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 4,290 54,188 40,320 13,868 48,580 39,002 9,578 June -2,127 50,719 39,612 11,107 53,521 40,287 13,234 September -921 49,637 37,914 11,723 53,261 40,617 12,644 December 295 52,046 39,219 12,827 51,544 39,012 12,532 2020 March 1,349 50,044 36,761 13,283 53,456 41,522 11,934 June -12,302 34,244 23,263 10,981 94,181 70,898 23,283 September 6,103 70,575 50,173 20,402 43,967 29,668 14,299 December 1,554 54,251 40,191 14,060 48,202 35,696 12,506 2021 March 6,671 56,394 40,351 16,043 45,098 35,726 9,372 June 7,466 61,458 41,282 20,176 49,128 36,418 12,710 September 5,656 61,515 43,013 18,502 51,319 38,473 12,846 December -3,638 59,817 45,068 14,749 55,420 37,033 18,387 2022 March 3,908 59,082 43,222 15,860 50,418 38,466 11,952 June 4,570 55,920 42,022 13,898 50,438 41,110 9,328 September -7,216 52,594 42,779 9,815 58,006 40,975 17,031 December 541 51,928 39,565 12,363 53,462 41,640 11,822 2023 March -1,970 52,778 42,069 10,709 51,229 38,550 12,679 June -1,429 52,567 41,617 10,950 52,377 39,998 12,379 September -2,361 49,080 37,998 11,082 54,542 41,099 13,443 December -1,228 48,976 38,527 10,449 51,853 40,176 11,677 2024 March -1,284 48,885 39,115 9,770 50,252 39,198 11,054 June -5,333 49,462 39,214 10,248 55,731 40,150 15,581 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.