Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 8 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 23 18 5 20 16 4 December 0 21 16 5 22 17 5 1993 March 0 22 17 5 21 16 5 June 1 23 18 5 20 16 4 September 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 December 0 23 18 5 22 17 5 1994 March 0 23 18 5 22 17 5 June 0 24 19 5 21 16 5 September 2 26 20 6 21 17 4 December 0 23 18 5 22 17 5 1995 March 0 24 19 5 22 17 5 June 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 September 0 25 20 5 22 17 5 December 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 1996 March 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 June 1 25 19 6 23 18 5 September 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 December 1 26 20 6 24 19 5 1997 March 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 June 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 September 0 26 21 5 23 18 5 December 0 26 20 6 25 19 6 1998 March 0 26 20 6 24 18 6 June 1 26 20 6 24 19 5 September 0 27 21 6 25 19 6 December -1 26 21 5 24 18 6 1999 March 0 27 21 6 26 20 6 June 1 27 21 6 25 20 5 September 0 28 22 6 26 20 6 December 0 27 21 6 25 19 6 2000 March 0 28 22 6 26 20 6 June 1 27 21 6 25 20 5 September 0 27 21 6 26 20 6 December 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 2001 March 0 27 21 6 26 20 6 June 1 25 19 6 27 22 5 September 0 25 19 6 27 21 6 December 1 24 18 6 26 21 5 2002 March 1 25 19 6 25 20 5 June 1 24 18 6 25 20 5 September 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 December 1 24 18 6 25 20 5 2003 March 0 23 18 5 25 20 5 June 0 23 18 5 24 19 5 September 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 December 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 2004 March 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 June 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 September 0 26 20 6 25 19 6 December 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 2005 March 0 26 20 6 25 19 6 June 0 26 20 6 25 19 6 September 1 27 21 6 24 19 5 December 1 26 20 6 24 19 5 2006 March 1 27 21 6 23 18 5 June 1 26 20 6 25 20 5 September 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 December 1 26 20 6 24 19 5 2007 March 1 27 21 6 24 19 5 June 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 September 1 25 19 6 25 20 5 December 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 2008 March 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 June -1 23 18 5 27 21 6 September 0 23 18 5 26 21 5 December -1 22 17 5 29 23 6 2009 March 0 20 15 5 28 23 5 June -1 21 16 5 28 22 6 September 0 21 16 5 24 19 5 December 0 21 16 5 23 18 5 2010 March 0 21 16 5 22 17 5 June 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 September 0 22 17 5 22 17 5 December 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 2011 March 0 22 17 5 21 16 5 June 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 September 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 December 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 2012 March 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 June 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 September 0 22 17 5 22 17 5 December 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 2013 March 0 23 18 5 22 17 5 June 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 September 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 December 0 24 19 5 22 17 5 2014 March 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 June 0 24 19 5 21 16 5 September 0 23 18 5 23 18 5 December 0 25 20 5 21 16 5 2015 March 1 23 18 5 22 18 4 June 0 24 19 5 22 17 5 September 0 23 18 5 23 18 5 December 0 25 20 5 22 17 5 2016 March 1 23 18 5 22 18 4 June 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 September 1 25 19 6 23 18 5 December 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 2017 March 1 25 20 5 22 18 4 June 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 September 0 23 18 5 24 19 5 December 0 25 20 5 22 17 5 2018 March 1 24 19 5 22 18 4 June 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 September 0 23 18 5 25 20 5 December 0 25 20 5 23 18 5 2019 March 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 June 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 September 0 23 18 5 24 19 5 December 0 24 19 5 22 17 5 2020 March 0 22 17 5 25 20 5 June -6 16 12 4 61 51 10 September 3 36 28 8 22 17 5 December 1 27 21 6 22 17 5 2021 March 1 26 21 5 20 16 4 June 0 27 22 5 23 18 5 September 0 28 22 6 25 19 6 December 1 29 23 6 21 16 5 2022 March 0 27 22 5 22 17 5 June 0 26 21 5 24 19 5 September 0 27 22 5 23 18 5 December 0 25 20 5 23 18 5 2023 March 0 26 21 5 22 17 5 June 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.