Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Nevada Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 1,869 16,021 10,286 5,735 11,201 7,335 3,866 March 1995 1,608 16,651 10,893 5,758 12,025 7,875 4,150 March 1996 1,669 17,432 11,017 6,415 13,358 8,612 4,746 March 1997 2,048 18,526 11,715 6,811 13,867 9,104 4,763 March 1998 1,864 18,506 11,651 6,855 15,535 10,544 4,991 March 1999 1,450 19,142 12,248 6,894 15,973 10,529 5,444 March 2000 1,126 19,620 12,617 7,003 16,993 11,116 5,877 March 2001 1,272 20,454 12,964 7,490 17,591 11,373 6,218 March 2002 324 19,134 12,178 6,956 19,307 12,675 6,632 March 2003 1,011 20,670 13,384 7,286 18,316 12,041 6,275 March 2004 2,933 23,201 14,595 8,606 17,690 12,017 5,673 March 2005 2,474 24,904 16,240 8,664 18,561 12,371 6,190 March 2006 2,662 26,164 17,181 8,983 19,793 13,472 6,321 March 2007 1,912 25,298 16,566 8,732 22,489 15,669 6,820 March 2008 242 23,580 15,183 8,397 25,967 17,812 8,155 March 2009 -2,434 18,822 11,684 7,138 30,396 20,824 9,572 March 2010 -1,642 19,637 12,901 6,736 26,070 17,692 8,378 March 2011 210 22,055 14,865 7,190 22,054 15,074 6,980 March 2012 693 23,355 15,893 7,462 20,817 14,048 6,769 March 2013 1,112 24,516 16,738 7,778 20,597 13,931 6,666 March 2014 1,381 25,292 17,237 8,055 21,121 14,447 6,674 March 2015 1,363 26,422 18,139 8,283 21,139 14,219 6,920 March 2016 1,495 27,051 18,119 8,932 22,791 15,354 7,437 March 2017 1,151 27,789 18,508 9,281 23,709 15,579 8,130 March 2018 1,964 28,593 18,864 9,729 24,017 16,252 7,765 March 2019 1,812 29,448 19,256 10,192 24,831 16,451 8,380 March 2020 1,207 28,782 18,533 10,249 27,045 18,003 9,042 March 2021 5,147 31,954 17,798 14,156 29,921 20,912 9,009 March 2022 8,721 41,968 24,433 17,535 25,383 16,569 8,814 March 2023 2,109 38,079 22,586 15,493 32,875 19,491 13,384 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.