Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 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 57 45 12 52 42 10 December 2 56 44 12 53 43 10 1993 March 1 56 44 12 54 43 11 June 1 59 47 12 52 41 11 September 2 60 48 12 51 41 10 December 1 58 47 11 53 43 10 1994 March 0 58 47 11 55 44 11 June 1 61 49 12 54 43 11 September 3 64 51 13 53 43 10 December 1 60 48 12 57 46 11 1995 March 2 62 50 12 55 45 10 June 1 60 48 12 57 46 11 September 1 63 51 12 56 45 11 December 1 61 49 12 59 48 11 1996 March 1 62 50 12 57 46 11 June 2 62 49 13 58 47 11 September 2 64 51 13 58 47 11 December 2 64 51 13 59 48 11 1997 March 1 64 52 12 57 46 11 June 2 64 51 13 59 48 11 September 1 67 54 13 60 48 12 December 2 67 53 14 61 49 12 1998 March 0 66 53 13 61 48 13 June 3 66 52 14 60 49 11 September 1 67 54 13 61 49 12 December 1 67 54 13 61 49 12 1999 March 1 68 54 14 63 50 13 June 1 67 54 13 65 53 12 September 1 69 55 14 64 51 13 December 1 69 56 13 62 50 12 2000 March 2 72 58 14 64 52 12 June 2 68 55 13 66 55 11 September 0 69 56 13 67 54 13 December 1 67 54 13 66 54 12 2001 March 0 67 54 13 65 52 13 June 1 64 51 13 68 56 12 September -1 62 50 12 68 55 13 December 0 60 48 12 66 54 12 2002 March 1 62 49 13 63 51 12 June 1 62 49 13 64 52 12 September 1 61 49 12 62 51 11 December 0 61 49 12 64 52 12 2003 March 1 60 47 13 64 52 12 June 0 61 49 12 62 50 12 September 1 62 50 12 59 48 11 December 1 62 50 12 60 49 11 2004 March 1 64 51 13 60 48 12 June 0 63 51 12 60 48 12 September 1 64 51 13 61 49 12 December 2 66 52 14 61 49 12 2005 March 1 64 51 13 63 51 12 June 2 66 52 14 61 49 12 September 2 68 54 14 61 49 12 December 1 66 53 13 63 51 12 2006 March 1 69 56 13 61 49 12 June 1 66 53 13 64 52 12 September 1 66 53 13 64 52 12 December 1 67 54 13 63 51 12 2007 March 1 67 54 13 63 51 12 June 0 65 53 12 65 53 12 September 1 65 52 13 66 54 12 December 0 65 53 12 65 53 12 2008 March 1 64 51 13 66 54 12 June -1 61 49 12 69 56 13 September 0 59 47 12 67 55 12 December -2 55 44 11 73 60 13 2009 March -2 50 39 11 73 60 13 June -1 54 42 12 69 56 13 September -2 52 41 11 63 50 13 December 0 56 44 12 60 48 12 2010 March 0 54 43 11 58 47 11 June 1 59 47 12 54 43 11 September -1 56 45 11 57 45 12 December 1 59 47 12 55 44 11 2011 March 0 58 47 11 55 44 11 June 0 60 48 12 55 43 12 September 1 60 48 12 56 45 11 December 1 58 46 12 55 44 11 2012 March 2 62 50 12 53 43 10 June 0 59 48 11 56 45 11 September 1 58 46 12 57 46 11 December 1 61 49 12 54 43 11 2013 March 0 60 49 11 57 46 11 June 0 61 50 11 56 45 11 September 2 60 48 12 57 47 10 December 0 61 50 11 56 45 11 2014 March 1 60 49 11 57 47 10 June 0 63 52 11 56 45 11 September 1 61 50 11 57 47 10 December 0 64 53 11 56 45 11 2015 March 2 62 50 12 59 49 10 June 0 64 53 11 58 47 11 September 0 62 51 11 61 50 11 December 2 67 54 13 59 48 11 2016 March 0 62 51 11 61 50 11 June -1 62 51 11 63 51 12 September 2 65 52 13 61 50 11 December 0 62 51 11 60 49 11 2017 March 2 66 54 12 59 49 10 June 0 63 52 11 62 51 11 September 0 60 49 11 64 53 11 December 1 66 54 12 59 48 11 2018 March 2 66 54 12 60 50 10 June -1 65 54 11 64 52 12 September 0 62 51 11 65 54 11 December 1 67 55 12 60 49 11 2019 March 1 66 54 12 61 50 11 June -1 64 53 11 65 53 12 September 0 62 51 11 65 54 11 December 1 66 54 12 60 49 11 2020 March 0 61 49 12 67 55 12 June -13 44 33 11 135 111 24 September 6 89 70 19 59 46 13 December 2 71 57 14 57 45 12 2021 March 4 71 57 14 55 45 10 June 0 71 59 12 62 50 12 September 0 74 61 13 65 52 13 December 4 80 65 15 57 46 11 2022 March 1 75 62 13 61 49 12 June 1 70 57 13 67 55 12 September 0 72 60 12 64 52 12 December 1 68 56 12 61 50 11 2023 March 1 70 58 12 59 48 11 June -1 65 54 11 65 53 12 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.