Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico 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 -396 8,931 7,804 1,127 8,615 7,092 1,523 December -55 7,845 6,282 1,563 10,334 8,716 1,618 1993 March 472 10,373 8,585 1,788 7,700 6,384 1,316 June 484 9,329 7,777 1,552 8,344 7,276 1,068 September -25 8,861 7,642 1,219 8,799 7,555 1,244 December -192 7,911 6,594 1,317 10,216 8,707 1,509 1994 March 62 9,826 8,302 1,524 8,048 6,586 1,462 June 302 9,527 7,894 1,633 8,679 7,348 1,331 September 170 9,123 7,649 1,474 8,923 7,619 1,304 December 138 8,421 6,919 1,502 9,887 8,523 1,364 1995 March 394 10,122 8,418 1,704 8,198 6,888 1,310 June 166 9,574 8,004 1,570 8,952 7,548 1,404 September 223 9,695 8,266 1,429 8,826 7,620 1,206 December 111 8,911 7,369 1,542 9,938 8,507 1,431 1996 March 587 10,905 8,920 1,985 8,564 7,166 1,398 June 174 9,861 8,505 1,356 8,810 7,628 1,182 September 374 9,689 8,192 1,497 9,179 8,056 1,123 December 250 9,647 7,967 1,680 9,784 8,354 1,430 1997 March 382 10,584 8,863 1,721 8,881 7,542 1,339 June 416 10,783 8,796 1,987 9,681 8,110 1,571 September 83 10,482 8,613 1,869 10,071 8,285 1,786 December 422 9,636 7,811 1,825 10,413 9,010 1,403 1998 March 377 10,632 8,787 1,845 9,412 7,944 1,468 June -640 9,756 8,663 1,093 9,839 8,106 1,733 September 221 9,599 7,957 1,642 9,686 8,265 1,421 December 81 9,408 7,749 1,659 10,808 9,230 1,578 1999 March 242 11,318 9,621 1,697 9,127 7,672 1,455 June -47 10,992 9,166 1,826 10,041 8,168 1,873 September 286 10,695 8,814 1,881 9,616 8,021 1,595 December -1 9,240 7,776 1,464 10,788 9,323 1,465 2000 March -231 10,202 8,870 1,332 9,501 7,938 1,563 June 720 10,625 8,457 2,168 10,037 8,589 1,448 September -467 9,343 8,254 1,089 10,075 8,519 1,556 December 786 10,034 7,922 2,112 10,269 8,943 1,326 2001 March -198 9,633 8,254 1,379 9,853 8,276 1,577 June -735 8,472 7,617 855 9,692 8,102 1,590 September -825 9,273 8,146 1,127 10,634 8,682 1,952 December -1,040 8,373 7,396 977 10,727 8,710 2,017 2002 March -499 8,161 7,392 769 8,903 7,635 1,268 June -578 8,423 7,602 821 9,466 8,067 1,399 September -947 8,245 7,691 554 9,016 7,515 1,501 December -540 8,116 7,553 563 8,590 7,487 1,103 2003 March -627 7,780 7,229 551 8,722 7,544 1,178 June -1,131 7,664 7,491 173 8,779 7,475 1,304 September -1,322 7,601 7,352 249 8,569 6,998 1,571 December 7,851 15,080 6,989 8,091 7,360 7,120 240 2004 March 205 9,517 8,350 1,167 9,274 8,312 962 June 981 10,552 8,416 2,136 9,542 8,387 1,155 September 351 10,129 8,527 1,602 9,993 8,742 1,251 December 87 10,208 8,832 1,376 9,384 8,095 1,289 2005 March 387 10,239 8,542 1,697 10,154 8,844 1,310 June 302 10,683 9,038 1,645 10,197 8,854 1,343 September 214 10,495 8,850 1,645 10,579 9,148 1,431 December 30 10,293 8,977 1,316 10,117 