Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 7 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 27 21 6 27 22 5 December -1 27 22 5 28 22 6 1993 March 0 25 19 6 31 25 6 June 3 38 30 8 21 16 5 September 1 28 22 6 27 22 5 December -1 28 23 5 28 22 6 1994 March -1 26 20 6 32 25 7 June 3 39 31 8 22 17 5 September 1 29 23 6 28 23 5 December -1 29 24 5 29 23 6 1995 March -1 27 21 6 33 26 7 June 3 39 31 8 23 18 5 September 1 29 23 6 29 24 5 December 0 31 25 6 30 24 6 1996 March 0 28 21 7 34 27 7 June 3 39 31 8 24 19 5 September 1 29 23 6 30 25 5 December 0 32 26 6 30 24 6 1997 March 0 29 22 7 34 27 7 June 3 40 32 8 24 19 5 September 0 30 24 6 31 25 6 December -1 33 27 6 32 25 7 1998 March -1 29 22 7 35 27 8 June 4 43 33 10 25 19 6 September 0 31 25 6 32 26 6 December -1 34 28 6 32 25 7 1999 March 0 31 23 8 37 29 8 June 3 43 34 9 27 21 6 September 0 31 25 6 33 27 6 December -1 34 28 6 32 25 7 2000 March 0 32 24 8 38 30 8 June 3 43 34 9 27 21 6 September -1 31 25 6 35 28 7 December -1 33 27 6 34 27 7 2001 March -1 30 23 7 38 30 8 June 3 41 32 9 29 23 6 September 0 28 22 6 35 29 6 December -1 30 24 6 35 28 7 2002 March 1 29 21 8 36 29 7 June 3 40 31 9 27 21 6 September 0 28 22 6 33 27 6 December -1 30 24 6 33 26 7 2003 March 0 27 20 7 36 29 7 June 2 39 31 8 26 20 6 September 1 28 22 6 31 26 5 December 0 31 25 6 31 25 6 2004 March 0 29 22 7 35 28 7 June 3 41 32 9 25 19 6 September 0 29 23 6 32 26 6 December 0 33 26 7 31 24 7 2005 March -1 29 22 7 36 28 8 June 3 42 33 9 26 20 6 September 1 31 24 7 32 26 6 December 1 34 27 7 32 26 6 2006 March 0 31 24 7 35 28 7 June 3 42 33 9 26 20 6 September 0 29 23 6 34 28 6 December -1 33 27 6 33 26 7 2007 March 0 30 23 7 36 29 7 June 2 41 33 8 27 21 6 September 0 29 23 6 34 28 6 December -1 33 27 6 33 26 7 2008 March -1 28 21 7 38 30 8 June 2 39 31 8 28 22 6 September 0 27 21 6 35 29 6 December -1 28 22 6 38 31 7 2009 March -2 22 16 6 43 35 8 June 2 34 26 8 28 22 6 September -1 23 18 5 32 26 6 December 0 28 22 6 30 24 6 2010 March -1 24 18 6 33 26 7 June 3 38 30 8 22 17 5 September -1 25 20 5 29 23 6 December 0 29 23 6 28 22 6 2011 March -1 25 19 6 31 24 7 June 2 37 29 8 22 16 6 September 1 27 21 6 28 23 5 December 0 29 23 6 28 22 6 2012 March 0 26 20 6 30 24 6 June 2 37 30 7 22 17 5 September 0 25 20 5 29 24 5 December 0 31 25 6 27 21 6 2013 March -1 27 21 6 32 25 7 June 2 39 31 8 23 17 6 September 1 27 21 6 29 24 5 December 0 31 25 6 28 22 6 2014 March 0 26 20 6 32 26 6 June 3 41 33 8 23 18 5 September 0 27 22 5 30 25 5 December 0 32 26 6 28 22 6 2015 March 0 26 20 6 33 27 6 June 1 40 33 7 24 18 6 September 0 27 22 5 31 26 5 December 0 33 27 6 29 23 6 2016 March 0 27 21 6 33 27 6 June 2 39 31 8 26 20 6 September 1 28 22 6 31 26 5 December -1 30 25 5 30 24 6 2017 March 1 29 22 7 32 26 6 June 1 39 32 7 26 20 6 September 0 26 21 5 33 28 5 December 0 33 27 6 29 23 6 2018 March 1 29 22 7 32 26 6 June 2 41 33 8 26 20 6 September -1 27 22 5 34 28 6 December 0 33 27 6 29 23 6 2019 March 0 29 22 7 34 27 7 June 2 41 33 8 27 21 6 September -1 27 22 5 34 28 6 December 0 32 26 6 30 24 6 2020 March -1 26 20 6 37 30 7 June -5 27 20 7 64 52 12 September 3 42 33 9 30 24 6 December -1 35 29 6 29 22 7 2021 March 1 30 23 7 30 24 6 June 2 45 37 8 26 20 6 September 0 34 27 7 34 27 7 December 1 39 32 7 28 22 6 2022 March 0 32 25 7 33 26 7 June 2 43 35 8 27 21 6 September 0 32 26 6 33 27 6 December 0 34 28 6 30 24 6 2023 March -1 29 23 6 32 25 7 June 2 41 33 8 27 21 6 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.