Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (In thousands) 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 6 285 236 49 301 258 43 December 8 298 244 54 281 235 46 1993 March -10 283 229 54 327 263 64 June 23 354 291 63 241 201 40 September 11 298 247 51 298 258 40 December 8 312 259 53 283 238 45 1994 March -14 290 239 51 336 271 65 June 24 368 302 66 250 208 42 September 10 311 259 52 310 268 42 December 6 320 266 54 297 249 48 1995 March -11 302 249 53 341 277 64 June 23 367 302 65 264 222 42 September 4 308 258 50 324 278 46 December 8 326 269 57 305 256 49 1996 March -13 307 252 55 348 280 68 June 23 375 308 67 267 223 44 September 6 314 262 52 329 283 46 December 10 338 278 60 307 257 50 1997 March -12 318 261 57 353 284 69 June 22 383 316 67 274 229 45 September 6 323 270 53 333 286 47 December 6 342 282 60 317 263 54 1998 March -13 320 260 60 363 290 73 June 31 396 322 74 271 228 43 September 4 323 270 53 344 295 49 December 7 348 289 59 316 264 52 1999 March -16 323 265 58 371 297 74 June 21 395 325 70 285 236 49 September 2 329 274 55 352 299 53 December 12 360 295 65 320 267 53 2000 March -14 335 273 62 380 304 76 June 22 399 330 69 292 245 47 September 2 333 277 56 361 307 54 December 8 352 289 63 333 278 55 2001 March -19 327 268 59 383 305 78 June 20 390 322 68 295 247 48 September -3 314 261 53 373 317 56 December 9 336 273 63 337 283 54 2002 March -20 314 256 58 383 305 78 June 22 384 314 70 291 243 48 September 4 322 267 55 356 305 51 December 9 339 276 63 333 279 54 2003 March -20 310 251 59 393 314 79 June 20 385 317 68 289 241 48 September 3 324 270 54 352 301 51 December 12 347 282 65 327 274 53 2004 March -18 326 266 60 383 305 78 June 22 397 327 70 287 239 48 September 3 329 272 57 359 305 54 December 17 361 292 69 329 277 52 2005 March -21 331 269 62 398 315 83 June 26 409 334 75 296 247 49 September 7 345 284 61 363 309 54 December 16 365 294 71 345 290 55 2006 March -18 348 283 65 395 312 83 June 23 413 339 74 307 256 51 September 0 338 281 57 379 322 57 December 14 371 298 73 351 292 59 2007 March -23 348 283 65 411 323 88 June 18 412 339 73 316 261 55 September 2 340 280 60 390 332 58 December 10 370 299 71 359 298 61 2008 March -32 333 272 61 427 334 93 June 12 395 323 72 332 272 60 September -5 320 263 57 395 333 62 December -2 327 259 68 389 319 70 2009 March -45 281 223 58 458 355 103 June 12 359 287 72 326 266 60 September -11 295 241 54 381 316 65 December 9 331 259 72 344 281 63 2010 March -34 298 239 59 405 312 93 June 22 387 313 74 286 234 52 September 0 315 258 57 354 297 57 December 12 346 275 71 326 267 59 2011 March -26 317 257 60 386 300 86 June 19 391 318 73 286 232 54 September 5 332 273 59 348 294 54 December 10 347 278 69 330 271 59 2012 March -18 336 271 65 379 296 83 June 21 397 325 72 289 238 51 September 1 324 268 56 359 304 55 December 15 358 287 71 324 268 56 2013 March -24 331 270 61 389 304 85 June 20 405 334 71 290 239 51 September 6 338 279 59 358 305 53 December 12 361 292 69 335 278 57 2014 March -22 338 277 61 392 309 83 June 20 417 345 72 298 246 52 September 5 342 285 57 364 312 52 December 13 375 306 69 335 279 56 2015 March -21 345 282 63 403 319 84 June 19 420 348 72 305 252 53 September 3 346 289 57 376 322 54 December 16 387 313 74 348 290 58 2016 March -20 353 290 63 405 322 83 June 16 417 345 72 323 267 56 September 4 356 296 60 381 325 56 December 16 385 308 77 357 296 61 2017 March -16 364 297 67 406 323 83 June 16 424 351 73 325 268 57 September -1 344 286 58 400 341 59 December 17 394 317 77 353 293 60 2018 March -23 366 298 68 422 331 91 June 20 431 356 75 329 274 55 September -1 350 292 58 405 346 59 December 16 396 319 77 360 299 61 2019 March -17 370 302 68 414 329 85 June 17 427 353 74 334 277 57 September 0 352 294 58 397 339 58 December 17 396 317 79 364 302 62 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.