Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Massachusetts 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 47 39,399 31,787 7,612 37,083 29,518 7,565 December 1,073 38,689 30,925 7,764 37,827 31,136 6,691 1993 March 854 38,889 31,624 7,265 37,218 30,807 6,411 June -231 39,511 32,155 7,356 37,981 30,394 7,587 September 1,236 41,565 33,903 7,662 37,036 30,610 6,426 December 1,460 41,015 33,063 7,952 38,291 31,799 6,492 1994 March 492 40,007 32,710 7,297 39,403 32,598 6,805 June 345 41,109 33,706 7,403 38,646 31,588 7,058 September 1,545 43,863 35,759 8,104 37,926 31,367 6,559 December 1,150 41,612 33,914 7,698 40,298 33,750 6,548 1995 March 656 43,433 35,695 7,738 39,865 32,783 7,082 June 209 41,023 33,703 7,320 41,748 34,637 7,111 September 249 43,125 35,762 7,363 40,314 33,200 7,114 December 538 41,841 34,350 7,491 41,334 34,381 6,953 1996 March 79 42,961 35,522 7,439 40,846 33,486 7,360 June 389 43,236 35,200 8,036 41,754 34,107 7,647 September 755 43,679 35,854 7,825 41,055 33,985 7,070 December 964 44,057 36,010 8,047 42,220 35,137 7,083 1997 March 1,359 45,898 37,905 7,993 40,221 33,587 6,634 June -485 43,595 35,778 7,817 43,913 35,611 8,302 September 1,359 46,204 36,906 9,298 42,249 34,310 7,939 December 227 44,528 36,730 7,798 42,194 34,623 7,571 1998 March 89 44,587 36,746 7,841 41,763 34,011 7,752 June 1,328 44,763 35,345 9,418 43,837 35,747 8,090 September 443 45,296 36,840 8,456 43,358 35,345 8,013 December -1,505 43,729 37,380 6,349 43,077 35,223 7,854 1999 March 2,609 46,978 36,785 10,193 42,497 34,913 7,584 June 656 45,026 36,630 8,396 44,434 36,694 7,740 September -208 45,351 37,452 7,899 44,168 36,061 8,107 December 497 45,924 37,928 7,996 43,156 35,657 7,499 2000 March 362 47,480 39,062 8,418 43,872 35,816 8,056 June -488 45,271 37,263 8,008 45,825 37,329 8,496 September 2,124 47,572 37,771 9,801 44,665 36,988 7,677 December 1,062 47,252 38,295 8,957 44,842 36,947 7,895 2001 March 92 46,918 38,319 8,599 45,478 36,971 8,507 June -580 44,499 36,297 8,202 47,517 38,735 8,782 September -152 42,976 34,823 8,153 47,107 38,802 8,305 December 136 44,314 35,839 8,475 46,220 37,881 8,339 2002 March 1,070 45,933 36,350 9,583 45,337 36,824 8,513 June -8 43,588 35,076 8,512 46,779 38,259 8,520 September -151 43,593 35,159 8,434 45,817 37,232 8,585 December 0 44,937 35,914 9,023 45,674 36,651 9,023 2003 March 957 44,208 34,611 9,597 46,510 37,870 8,640 June -115 44,113 35,589 8,524 45,525 36,886 8,639 September 725 45,029 35,947 9,082 44,931 36,574 8,357 December -37 44,523 35,764 8,759 46,064 37,268 8,796 2004 March 887 47,018 37,600 9,418 44,659 36,128 8,531 June 44 44,939 36,222 8,717 45,594 36,921 8,673 September -2,007 45,004 36,165 8,839 47,548 36,702 10,846 December 2,380 47,547 36,211 11,336 45,878 36,922 8,956 2005 March 713 45,625 35,867 9,758 46,530 37,485 9,045 June 681 46,772 36,985 9,787 45,533 36,427 9,106 September 530 46,377 37,178 9,199 45,710 37,041 8,669 December 399 45,849 36,612 9,237 46,749 37,911 8,838 2006 March 137 46,059 37,245 8,814 45,818 37,141 8,677 June 864 46,272 36,592 9,680 46,610 37,794 8,816 September -462 45,525 37,006 8,519 46,507 37,526 8,981 December 186 46,749 37,548 9,201 45,673 36,658 9,015 2007 March 508 45,333 36,049 9,284 46,353 37,577 8,776 June 597 46,251 37,055 9,196 45,394 36,795 8,599 September -325 44,794 35,591 9,203 48,171 38,643 9,528 December -141 45,984 36,705 9,279 46,791 37,371 9,420 2008 March 944 46,271 36,356 