Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 4 215 163 52 206 158 48 December 4 213 162 51 204 157 47 1993 March 10 224 168 56 201 155 46 June 7 223 168 55 204 156 48 September 11 228 172 56 204 159 45 December 2 224 174 50 208 160 48 1994 March 9 232 175 57 209 161 48 June 10 239 179 60 213 163 50 September 11 244 184 60 215 166 49 December 2 234 180 54 222 170 52 1995 March 13 249 187 62 216 167 49 June 11 245 183 62 224 173 51 September 6 248 188 60 228 174 54 December 5 247 188 59 229 175 54 1996 March 11 256 191 65 227 173 54 June 10 255 190 65 235 180 55 September 12 263 195 68 236 180 56 December 7 264 199 65 239 181 58 1997 March 14 273 203 70 236 180 56 June 10 272 204 68 242 184 58 September 8 276 208 68 246 186 60 December 1 275 209 66 253 188 65 1998 March 14 284 208 76 249 187 62 June 20 290 213 77 245 188 57 September 9 286 214 72 259 196 63 December 2 285 218 67 257 192 65 1999 March 10 287 214 73 260 197 63 June 7 292 218 74 267 200 67 September 5 295 220 75 275 205 70 December 4 295 224 71 267 200 67 2000 March 12 302 223 79 274 207 67 June 11 305 228 77 274 208 66 September 8 307 227 80 285 213 72 December 3 298 224 74 286 215 71 2001 March 9 301 220 81 286 214 72 June 6 295 218 77 293 222 71 September -4 285 208 77 308 227 81 December 0 282 206 76 303 227 76 2002 March 8 293 209 84 290 214 76 June 3 292 212 80 295 218 77 September 3 291 213 78 290 215 75 December 5 293 213 80 290 215 75 2003 March 6 290 209 81 295 220 75 June -4 289 214 75 294 215 79 September 5 293 216 77 284 212 72 December 6 297 217 80 286 212 74 2004 March 7 303 223 80 285 212 73 June 7 306 226 80 282 209 73 September 5 306 224 82 290 213 77 December 14 314 229 85 285 214 71 2005 March 3 306 225 81 299 221 78 June 10 319 233 86 291 215 76 September 14 328 239 89 292 217 75 December 14 326 236 90 300 224 76 2006 March 7 327 241 86 302 223 79 June 9 332 244 88 302 223 79 September 6 327 239 88 312 230 82 December 14 337 242 95 312 231 81 2007 March 4 334 245 89 316 231 85 June 3 335 246 89 318 232 86 September 11 334 239 95 322 238 84 December 15 344 247 97 318 236 82 2008 March -1 331 242 89 331 241 90 June -4 327 236 91 340 245 95 September 2 321 230 91 335 246 89 December -2 312 218 94 357 261 96 2009 March -16 286 202 84 368 268 100 June -10 293 205 88 353 255 98 September -13 293 208 85 334 236 98 December 9 320 220 100 318 227 91 2010 March -6 306 218 88 324 230 94 June 5 319 226 93 310 222 88 September 3 318 225 93 311 221 90 December 11 333 232 101 311 221 90 2011 March 1 326 233 93 316 224 92 June 3 329 233 96 315 222 93 September 11 340 241 99 309 221 88 December 7 333 233 100 321 228 93 2012 March 5 342 245 97 316 224 92 June 6 335 240 95 317 228 89 September 2 332 238 94 322 230 92 December 13 344 242 102 316 227 89 2013 March -1 342 248 94 326 231 95 June 4 338 244 94 324 234 90 September 8 345 248 97 320 231 89 December 6 342 244 98 328 236 92 2014 March -6 335 248 87 329 236 93 June -2 344 253 91 329 236 93 September -1 343 253 90 326 235 91 December 1 350 254 96 331 236 95 2015 March -1 346 251 95 341 245 96 June -3 352 257 95 337 239 98 September 1 351 256 95 337 243 94 December 8 365 259 106 343 245 98 2016 March -3 355 260 95 342 244 98 June -9 353 258 95 354 250 104 September 1 358 260 98 341 244 97 December 2 355 253 102 350 250 100 2017 March 3 364 264 100 343 246 97 June -2 360 263 97 351 252 99 September -3 353 255 98 356 255 101 December 5 369 261 108 354 251 103 2018 March 3 377 271 106 355 252 103 June -1 373 268 105 365 259 106 September 2 371 265 106 363 259 104 December 10 385 267 118 365 257 108 2019 March 4 387 275 112 360 252 108 June -4 379 270 109 375 262 113 September 7 379 268 111 365 261 104 December 9 390 268 122 374 261 113 2020 March -11 376 270 106 380 263 117 June -21 342 218 124 497 352 145 September 20 427 283 144 379 255 124 December 26 429 290 139 355 242 113 2021 March 36 431 290 141 356 251 105 June 26 436 293 143 392 275 117 September 24 471 313 158 405 271 134 December 26 480 329 151 390 265 125 2022 March 28 471 318 153 402 277 125 June 23 464 314 150 424 297 127 September 12 475 329 146 419 285 134 December 9 444 301 143 435 301 134 2023 March 4 435 307 128 411 287 124 June -4 426 297 129 438 305 133 September -4 410 279 131 440 305 135 December -2 421 289 132 433 299 134 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.