Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 6 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 37 29 8 38 31 7 December -1 37 30 7 38 30 8 1993 March 0 35 26 9 43 34 9 June 4 51 40 11 29 22 7 September 2 38 30 8 36 30 6 December -1 39 32 7 38 30 8 1994 March -1 36 28 8 43 34 9 June 4 52 41 11 30 23 7 September 1 40 32 8 39 32 7 December -1 40 33 7 40 32 8 1995 March 0 38 29 9 44 35 9 June 4 53 42 11 32 25 7 September 0 40 32 8 41 33 8 December -1 42 34 8 42 33 9 1996 March -1 39 30 9 46 36 10 June 5 55 43 12 33 26 7 September 0 40 32 8 42 34 8 December -1 44 36 8 42 33 9 1997 March 0 40 31 9 45 36 9 June 4 55 44 11 33 26 7 September 0 42 34 8 43 35 8 December 0 46 37 9 43 34 9 1998 March -1 41 31 10 49 38 11 June 5 58 45 13 35 27 8 September 0 42 34 8 44 36 8 December -2 45 37 8 44 34 10 1999 March -1 42 32 10 50 39 11 June 4 59 47 12 37 29 8 September 0 44 35 9 47 38 9 December 0 48 39 9 44 35 9 2000 March 1 45 34 11 51 41 10 June 4 59 47 12 38 30 8 September 0 44 35 9 48 39 9 December -1 45 37 8 47 38 9 2001 March -1 42 32 10 52 41 11 June 4 56 44 12 39 31 8 September -1 39 31 8 50 41 9 December -1 42 34 8 48 39 9 2002 March 0 39 29 10 50 40 10 June 4 54 42 12 37 29 8 September 0 39 31 8 46 38 8 December -1 42 34 8 44 35 9 2003 March -1 37 28 9 51 41 10 June 3 54 43 11 36 28 8 September 1 39 31 8 42 35 7 December -1 43 35 8 43 34 9 2004 March -1 40 31 9 48 38 10 June 4 56 44 12 34 26 8 September -1 40 32 8 45 36 9 December 0 46 37 9 43 34 9 2005 March -1 40 30 10 50 39 11 June 4 57 45 12 35 27 8 September 1 42 33 9 44 36 8 December 0 45 36 9 45 36 9 2006 March 0 43 33 10 49 39 10 June 4 58 46 12 37 29 8 September -1 40 32 8 48 39 9 December -1 46 38 8 44 35 9 2007 March -1 41 32 9 50 40 10 June 3 56 45 11 37 29 8 September 0 40 32 8 47 39 8 December -1 45 37 8 45 36 9 2008 March -1 39 30 9 52 42 10 June 2 53 42 11 40 31 9 September -1 37 29 8 49 40 9 December -3 38 31 7 51 41 10 2009 March -3 31 23 8 58 47 11 June 2 46 36 10 39 31 8 September -2 33 26 7 46 37 9 December -1 38 30 8 42 33 9 2010 March -2 33 25 8 46 36 10 June 3 50 40 10 30 23 7 September -1 35 28 7 41 33 8 December 0 40 32 8 38 30 8 2011 March -1 35 27 8 43 34 9 June 3 52 41 11 31 23 8 September 1 38 30 8 40 33 7 December -1 39 32 7 38 30 8 2012 March -1 37 29 8 42 33 9 June 3 51 41 10 31 24 7 September 0 35 28 7 41 34 7 December 0 41 33 8 38 30 8 2013 March -1 36 28 8 44 35 9 June 3 52 42 10 31 24 7 September 0 36 29 7 41 34 7 December -1 41 34 7 39 31 8 2014 March 0 37 29 8 44 36 8 June 3 55 45 10 32 25 7 September 0 38 31 7 42 35 7 December -1 44 37 7 39 31 8 2015 March 0 38 29 9 46 37 9 June 2 56 46 10 34 26 8 September 0 37 30 7 43 36 7 December 0 46 38 8 40 32 8 2016 March -1 38 30 8 47 38 9 June 2 53 43 10 35 27 8 September 1 40 32 8 44 37 7 December -1 42 35 7 41 33 8 2017 March 0 40 31 9 46 37 9 June 2 55 45 10 36 28 8 September -1 37 30 7 47 39 8 December -1 45 37 8 41 32 9 2018 March 1 40 31 9 45 37 8 June 2 55 45 10 37 29 8 September -1 38 31 7 48 40 8 December -1 46 38 8 42 33 9 2019 March 0 39 30 9 46 37 9 June 2 55 45 10 37 29 8 September -1 38 31 7 47 39 8 December 0 45 37 8 41 33 8 2020 March -2 36 28 8 52 42 10 June -6 38 28 10 83 67 16 September 3 56 44 12 43 34 9 December 0 49 40 9 40 31 9 2021 March 2 43 33 10 42 34 8 June 3 61 50 11 36 28 8 September 0 46 37 9 47 38 9 December 1 54 45 9 38 30 8 2022 March -1 44 35 9 46 36 10 June 4 60 48 12 38 30 8 September 0 45 37 8 46 38 8 December 0 46 38 8 42 34 8 2023 March 0 42 33 9 45 36 9 June 2 56 46 10 37 29 8 September -1 37 30 7 47 39 8 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.