Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Education and health 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 3 161 133 28 139 114 25 December 5 156 129 27 138 116 22 1993 March 1 163 134 29 143 115 28 June 2 161 134 27 138 113 25 September 8 166 135 31 140 117 23 December 7 162 132 30 144 121 23 1994 March -3 161 134 27 152 122 30 June 4 169 139 30 144 118 26 September 9 176 142 34 146 121 25 December 2 169 138 31 154 125 29 1995 March 4 175 144 31 150 123 27 June -2 168 142 26 152 124 28 September 1 175 143 32 158 127 31 December 1 172 141 31 160 130 30 1996 March 11 182 143 39 157 129 28 June 1 174 145 29 157 129 28 September -7 175 145 30 170 133 37 December 14 189 148 41 158 131 27 1997 March 0 189 156 33 164 131 33 June 7 188 150 38 169 138 31 September 5 189 151 38 167 134 33 December 2 184 150 34 170 138 32 1998 March 10 196 151 45 174 139 35 June 17 204 155 49 169 137 32 September 4 192 153 39 177 142 35 December 10 199 156 43 174 141 33 1999 March 4 198 156 42 180 142 38 June -3 200 159 41 186 142 44 September -7 198 158 40 192 145 47 December 33 226 160 66 177 144 33 2000 March 2 204 160 44 191 149 42 June 3 207 163 44 186 145 41 September 9 213 163 50 187 146 41 December 6 211 163 48 190 148 42 2001 March 9 221 169 52 187 144 43 June 9 218 167 51 187 145 42 September 7 216 163 53 196 150 46 December 12 222 168 54 188 146 42 2002 March 10 221 166 55 192 147 45 June 9 222 166 56 196 149 47 September 15 225 166 59 194 150 44 December 7 224 168 56 201 152 49 2003 March 12 228 166 62 206 156 50 June 15 229 168 61 201 155 46 September 8 226 167 59 208 157 51 December 8 227 168 59 208 157 51 2004 March 7 229 170 59 209 157 52 June 1 229 172 57 213 157 56 September 8 232 170 62 213 159 54 December 3 237 174 63 220 160 60 2005 March 13 242 173 69 220 164 56 June 9 244 177 67 220 162 58 September 14 248 180 68 216 162 54 December 2 239 178 61 228 169 59 2006 March 16 253 182 71 219 164 55 June 6 245 181 64 227 169 58 September 4 245 181 64 228 168 60 December -1 248 183 65 235 169 66 2007 March 18 266 190 76 226 168 58 June 7 257 188 69 234 172 62 September 1 255 186 69 241 173 68 December 16 269 191 78 233 171 62 2008 March 6 264 190 74 241 173 68 June 10 266 188 78 245 177 68 September 17 268 188 80 240 177 63 December 6 264 188 76 246 176 70 2009 March 16 263 181 82 244 178 66 June 13 264 185 79 240 174 66 September 12 260 183 77 242 177 65 December -2 262 188 74 250 174 76 2010 March -1 254 183 71 251 179 72 June -11 258 187 71 260 178 82 September 15 274 188 86 248 177 71 December 4 273 194 79 251 176 75 2011 March 5 268 191 77 252 180 72 June 5 273 190 83 260 182 78 September -3 269 198 71 254 180 74 December 2 265 194 71 253 184 69 2012 March 64 321 204 117 235 182 53 June 21 272 200 72 243 192 51 September 3 256 201 55 242 190 52 December 26 266 204 62 221 185 36 2013 March -2 263 214 49 241 190 51 June -8 273 207 66 273 199 74 September 7 278 218 60 248 195 53 December 11 280 219 61 251 201 50 2014 March -8 265 219 46 255 201 54 June 2 276 219 57 261 206 55 September 10 286 223 63 255 202 53 December 8 285 223 62 255 201 54 2015 March -2 281 218 63 272 207 65 June 4 289 225 64 267 207 60 September 9 295 227 68 266 207 59 December 11 303 232 71 267 207 60 2016 March 13 302 229 73 269 209 60 June 5 296 227 69 281 217 64 September -11 292 239 53 272 208 64 December 0 314 238 76 294 218 76 2017 March 8 308 237 71 277 214 63 June 6 307 233 74 292 224 68 September 5 304 232 72 291 224 67 December 10 312 237 75 282 217 65 2018 March 0 315 242 73 292 219 73 June 21 324 236 88 307 240 67 September 5 313 238 75 295 225 70 December 10 318 241 77 288 221 67 2019 March 13 327 245 82 289 220 69 June 4 314 238 76 306 234 72 September 10 324 246 78 293 225 68 December 15 332 245 87 300 228 72 2020 March 32 354 243 111 321 242 79 June -35 239 162 77 489 377 112 September 22 387 286 101 283 204 79 December 14 349 260 89 289 214 75 2021 March 18 343 251 92 299 225 74 June 7 336 247 89 320 238 82 September 10 344 253 91 317 236 81 December 28 381 268 113 318 233 85 2022 March 39 379 261 118 311 232 79 June -22 360 261 99 368 247 121 September -5 367 283 84 316 227 89 December 9 364 264 100 332 241 91 2023 March 14 373 277 96 310 228 82 June 13 380 286 94 322 241 81 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.