8,831 1,286 2006 March -255 9,903 8,669 1,234 10,718 9,229 1,489 June 74 9,745 8,299 1,446 11,266 9,894 1,372 September -1,398 10,316 8,978 1,338 12,032 9,296 2,736 December -191 11,355 9,329 2,026 10,859 8,642 2,217 2007 March -272 10,171 8,357 1,814 11,602 9,516 2,086 June 12 10,431 8,411 2,020 11,379 9,371 2,008 September 148 10,453 8,447 2,006 11,048 9,190 1,858 December -225 10,517 8,862 1,655 10,472 8,592 1,880 2008 March -150 9,664 7,648 2,016 11,866 9,700 2,166 June -69 9,833 7,837 1,996 11,351 9,286 2,065 September -402 9,218 7,879 1,339 10,781 9,040 1,741 December -308 10,007 8,312 1,695 10,505 8,502 2,003 2009 March -495 8,369 6,589 1,780 11,809 9,534 2,275 June -189 8,710 7,049 1,661 10,597 8,747 1,850 September 181 9,208 7,386 1,822 10,179 8,538 1,641 December -117 9,733 8,004 1,729 9,515 7,669 1,846 2010 March -300 8,461 6,965 1,496 10,677 8,881 1,796 June -435 8,681 7,373 1,308 10,112 8,369 1,743 September -216 8,970 7,524 1,446 9,655 7,993 1,662 December -177 9,846 8,376 1,470 8,938 7,291 1,647 2011 March -204 8,802 7,381 1,421 10,254 8,629 1,625 June -360 8,697 7,317 1,380 9,716 7,976 1,740 September -75 9,018 7,551 1,467 9,125 7,583 1,542 December 280 9,741 8,104 1,637 8,616 7,259 1,357 2012 March -71 8,841 7,340 1,501 10,038 8,466 1,572 June 4 9,636 8,161 1,475 9,118 7,647 1,471 September 236 9,573 7,943 1,630 9,215 7,821 1,394 December -99 9,695 8,317 1,378 8,535 7,058 1,477 2013 March -237 8,588 7,260 1,328 10,027 8,462 1,565 June 32 8,857 7,424 1,433 9,408 8,007 1,401 September 247 9,036 7,401 1,635 9,567 8,179 1,388 December -95 9,575 8,192 1,383 8,914 7,436 1,478 2014 March -365 8,259 6,982 1,277 10,204 8,562 1,642 June -128 8,656 7,255 1,401 9,499 7,970 1,529 September 6 8,622 7,218 1,404 9,461 8,063 1,398 December 38 9,394 8,032 1,362 8,372 7,048 1,324 2015 March -359 8,254 7,015 1,239 9,914 8,316 1,598 June -457 8,570 7,380 1,190 9,509 7,862 1,647 September -198 8,305 7,065 1,240 9,548 8,110 1,438 December 188 9,547 8,050 1,497 8,570 7,261 1,309 2016 March -99 8,471 7,142 1,329 9,691 8,263 1,428 June -37 8,487 7,203 1,284 8,960 7,639 1,321 September 138 8,671 7,337 1,334 8,991 7,795 1,196 December -87 9,023 7,803 1,220 8,550 7,243 1,307 2017 March -88 8,645 7,293 1,352 9,537 8,097 1,440 June 287 8,523 7,202 1,321 8,906 7,872 1,034 September -1,258 7,018 6,264 754 10,231 8,219 2,012 December -1,048 8,234 6,502 1,732 13,995 11,215 2,780 2018 March -234 10,330 8,289 2,041 10,257 7,982 2,275 June 687 10,707 8,675 2,032 8,431 7,086 1,345 September 892 10,304 8,382 1,922 8,346 7,316 1,030 December 256 9,109 7,687 1,422 9,027 7,861 1,166 2019 March 553 10,917 9,258 1,659 8,352 7,246 1,106 June 420 10,058 8,370 1,688 8,897 7,629 1,268 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.