Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 20 to 24 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 0 12 9 3 12 9 3 December 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 1993 March 1 12 8 4 15 12 3 June 1 17 14 3 9 7 2 September 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 1994 March 0 11 8 3 15 12 3 June 1 18 14 4 10 7 3 September 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 1995 March 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 1996 March 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 June 1 19 15 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 0 16 13 3 14 11 3 1997 March 1 13 9 4 16 13 3 June 1 19 15 4 11 8 3 September 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 December -1 16 13 3 15 11 4 1998 March 0 13 9 4 17 13 4 June 2 20 15 5 11 8 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December -1 16 13 3 15 11 4 1999 March 0 14 10 4 18 14 4 June 1 20 16 4 12 9 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December -1 17 14 3 16 12 4 2000 March 0 14 10 4 18 14 4 June 1 20 16 4 12 9 3 September 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 December 0 16 13 3 15 12 3 2001 March 0 14 10 4 19 15 4 June 1 19 15 4 13 10 3 September 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 December 0 14 11 3 16 13 3 2002 March 0 13 9 4 19 15 4 June 1 19 15 4 12 9 3 September 0 12 9 3 14 11 3 December 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 2003 March -1 11 8 3 18 14 4 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 September 0 12 9 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 2004 March 0 11 8 3 15 12 3 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 September 0 12 9 3 13 10 3 December 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 2005 March 0 11 8 3 16 13 3 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2006 March 0 12 9 3 15 12 3 June 2 18 14 4 10 8 2 September 0 12 9 3 13 10 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2007 March 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 June 2 18 14 4 10 8 2 September 0 12 9 3 14 11 3 December -1 14 12 2 14 11 3 2008 March 0 11 8 3 16 13 3 June 1 17 13 4 12 9 3 September -1 10 8 2 14 11 3 December -1 12 10 2 17 14 3 2009 March 0 9 6 3 20 17 3 June 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 September 0 10 8 2 12 10 2 December 0 12 10 2 12 10 2 2010 March 0 10 7 3 14 11 3 June 1 16 13 3 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 11 9 2 December 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 2011 March 0 10 7 3 13 10 3 June 1 16 13 3 9 7 2 September 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 December -1 12 10 2 12 9 3 2012 March 1 11 8 3 12 10 2 June 1 16 13 3 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 11 9 2 December 0 13 11 2 11 9 2 2013 March 0 11 8 3 14 11 3 June 1 16 13 3 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 11 9 2 December 0 13 11 2 11 9 2 2014 March 0 10 7 3 14 11 3 June 1 17 14 3 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 11 9 2 December 0 13 11 2 11 9 2 2015 March 0 11 8 3 15 12 3 June 1 17 14 3 9 7 2 September 0 11 9 2 12 10 2 December 0 13 11 2 12 10 2 2016 March 0 11 8 3 15 12 3 June 1 17 14 3 9 7 2 September 0 11 9 2 12 10 2 December 0 12 10 2 12 10 2 2017 March 0 11 8 3 14 11 3 June 1 17 14 3 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 12 10 2 December -1 13 11 2 12 9 3 2018 March 0 11 8 3 14 11 3 June 1 17 14 3 10 8 2 September 0 11 9 2 12 10 2 December -1 13 11 2 12 9 3 2019 March 0 11 8 3 14 11 3 June 1 17 14 3 10 8 2 September 0 10 8 2 12 10 2 December -1 13 11 2 13 10 3 2020 March 0 11 8 3 15 12 3 June -3 13 10 3 37 31 6 September 2 19 15 4 12 10 2 December -1 15 13 2 13 10 3 2021 March 1 13 10 3 12 10 2 June 2 19 15 4 10 8 2 September 1 13 10 3 12 10 2 December 0 16 13 3 11 8 3 2022 March 0 12 9 3 13 10 3 June 1 18 14 4 12 9 3 September 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 2023 March -1 12 9 3 15 11 4 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.