Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not 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 1 80 65 15 85 71 14 December -1 83 68 15 84 68 16 1993 March -1 78 61 17 92 74 18 June 9 109 87 22 65 52 13 September 3 84 68 16 83 70 13 December 0 87 72 15 82 67 15 1994 March -2 79 63 16 93 75 18 June 9 114 91 23 68 54 14 September 3 88 72 16 86 73 13 December -2 89 74 15 88 71 17 1995 March 0 85 68 17 95 78 17 June 9 113 91 22 71 58 13 September 0 87 72 15 91 76 15 December -1 91 75 16 91 74 17 1996 March -1 86 68 18 99 80 19 June 9 115 92 23 73 59 14 September 2 89 72 17 94 79 15 December 0 96 79 17 91 74 17 1997 March -1 90 72 18 99 80 19 June 9 118 95 23 75 61 14 September 0 92 76 16 96 80 16 December -1 98 81 17 93 75 18 1998 March -2 89 70 19 103 82 21 June 11 122 97 25 75 61 14 September 0 91 75 16 99 83 16 December -1 99 83 16 92 75 17 1999 March -2 92 73 19 107 86 21 June 9 124 100 24 79 64 15 September 1 96 78 18 102 85 17 December -1 103 86 17 95 77 18 2000 March 0 96 76 20 108 88 20 June 9 124 101 23 82 68 14 September 0 95 78 17 105 88 17 December -1 100 83 17 99 81 18 2001 March -3 91 73 18 111 90 21 June 8 119 96 23 83 68 15 September -1 86 70 16 108 91 17 December -1 92 76 16 100 83 17 2002 March -1 87 68 19 108 88 20 June 8 116 93 23 80 65 15 September 1 87 71 16 99 84 15 December -1 92 76 16 96 79 17 2003 March -2 83 65 18 109 89 20 June 7 115 93 22 78 63 15 September 1 87 71 16 96 81 15 December -1 93 77 16 92 75 17 2004 March -1 89 70 19 105 85 20 June 8 119 96 23 76 61 15 September 1 90 73 17 99 83 16 December 1 100 82 18 93 76 17 2005 March -2 89 70 19 109 88 21 June 9 122 98 24 78 63 15 September 2 94 76 18 100 84 16 December 0 99 82 17 97 80 17 2006 March -1 95 76 19 106 86 20 June 9 125 101 24 81 66 15 September 0 91 75 16 105 89 16 December -1 100 83 17 98 80 18 2007 March -1 93 74 19 110 90 20 June 7 122 99 23 83 67 16 September 1 91 74 17 107 91 16 December -2 98 82 16 100 82 18 2008 March -4 89 71 18 116 94 22 June 6 115 92 23 88 71 17 September -1 84 68 16 110 93 17 December -5 84 69 15 111 91 20 2009 March -7 71 55 16 126 103 23 June 5 102 81 21 86 70 16 September -4 74 60 14 103 85 18 December -2 83 67 16 94 76 18 2010 March -4 76 60 16 102 82 20 June 8 112 90 22 70 56 14 September -1 80 65 15 93 77 16 December -1 89 73 16 86 69 17 2011 March -2 81 64 17 97 78 19 June 7 113 91 22 71 56 15 September 1 86 70 16 92 77 15 December -2 89 74 15 87 70 17 2012 March -1 87 69 18 96 77 19 June 7 113 92 21 71 57 14 September 0 83 68 15 94 79 15 December 0 93 77 16 85 69 16 2013 March -2 85 68 17 99 80 19 June 7 117 96 21 72 58 14 September 1 85 70 15 94 80 14 December -1 94 79 15 88 72 16 2014 March -1 87 70 17 100 82 18 June 7 120 99 21 73 59 14 September 1 87 72 15 96 82 14 December -1 99 84 15 87 71 16 2015 March 0 88 70 18 104 86 18 June 6 123 102 21 77 62 15 September 0 89 74 15 101 86 15 December 0 103 86 17 92 75 17 2016 March -1 89 72 17 105 87 18 June 5 119 98 21 82 66 16 September 2 92 76 16 101 87 14 December -2 97 82 15 95 78 17 2017 March 0 93 75 18 104 86 18 June 6 121 100 21 82 67 15 September -1 87 72 15 108 92 16 December -1 103 87 16 93 76 17 2018 March 0 93 75 18 105 87 18 June 6 123 102 21 83 68 15 September 0 89 74 15 109 94 15 December -1 103 87 16 94 77 17 2019 March 0 94 76 18 106 88 18 June 5 123 102 21 86 70 16 September 0 89 74 15 109 94 15 December 0 103 86 17 95 78 17 2020 March -3 88 70 18 118 97 21 June -10 86 65 21 161 130 31 September 7 122 97 25 98 80 18 December 2 111 91 20 90 72 18 2021 March 3 101 80 21 98 80 18 June 7 135 112 23 82 66 16 September 0 105 87 18 109 91 18 December 3 123 103 20 91 74 17 2022 March 0 107 86 21 108 87 21 June 8 134 110 24 87 71 16 September 0 103 87 16 107 91 16 December 0 107 90 17 97 80 17 2023 March -2 100 82 18 106 86 20 June 6 127 105 22 87 71 16 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.