Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 4 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 2 87 70 17 80 65 15 December 1 85 68 17 84 68 16 1993 March 1 86 69 17 82 66 16 June 3 90 72 18 79 64 15 September 4 92 74 18 79 65 14 December 2 89 72 17 82 67 15 1994 March 1 88 72 16 83 68 15 June 2 93 75 18 82 66 16 September 4 96 78 18 81 67 14 December 1 92 75 17 87 71 16 1995 March 2 94 77 17 85 70 15 June 3 93 75 18 87 72 15 September 1 96 79 17 87 71 16 December 2 94 76 18 90 74 16 1996 March 2 95 77 18 88 72 16 June 3 95 76 19 89 73 16 September 3 97 78 19 89 73 16 December 2 98 79 19 91 74 17 1997 March 2 99 81 18 88 72 16 June 2 96 78 18 91 75 16 September 1 101 83 18 91 74 17 December 1 100 81 19 94 76 18 1998 March 1 99 80 19 92 74 18 June 4 100 80 20 91 75 16 September 1 100 82 18 94 77 17 December 1 101 83 18 93 76 17 1999 March 1 102 83 19 95 77 18 June 2 102 83 19 97 80 17 September 2 105 85 20 97 79 18 December 2 106 87 19 94 77 17 2000 March 3 106 86 20 96 79 17 June 2 103 84 19 100 83 17 September 1 104 85 19 99 81 18 December 2 102 83 19 99 82 17 2001 March 1 102 83 19 98 80 18 June 1 97 79 18 102 85 17 September 0 96 77 19 104 85 19 December 1 94 76 18 100 83 17 2002 March 2 96 77 19 96 79 17 June 2 96 77 19 97 80 17 September 2 96 78 18 94 78 16 December 1 94 76 18 97 80 17 2003 March 1 91 73 18 97 80 17 June 1 95 77 18 95 78 17 September 2 96 78 18 91 75 16 December 2 96 78 18 92 76 16 2004 March 2 99 80 19 93 76 17 June 1 98 80 18 93 76 17 September 1 99 80 19 95 77 18 December 3 102 82 20 93 76 17 2005 March 1 99 80 19 97 79 18 June 3 101 81 20 95 78 17 September 3 103 83 20 95 78 17 December 3 103 83 20 97 80 17 2006 March 2 105 86 19 94 77 17 June 2 102 83 19 99 82 17 September 1 101 82 19 100 82 18 December 2 103 84 19 98 81 17 2007 March 2 103 84 19 98 81 17 June 0 100 82 18 101 83 18 September 1 99 80 19 102 84 18 December 0 101 83 18 101 83 18 2008 March 1 99 80 19 102 84 18 June -1 94 76 18 106 87 19 September 0 92 74 18 104 86 18 December -3 86 69 17 112 92 20 2009 March -4 79 63 16 113 93 20 June -2 84 67 17 106 87 19 September -3 82 66 16 98 79 19 December 0 86 68 18 94 76 18 2010 March 0 85 68 17 91 74 17 June 1 91 74 17 85 69 16 September 0 88 71 17 88 71 17 December 2 92 74 18 86 70 16 2011 March 1 90 73 17 86 70 16 June 0 92 75 17 87 70 17 September 2 94 76 18 87 71 16 December 1 91 74 17 87 71 16 2012 March 2 97 79 18 85 69 16 June 1 93 76 17 86 70 16 September 1 91 74 17 89 73 16 December 2 95 77 18 86 70 16 2013 March 1 95 78 17 88 72 16 June 1 96 79 17 88 72 16 September 2 94 77 17 88 73 15 December 1 96 79 17 88 72 16 2014 March 2 97 80 17 89 74 15 June 1 99 82 17 89 73 16 September 2 96 79 17 90 75 15 December 1 101 84 17 88 72 16 2015 March 2 98 80 18 94 78 16 June 0 101 84 17 93 76 17 September 1 98 81 17 95 79 16 December 3 105 86 19 92 76 16 2016 March 2 99 82 17 93 78 15 June -1 98 81 17 99 81 18 September 3 103 84 19 96 80 16 December 1 98 81 17 95 79 16 2017 March 3 104 86 18 93 78 15 June 0 100 83 17 99 82 17 September 0 96 79 17 101 84 17 December 2 104 86 18 93 77 16 2018 March 2 104 86 18 95 79 16 June 0 102 85 17 100 83 17 September 1 98 81 17 102 86 16 December 2 105 87 18 94 78 16 2019 March 2 104 86 18 96 80 16 June -1 102 85 17 103 85 18 September 1 98 81 17 102 86 16 December 3 105 86 19 96 80 16 2020 March 0 97 79 18 106 88 18 June -18 71 54 17 194 159 35 September 9 136 107 29 93 73 20 December 4 112 90 22 91 73 18 2021 March 6 112 91 21 88 73 15 June 1 112 93 19 98 80 18 September 2 117 96 21 103 84 19 December 6 125 103 22 91 75 16 2022 March 3 119 98 21 97 79 18 June 2 111 91 20 105 87 18 September 1 114 96 18 100 83 17 December 2 109 90 19 98 81 17 2023 March 1 111 93 18 95 78 17 June 0 105 87 18 105 87 18 September -1 97 80 17 102 84 18 December 2 105 86 19 98 81 17 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.