9,915 46,358 37,387 8,971 June -28 44,953 36,035 8,918 47,342 38,396 8,946 September 17 43,834 34,827 9,007 47,202 38,212 8,990 December -980 42,248 33,411 8,837 50,139 40,322 9,817 2009 March -1,834 38,603 30,371 8,232 51,102 41,036 10,066 June -113 42,131 32,871 9,260 47,646 38,273 9,373 September -244 40,937 32,285 8,652 45,399 36,503 8,896 December -718 42,301 33,453 8,848 44,995 35,429 9,566 2010 March 525 43,453 33,899 9,554 43,529 34,500 9,029 June 1,110 44,327 35,308 9,019 41,858 33,949 7,909 September -586 43,846 34,833 9,013 43,972 34,373 9,599 December 314 45,690 35,913 9,777 43,631 34,168 9,463 2011 March 239 43,307 34,175 9,132 43,974 35,081 8,893 June 627 44,920 35,150 9,770 44,039 34,896 9,143 September 4,874 49,432 36,070 13,362 42,566 34,078 8,488 December 798 45,087 35,692 9,395 43,588 34,991 8,597 2012 March 1,523 45,989 35,963 10,026 43,415 34,912 8,503 June 1,256 46,085 36,349 9,736 43,567 35,087 8,480 September 1,046 44,691 34,865 9,826 45,082 36,302 8,780 December 1,388 46,631 36,167 10,464 44,047 34,971 9,076 2013 March 417 45,620 35,926 9,694 45,251 35,974 9,277 June 1,671 47,308 36,818 10,490 43,820 35,001 8,819 September 1,344 46,562 35,732 10,830 46,267 36,781 9,486 December -393 46,566 36,944 9,622 45,658 35,643 10,015 2014 March 1,136 47,421 36,554 10,867 46,119 36,388 9,731 June 1,808 49,543 38,080 11,463 44,623 34,968 9,655 September 2,100 48,346 36,949 11,397 46,127 36,830 9,297 December 2,627 50,361 37,701 12,660 46,327 36,294 10,033 2015 March 446 46,699 36,030 10,669 48,863 38,640 10,223 June 1,763 51,562 39,696 11,866 46,043 35,940 10,103 September 566 48,530 37,249 11,281 49,300 38,585 10,715 December 1,546 50,977 39,149 11,828 47,669 37,387 10,282 2016 March 105 50,031 39,766 10,265 47,396 37,236 10,160 June 553 50,615 38,491 12,124 49,953 38,382 11,571 September 2,228 51,464 39,279 12,185 48,647 38,690 9,957 December 842 50,256 38,818 11,438 49,067 38,471 10,596 2017 March 2,173 51,885 39,392 12,493 49,245 38,925 10,320 June 1,188 52,296 40,535 11,761 49,323 38,750 10,573 September -154 48,864 37,649 11,215 51,527 40,158 11,369 December 696 52,547 40,341 12,206 49,575 38,065 11,510 2018 March 937 51,313 38,960 12,353 51,553 40,137 11,416 June -428 52,503 40,045 12,458 51,846 38,960 12,886 September -976 50,071 37,240 12,831 54,844 41,037 13,807 December 1,862 53,939 39,802 14,137 50,608 38,333 12,275 2019 March 4,211 54,137 40,350 13,787 48,527 38,951 9,576 June -2,105 50,824 39,666 11,158 53,542 40,279 13,263 September -948 49,546 37,840 11,706 53,311 40,657 12,654 December 377 52,105 39,211 12,894 51,555 39,038 12,517 2020 March 1,268 50,006 36,792 13,214 53,415 41,469 11,946 June -12,347 34,315 23,296 11,019 94,239 70,873 23,366 September 6,053 70,426 50,057 20,369 44,012 29,696 14,316 December 1,640 54,306 40,176 14,130 48,209 35,719 12,490 2021 March 6,595 56,362 40,382 15,980 45,063 35,678 9,385 June 7,599 61,685 41,341 20,344 49,162 36,417 12,745 September 5,585 61,384 42,926 18,458 51,385 38,512 12,873 December -3,547 59,868 45,053 14,815 55,423 37,061 18,362 2022 March 3,830 59,059 43,255 15,804 50,389 38,415 11,974 June 4,596 56,035 42,084 13,951 50,460 41,105 9,355 September -7,223 52,517 42,699 9,818 58,055 41,014 17,041 December 616 51,974 39,551 12,423 53,479 41,672 11,807 2023 March 2,208 53,987 41,756 12,231 48,627 38,604 10,023 June -1,905 53,194 41,680 11,514 53,437 40,018 13,419 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.