Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 25 to 29 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 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 1993 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 1 11 9 2 5 4 1 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 1994 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 1995 March 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 1996 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 0 12 10 2 7 5 2 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1997 March 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1998 March 0 9 6 3 12 9 3 June 1 13 10 3 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1999 March 0 9 6 3 12 9 3 June 1 13 10 3 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 11 9 2 9 7 2 2000 March 0 9 7 2 11 9 2 June 1 13 10 3 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 2001 March 0 9 6 3 13 10 3 June 1 12 9 3 9 7 2 September 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 December 0 9 7 2 11 9 2 2002 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June 1 12 9 3 8 6 2 September 0 8 6 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 10 8 2 2003 March 0 7 5 2 11 9 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 2004 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2005 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2006 March 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2007 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June 0 11 9 2 7 5 2 September 0 8 6 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2008 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 0 10 8 2 7 5 2 September -1 6 5 1 9 7 2 December -1 7 6 1 11 9 2 2009 March 0 6 4 2 13 11 2 June 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 September 0 6 5 1 7 6 1 December 0 7 6 1 7 6 1 2010 March 0 6 4 2 9 7 2 June 1 10 8 2 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 6 5 1 December 0 7 6 1 7 6 1 2011 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 10 8 2 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 6 5 1 December 0 7 6 1 7 6 1 2012 March 1 7 5 2 8 7 1 June 1 10 8 2 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 7 6 1 December 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 2013 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 10 8 2 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 7 6 1 December 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 2014 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 11 9 2 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 7 6 1 December 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 2015 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 11 9 2 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 7 6 1 December 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 2016 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 11 9 2 6 5 1 September 1 8 6 2 7 6 1 December 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 2017 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 11 9 2 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 7 6 1 December 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 2018 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 11 9 2 6 5 1 September -1 7 6 1 8 6 2 December -1 8 7 1 8 6 2 2019 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 11 9 2 6 5 1 September 0 6 5 1 7 6 1 December -1 8 7 1 8 6 2 2020 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June -2 8 6 2 25 21 4 September 1 11 9 2 7 6 1 December 1 10 8 2 7 6 1 2021 March 1 8 6 2 7 6 1 June 1 11 9 2 6 5 1 September 1 9 7 2 7 6 1 December 1 10 8 2 6 5 1 2022 March 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 June 1 12 9 3 7 5 2 September 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 2023 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 June 1 12 9 3 7 5 2 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 2024 March 0 7 5 2 9 7 2 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.