Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 5 to 19 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 4 217 170 47 223 180 43 December -5 224 180 44 233 184 49 1993 March 1 207 153 54 257 204 53 June 23 308 244 64 173 132 41 September 8 227 179 48 217 177 40 December -4 238 194 44 229 181 48 1994 March -3 212 162 50 258 205 53 June 24 322 254 68 182 138 44 September 9 240 190 50 225 184 41 December -7 244 200 44 243 192 51 1995 March 0 225 171 54 267 213 54 June 26 320 253 67 191 150 41 September 3 240 191 49 240 194 46 December -4 255 205 50 255 201 54 1996 March -3 229 173 56 278 219 59 June 27 329 259 70 199 156 43 September 4 241 191 50 249 203 46 December -3 264 214 50 252 199 53 1997 March -1 239 182 57 277 219 58 June 25 332 264 68 198 155 43 September -1 250 201 49 254 204 50 December -5 274 221 53 262 204 58 1998 March -7 244 182 62 297 228 69 June 31 350 271 79 207 159 48 September -1 251 201 50 264 213 51 December -9 274 225 49 262 204 58 1999 March -2 250 186 64 303 237 66 June 25 354 280 74 218 169 49 September 0 259 206 53 275 222 53 December -5 286 234 52 265 208 57 2000 March 2 263 198 65 309 246 63 June 24 355 283 72 223 175 48 September -2 259 207 52 282 228 54 December -7 274 224 50 282 225 57 2001 March -4 250 188 62 314 248 66 June 23 335 263 72 236 187 49 September -4 230 180 50 295 241 54 December -6 251 201 50 288 232 56 2002 March 2 231 168 63 303 242 61 June 23 323 251 72 220 171 49 September 1 231 181 50 268 219 49 December -4 251 201 50 267 213 54 2003 March -3 220 162 58 306 245 61 June 16 318 253 65 213 164 49 September 3 227 181 46 249 206 43 December -3 255 205 50 255 202 53 2004 March -1 236 178 58 287 228 59 June 22 334 263 71 203 154 49 September -2 237 187 50 263 211 52 December 0 271 217 54 252 198 54 2005 March -4 234 175 59 297 234 63 June 26 342 267 75 209 160 49 September 3 249 196 53 261 211 50 December 0 270 217 53 264 211 53 2006 March 1 250 191 59 286 228 58 June 22 344 273 71 217 168 49 September -1 238 190 48 272 223 49 December -4 272 222 50 261 207 54 2007 March -1 242 185 57 295 237 58 June 17 337 270 67 219 169 50 September -1 233 185 48 276 227 49 December -5 267 218 49 268 214 54 2008 March -5 229 172 57 309 247 62 June 13 315 249 66 233 180 53 September -3 218 170 48 286 235 51 December -15 229 185 44 308 249 59 2009 March -14 183 133 50 352 288 64 June 14 279 215 64 234 184 50 September -9 190 149 41 262 212 50 December -6 225 180 45 245 194 51 2010 March -6 195 146 49 268 213 55 June 19 305 242 63 181 137 44 September -6 204 162 42 235 187 48 December -1 240 192 48 226 177 49 2011 March -3 205 155 50 252 199 53 June 17 308 243 65 183 135 48 September 5 220 172 48 230 187 43 December -5 235 190 45 227 177 50 2012 March 0 218 167 51 248 197 51 June 18 306 244 62 184 140 44 September -1 206 163 43 237 193 44 December -2 245 198 47 223 174 49 2013 March -3 214 164 50 259 206 53 June 15 315 253 62 187 140 47 September 5 215 169 46 235 194 41 December -4 248 204 44 229 181 48 2014 March 0 214 164 50 259 209 50 June 17 327 264 63 189 143 46 September 0 220 177 43 242 199 43 December -4 258 214 44 228 180 48 2015 March 0 215 163 52 272 220 52 June 16 331 270 61 192 147 45 September 0 219 176 43 251 208 43 December -1 268 220 48 237 188 49 2016 March -2 218 168 50 276 224 52 June 14 319 256 63 207 158 49 September 6 232 183 49 255 212 43 December -7 248 205 43 245 195 50 2017 March 1 230 177 53 266 214 52 June 14 325 264 61 208 161 47 September -1 216 173 43 269 225 44 December -4 264 218 46 236 186 50 2018 March 2 229 176 53 266 215 51 June 16 331 268 63 212 165 47 September -3 222 179 43 273 227 46 December -6 266 219 47 245 192 53 2019 March 1 230 176 54 272 219 53 June 14 328 265 63 218 169 49 September -2 221 177 44 271 225 46 December -4 260 213 47 243 192 51 2020 March -11 212 161 51 306 244 62 June -43 223 167 56 534 435 99 September 21 340 268 72 247 196 51 December -3 287 234 53 240 184 56 2021 March 12 250 191 59 245 198 47 June 20 363 298 65 206 161 45 September -1 267 214 53 272 218 54 December 9 322 263 59 228 178 50 2022 March -6 257 202 55 270 209 61 June 20 355 284 71 223 172 51 September -1 263 213 50 268 217 51 December -4 272 223 49 250 197 53 2023 March 0 249 193 56 268 212 56 June 15 336 271 65 222 172 50 September -4 225 178 47 275 224 51 December -5 260 213 47 247 195 52 2024 March -7 223 171 52 276 217 59 June 13 312 249 63 217 167 50 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.