Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted New Jersey 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 1,108 51,097 40,125 10,972 48,874 39,010 9,864 December -512 50,171 39,085 11,086 51,161 39,563 11,598 1993 March 1,045 50,089 39,710 10,379 48,942 39,608 9,334 June 1,908 52,096 40,725 11,371 48,073 38,610 9,463 September 422 52,558 41,972 10,586 49,465 39,301 10,164 December -1,358 51,391 41,345 10,046 50,497 39,093 11,404 1994 March -465 48,673 39,149 9,524 51,123 41,134 9,989 June 2,708 54,932 41,744 13,188 48,985 38,505 10,480 September 3,254 55,960 43,463 12,497 49,237 39,994 9,243 December 14 53,479 42,190 11,289 52,787 41,512 11,275 1995 March 772 53,024 42,832 10,192 50,618 41,198 9,420 June 617 52,364 41,162 11,202 53,818 43,233 10,585 September -5,381 52,820 42,780 10,040 56,816 41,395 15,421 December 5,661 56,580 41,432 15,148 51,139 41,652 9,487 1996 March 3,433 55,977 42,689 13,288 52,627 42,772 9,855 June -939 52,452 42,894 9,558 52,555 42,058 10,497 September 1,317 55,321 44,042 11,279 52,083 42,121 9,962 December -12 55,715 43,906 11,809 54,036 42,215 11,821 1997 March 103 55,531 44,995 10,536 52,373 41,940 10,433 June 1,318 54,777 43,224 11,553 52,834 42,599 10,235 September 2,113 55,273 45,023 10,250 50,619 42,482 8,137 December -4,179 54,928 44,975 9,953 57,544 43,412 14,132 1998 March 5,892 60,961 44,415 16,546 53,115 42,461 10,654 June 943 53,447 43,684 9,763 52,520 43,700 8,820 September -981 57,247 44,234 13,013 56,800 42,806 13,994 December -2,842 59,322 45,914 13,408 58,443 42,193 16,250 1999 March 6,996 65,518 45,474 20,044 55,859 42,811 13,048 June 32 59,523 44,985 14,538 59,884 45,378 14,506 September 807 60,865 46,354 14,511 58,333 44,629 13,704 December -1,321 59,724 47,253 12,471 57,884 44,092 13,792 2000 March 6,066 66,242 48,487 17,755 56,657 44,968 11,689 June -839 58,780 47,042 11,738 60,553 47,976 12,577 September -2,922 58,201 47,845 10,356 59,996 46,718 13,278 December 934 61,953 47,688 14,265 58,611 45,280 13,331 2001 March 179 58,045 47,037 11,008 56,928 46,099 10,829 June 2,855 58,375 46,186 12,189 57,702 48,368 9,334 September -23 56,955 45,294 11,661 59,920 48,236 11,684 December -2,963 53,212 46,082 7,130 58,154 48,061 10,093 2002 March 3,263 59,392 46,345 13,047 55,574 45,790 9,784 June -2,044 53,995 44,404 9,591 60,279 48,644 11,635 September 70 56,279 45,822 10,457 57,123 46,736 10,387 December 1,530 56,051 45,089 10,962 55,700 46,268 9,432 2003 March 1,634 56,866 44,275 12,591 57,627 46,670 10,957 June 1,333 55,683 45,320 10,363 55,256 46,226 9,030 September 858 56,130 44,872 11,258 55,618 45,218 10,400 December 1,693 57,316 45,729 11,587 56,873 46,979 9,894 2004 March -1,384 58,288 47,773 10,515 57,346 45,447 11,899 June -315 57,244 46,735 10,509 57,799 46,975 10,824 September 2,554 59,386 46,643 12,743 57,559 47,370 10,189 December 2,990 58,378 47,344 11,034 55,181 47,137 8,044 2005 March -681 56,936 46,182 10,754 59,708 48,273 11,435 June 489 59,001 47,477 11,524 58,752 47,717 11,035 September 2,960 59,690 47,235 12,455 57,734 48,239 9,495 December 1,236 57,467 46,651 10,816 58,896 49,316 9,580 2006 March 2,331 60,979 49,342 11,637 57,108 47,802 9,306 June -2,677 58,239 47,609 10,630 62,421 49,114 13,307 September 779 58,304 46,720 11,584 60,372 49,567 10,805 December 718 58,680 47,560 11,120 59,525 49,123 10,402 2007 March -952 57,207 46,961 10,246 60,883 49,685 11,198 June -480 58,500 48,257 10,243 59,320 48,597 10,723 September 1,980 58,658 45,919 12,739 61,203 50,444 10,759 December 313 58,460 47,711 10,749 60,655 50,219 10,436 2008 March -1,496 57,215 47,469 9,746 60,936 49,694 11,242 June 1,594 57,540 45,669 11,871 60,959 50,682 10,277 September -1,442 54,493 44,196 10,297 62,416 50,677 11,739 December -1,951 51,161 41,707 9,454 65,018 53,613 11,405 2009 March -2,368 48,732 38,935 9,797 65,198 53,033 12,165 June -857 52,790 41,695 11,095 61,829 49,877 11,952 September -1,321 52,419 42,241 10,178 58,691 47,192 11,499 December -323 53,046 42,851 10,195 57,603 47,085 10,518 2010 March -1,898 51,153 41,993 9,160 57,845 46,787 11,058 June 172 55,269 44,914 10,355 54,639 44,456 10,183 September -393 53,326 43,559 9,767 55,877 45,717 10,160 December 1,240 55,083 44,654 10,429 54,179 44,990 9,189 2011 March -1,384 53,503 44,191 9,312 56,241 45,545 10,696 June 751 55,539 44,931 10,608 54,123 44,266 9,857 September -60 54,937 44,938 9,999 54,922 44,863 10,059 December 512 54,290 44,331 9,959 54,628 45,181 9,447 2012 March 319 56,562 46,576 9,986 54,057 44,390 9,667 June -160 54,567 44,812 9,755 55,126 45,211 9,915 September -266 54,002 44,463 9,539 55,201 45,396 9,805 December 815 54,547 44,624 9,923 54,787 45,679 9,108 2013 March -1,086 55,620 46,624 8,996 54,933 44,851 10,082 June 1,319 56,774 46,387 10,387 53,766 44,698 9,068 September 404 55,039 45,350 9,689 55,424 46,139 9,285 December 679 55,251 45,186 10,065 56,046 46,660 9,386 2014 March -1,349 54,186 45,383 8,803 57,020 46,868 10,152 June 511 57,241 46,954 10,287 54,264 44,488 9,776 September -463 55,266 45,604 9,662 56,518 46,393 10,125 December 406 55,352 45,897 9,455 54,939 45,890 9,049 2015 March -877 53,613 44,340 9,273 58,149 47,999 10,150 June 1,022 59,249 47,902 11,347 55,186 44,861 10,325 September -569 55,711 45,887 9,824 57,826 47,433 10,393 December 2,744 58,857 47,220 11,637 55,667 46,774 8,893 2016 March -1,207 56,645 47,490 9,155 57,351 46,989 10,362 June -271 56,456 46,998 9,458 56,995 47,266 9,729 September -814 55,981 46,899 9,082 57,408 47,512 9,896 December 2,836 57,951 46,092 11,859 57,547 48,524 9,023 2017 March -543 56,495 47,872 8,623 56,772 47,606 9,166 June 477 57,633 47,871 9,762 56,279 46,994 9,285 September -1,350 54,554 45,861 8,693 58,318 48,275 10,043 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.