Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Oregon 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 3,220 36,069 25,013 11,056 26,416 18,580 7,836 March 1995 2,424 36,669 25,341 11,328 28,970 20,066 8,904 March 1996 1,181 36,574 25,389 11,185 30,819 20,815 10,004 March 1997 2,692 38,902 26,202 12,700 31,287 21,279 10,008 March 1998 1,873 37,921 26,071 11,850 32,629 22,652 9,977 March 1999 223 37,273 25,872 11,401 34,443 23,265 11,178 March 2000 279 37,378 25,705 11,673 34,783 23,389 11,394 March 2001 1,317 38,315 25,525 12,790 36,339 24,866 11,473 March 2002 -1,260 34,381 23,438 10,943 38,820 26,617 12,203 March 2003 1,771 37,510 25,458 12,052 34,892 24,611 10,281 March 2004 1,563 38,619 26,718 11,901 34,304 23,966 10,338 March 2005 2,347 41,596 29,052 12,544 33,244 23,047 10,197 March 2006 2,474 42,620 29,859 12,761 34,657 24,370 10,287 March 2007 2,705 43,564 30,472 13,092 35,559 25,172 10,387 March 2008 -996 39,863 28,051 11,812 41,244 28,436 12,808 March 2009 -4,234 31,887 20,935 10,952 49,644 34,458 15,186 March 2010 -1,842 34,676 23,894 10,782 40,997 28,373 12,624 March 2011 644 38,073 26,361 11,712 36,269 25,201 11,068 March 2012 685 39,035 27,346 11,689 35,540 24,536 11,004 March 2013 962 41,219 29,345 11,874 34,704 23,792 10,912 March 2014 1,064 41,986 30,146 11,840 35,260 24,484 10,776 March 2015 2,357 44,558 31,894 12,664 34,343 24,036 10,307 March 2016 2,237 45,298 32,335 12,963 36,337 25,611 10,726 March 2017 1,166 44,657 32,042 12,615 38,710 27,261 11,449 March 2018 2,947 47,028 32,685 14,343 39,034 27,638 11,396 March 2019 1,499 45,631 31,553 14,078 42,460 29,881 12,579 March 2020 6,427 51,683 31,489 20,194 44,467 30,700 13,767 March 2021 2,909 46,830 28,305 18,525 51,919 36,303 15,616 March 2022 3,919 56,372 37,565 18,807 43,381 28,493 14,888 March 2023 864 53,038 34,144 18,894 49,336 31,306 18,030 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.