,696 20,828 17,914 2,914 2002 March -1,366 17,998 15,009 2,989 24,923 20,568 4,355 June 1,765 25,559 21,303 4,256 17,190 14,699 2,491 September 95 18,651 16,038 2,613 22,497 19,979 2,518 December 224 20,371 17,261 3,110 20,785 17,899 2,886 2003 March -1,826 17,044 14,455 2,589 25,175 20,760 4,415 June 1,639 25,194 21,177 4,017 17,098 14,720 2,378 September 318 19,031 16,341 2,690 21,913 19,541 2,372 December 308 20,717 17,541 3,176 20,591 17,723 2,868 2004 March -1,608 18,096 15,518 2,578 23,948 19,762 4,186 June 1,454 25,957 21,965 3,992 16,700 14,162 2,538 September 331 19,266 16,404 2,862 22,342 19,811 2,531 December 566 21,580 18,149 3,431 20,242 17,377 2,865 2005 March -1,748 18,051 15,442 2,609 24,712 20,355 4,357 June 1,538 26,165 21,991 4,174 17,708 15,072 2,636 September 332 19,897 17,105 2,792 22,310 19,850 2,460 December 358 21,541 18,072 3,469 21,501 18,390 3,111 2006 March -1,556 19,353 16,503 2,850 24,312 19,906 4,406 June 1,624 26,296 22,211 4,085 17,418 14,957 2,461 September 225 19,214 16,475 2,739 23,102 20,588 2,514 December 284 21,580 18,447 3,133 20,944 18,095 2,849 2007 March -1,888 18,735 15,936 2,799 25,786 21,099 4,687 June 1,467 26,888 22,653 4,235 17,719 14,951 2,768 September 306 19,534 16,715 2,819 23,638 21,125 2,513 December 343 21,853 18,493 3,360 21,073 18,056 3,017 2008 March -2,020 18,457 15,800 2,657 25,397 20,720 4,677 June 1,238 26,105 22,010 4,095 18,190 15,333 2,857 September 254 19,508 16,700 2,808 22,800 20,246 2,554 December -18 20,623 17,248 3,375 22,585 19,192 3,393 2009 March -2,233 16,615 14,039 2,576 26,545 21,736 4,809 June 1,321 24,130 20,135 3,995 17,961 15,287 2,674 September -25 17,804 15,345 2,459 22,276 19,792 2,484 December 371 19,775 16,287 3,488 21,450 18,333 3,117 2010 March -2,202 16,756 14,418 2,338 24,586 20,046 4,540 June 1,196 24,800 21,452 3,348 16,130 13,978 2,152 September -633 18,280 16,119 2,161 21,938 19,144 2,794 December 384 20,917 17,181 3,736 20,776 17,424 3,352 2011 March -2,161 17,216 14,833 2,383 24,269 19,725 4,544 June 1,549 25,258 21,113 4,145 16,586 13,990 2,596 September -37 19,289 16,548 2,741 21,482 18,704 2,778 December 563 20,852 17,160 3,692 20,645 17,516 3,129 2012 March -897 19,249 15,941 3,308 23,435 19,230 4,205 June 1,429 25,457 21,502 3,955 16,958 14,432 2,526 September -136 18,952 16,230 2,722 22,614 19,756 2,858 December 915 21,482 17,609 3,873 20,390 17,432 2,958 2013 March -1,768 18,285 15,270 3,015 24,693 19,910 4,783 June 1,941 26,504 22,045 4,459 16,841 14,323 2,518 September 511 20,313 17,139 3,174 22,016 19,353 2,663 December 796 21,773 17,989 3,784 21,069 18,081 2,988 2014 March -2,223 18,631 15,888 2,743 25,051 20,085 4,966 June 1,789 26,726 22,230 4,496 17,393 14,686 2,707 September -217 19,751 16,975 2,776 23,073 20,080 2,993 December 538 22,114 18,297 3,817 21,396 18,117 3,279 2015 March -1,595 19,509 16,552 2,957 24,648 20,096 4,552 June 1,671 26,286 22,164 4,122 17,685 15,234 2,451 September -175 19,504 16,572 2,932 23,601 20,494 3,107 December 795 22,340 18,323 4,017 21,596 18,374 3,222 2016 March -1,287 19,611 16,332 3,279 24,621 20,055 4,566 June 1,291 26,121 21,960 4,161 18,593 15,723 2,870 September 106 20,405 17,354 3,051 23,305 20,360 2,945 December 690 21,848 18,067 3,781 21,790 18,699 3,091 2017 March -1,628 20,031 17,050 2,981 24,827 20,218 4,609 June 1,584 26,498 22,260 4,238 18,416 15,762 2,654 September 205 19,716 16,669 3,047 24,006 21,164 2,842 December 788 22,705 18,729 3,976 21,869 18,681 3,188 2018 March -2,022 19,694 16,712 2,982 25,544 20,540 5,004 June 1,781 26,760 22,409 4,351 18,455 15,885 2,570 September -102 19,718 16,755 2,963 24,577 21,512 3,065 December 558 23,014 19,055 3,959 21,825 18,424 3,401 2019 March -2,081 18,895 15,860 3,035 26,391 21,275 5,116 June 1,660 27,261 22,604 4,657 18,705 15,708 2,997 September 265 19,935 16,747 3,188 23,902 20,979 2,923 December 650 22,716 18,636 4,080 21,998 18,568 3,430 2020 March -1,618 19,779 15,814 3,965 26,955 21,372 5,583 June 56 21,453 17,032 4,421 26,955 22,590 4,365 September 520 22,915 18,981 3,934 22,384 18,970 3,414 December 1,522 24,442 19,742 4,700 20,609 17,431 3,178 2021 March -1,635 20,603 17,117 3,486 25,238 20,117 5,121 June 1,967 28,421 23,370 5,051 18,774 15,690 3,084 September -376 21,391 17,701 3,690 25,094 21,028 4,066 December 1,652 25,317 20,124 5,193 21,967 18,426 3,541 2022 March -1,313 22,084 17,986 4,098 26,073 20,662 5,411 June 1,120 28,402 23,538 4,864 19,931 16,187 3,744 September 2 21,818 18,179 3,639 24,884 21,247 3,637 December 888 24,103 19,502 4,601 22,849 19,136 3,713 2023 March -1,669 21,158 17,497 3,661 25,770 20,440 5,330 June 1,235 27,477 22,918 4,559 19,123 15,799 3,324 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.