Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Total private (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 22 1,607 1,303 304 1,542 1,260 282 December 12 1,571 1,281 290 1,557 1,279 278 1993 March 34 1,617 1,301 316 1,549 1,267 282 June 25 1,648 1,343 305 1,521 1,241 280 September 51 1,679 1,364 315 1,530 1,266 264 December 13 1,641 1,354 287 1,566 1,292 274 1994 March 15 1,653 1,354 299 1,583 1,299 284 June 33 1,718 1,392 326 1,571 1,278 293 September 48 1,750 1,424 326 1,581 1,303 278 December -2 1,684 1,386 298 1,645 1,345 300 1995 March 40 1,736 1,415 321 1,613 1,332 281 June 23 1,707 1,390 317 1,649 1,355 294 September 14 1,746 1,428 318 1,653 1,349 304 December 5 1,716 1,403 313 1,689 1,381 308 1996 March 35 1,764 1,427 337 1,659 1,357 302 June 26 1,753 1,423 330 1,685 1,381 304 September 27 1,783 1,445 338 1,693 1,382 311 December 29 1,793 1,452 341 1,700 1,388 312 1997 March 40 1,829 1,485 344 1,679 1,375 304 June 27 1,797 1,457 340 1,722 1,409 313 September 18 1,836 1,493 343 1,724 1,399 325 December -5 1,818 1,482 336 1,760 1,419 341 1998 March 40 1,846 1,475 371 1,738 1,407 331 June 77 1,870 1,485 385 1,719 1,411 308 September 22 1,845 1,494 351 1,766 1,437 329 December 5 1,854 1,519 335 1,752 1,422 330 1999 March 32 1,867 1,504 363 1,775 1,444 331 June 9 1,864 1,503 361 1,808 1,456 352 September 1 1,874 1,514 360 1,820 1,461 359 December 38 1,921 1,546 375 1,776 1,439 337 2000 March 46 1,926 1,542 384 1,813 1,475 338 June 23 1,890 1,527 363 1,838 1,498 340 September 14 1,904 1,527 377 1,862 1,499 363 December 2 1,871 1,514 357 1,857 1,502 355 2001 March 22 1,895 1,518 377 1,840 1,485 355 June 9 1,837 1,474 363 1,888 1,534 354 September -20 1,795 1,433 362 1,927 1,545 382 December 6 1,791 1,430 361 1,891 1,536 355 2002 March 26 1,828 1,453 375 1,827 1,478 349 June 21 1,830 1,454 376 1,850 1,495 355 September 24 1,829 1,460 369 1,825 1,480 345 December 12 1,820 1,453 367 1,853 1,498 355 2003 March 18 1,798 1,423 375 1,870 1,513 357 June 17 1,824 1,459 365 1,827 1,479 348 September 20 1,842 1,476 366 1,811 1,465 346 December 27 1,852 1,479 373 1,814 1,468 346 2004 March 30 1,888 1,506 382 1,817 1,465 352 June 15 1,882 1,508 374 1,825 1,466 359 September 15 1,882 1,496 386 1,851 1,480 371 December 43 1,928 1,530 398 1,832 1,477 355 2005 March 24 1,911 1,513 398 1,884 1,510 374 June 33 1,932 1,530 402 1,870 1,501 369 September 48 1,973 1,560 413 1,860 1,495 365 December 39 1,953 1,548 405 1,901 1,535 366 2006 March 37 2,003 1,594 409 1,874 1,502 372 June 23 1,958 1,557 401 1,937 1,559 378 September 2 1,933 1,539 394 1,955 1,563 392 December 27 1,979 1,563 416 1,939 1,550 389 2007 March 30 2,005 1,587 418 1,935 1,547 388 June -4 1,959 1,559 400 1,994 1,590 404 September 9 1,948 1,531 417 2,005 1,597 408 December 30 1,990 1,563 427 1,980 1,583 397 2008 March -12 1,931 1,523 408 2,019 1,599 420 June -32 1,892 1,484 408 2,087 1,647 440 September -13 1,856 1,450 406 2,042 1,623 419 December -41 1,789 1,378 411 2,153 1,701 452 2009 March -66 1,665 1,278 387 2,166 1,713 453 June -40 1,733 1,336 397 2,071 1,634 437 September -50 1,727 1,341 386 1,968 1,532 436 December 6 1,795 1,373 422 1,920 1,504 416 2010 March -41 1,750 1,368 382 1,913 1,490 423 June -8 1,843 1,448 395 1,826 1,423 403 September 6 1,838 1,429 409 1,838 1,435 403 December 30 1,883 1,453 430 1,830 1,430 400 2011 March -6 1,842 1,446 396 1,843 1,441 402 June 0 1,878 1,466 412 1,830 1,418 412 September 24 1,910 1,498 412 1,819 1,431 388 December 19 1,875 1,462 413 1,844 1,450 394 2012 March 75 1,972 1,521 451 1,804 1,428 376 June 35 1,898 1,499 399 1,816 1,452 364 September 11 1,858 1,478 380 1,846 1,477 369 December 62 1,918 1,510 408 1,785 1,439 346 2013 March -7 1,902 1,530 372 1,850 1,471 379 June 7 1,924 1,535 389 1,847 1,465 382 September 37 1,934 1,539 395 1,838 1,480 358 December 39 1,950 1,549 401 1,852 1,490 362 2014 March 14 1,941 1,553 388 1,880 1,506 374 June 16 1,977 1,587 390 1,875 1,501 374 September 34 1,964 1,569 395 1,878 1,517 361 December 35 2,013 1,606 407 1,867 1,495 372 2015 March 11 1,980 1,574 406 1,946 1,551 395 June 21 2,012 1,611 401 1,916 1,536 380 September 31 1,997 1,591 406 1,932 1,557 375 December 56 2,073 1,633 440 1,929 1,545 384 2016 March 16 2,020 1,612 408 1,953 1,561 392 June 0 1,992 1,584 408 2,023 1,615 408 September 33 2,048 1,622 426 1,969 1,576 393 December 31 2,049 1,612 437 1,993 1,587 406 2017 March 35 2,086 1,657 429 1,961 1,567 394 June 12 2,032 1,617 415 2,036 1,633 403 September 2 1,991 1,577 414 2,063 1,651 412 December 51 2,118 1,664 454 1,968 1,565 403 2018 March 33 2,094 1,662 432 1,988 1,589 399 June 38 2,073 1,633 440 2,065 1,663 402 September 4 2,026 1,606 420 2,074 1,658 416 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.