Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Leisure and hospitality (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 4 178 148 30 178 152 26 December -1 171 143 28 186 157 29 1993 March 4 174 143 31 187 160 27 June 4 184 153 31 180 153 27 September 4 185 155 30 183 157 26 December 0 179 150 29 193 164 29 1994 March 1 177 149 28 191 164 27 June 3 188 155 33 192 162 30 September 4 190 159 31 191 164 27 December -2 185 156 29 197 166 31 1995 March 4 189 158 31 193 166 27 June 3 189 157 32 197 168 29 September 1 195 164 31 196 166 30 December -2 186 156 30 205 173 32 1996 March 2 190 159 31 199 170 29 June 3 192 159 33 204 174 30 September 4 195 162 33 202 173 29 December 1 196 163 33 206 174 32 1997 March 3 195 164 31 202 174 28 June 3 195 162 33 207 177 30 September 0 201 169 32 207 175 32 December -1 196 164 32 211 178 33 1998 March 1 196 163 33 209 177 32 June 5 197 163 34 209 180 29 September 1 202 170 32 207 176 31 December -2 201 171 30 208 176 32 1999 March 1 200 167 33 212 180 32 June 2 199 166 33 212 181 31 September 2 204 172 32 208 178 30 December 0 207 176 31 208 177 31 2000 March 2 203 171 32 212 182 30 June 2 200 169 31 216 187 29 September 2 206 174 32 211 181 30 December 0 204 173 31 214 183 31 2001 March 1 204 173 31 212 182 30 June 1 198 167 31 217 187 30 September 1 198 166 32 218 187 31 December 3 201 169 32 214 185 29 2002 March 3 204 172 32 213 184 29 June 4 205 172 33 215 186 29 September 3 206 175 31 213 185 28 December 3 203 171 32 221 192 29 2003 March 1 198 167 31 228 198 30 June 3 205 174 31 217 189 28 September 4 211 179 32 215 187 28 December 3 211 179 32 219 190 29 2004 March 2 213 180 33 223 192 31 June 1 210 178 32 226 195 31 September 2 216 182 34 223 191 32 December 4 221 186 35 224 193 31 2005 March 2 218 184 34 229 197 32 June 2 217 184 33 230 199 31 September 2 220 185 35 233 200 33 December 5 222 187 35 232 202 30 2006 March 4 232 197 35 226 195 31 June 1 219 186 33 241 209 32 September 0 222 189 33 238 205 33 December 4 230 196 34 230 200 30 2007 March 2 228 194 34 240 208 32 June 0 223 190 33 247 214 33 September 2 226 191 35 244 211 33 December 4 232 197 35 241 210 31 2008 March 1 225 191 34 250 217 33 June -2 221 189 32 255 221 34 September -1 217 184 33 253 219 34 December 1 213 179 34 258 225 33 2009 March -4 207 176 31 262 227 35 June 0 216 184 32 251 219 32 September -1 209 178 31 250 218 32 December 4 210 176 34 249 219 30 2010 March -2 218 187 31 246 213 33 June 2 227 195 32 233 203 30 September 1 225 193 32 239 208 31 December 5 227 192 35 240 210 30 2011 March 1 231 199 32 237 206 31 June 0 231 199 32 238 206 32 September 3 233 199 34 242 211 31 December 2 232 198 34 244 212 32 2012 March 3 253 219 34 231 200 31 June 1 239 207 32 242 211 31 September 2 235 202 33 249 218 31 December 4 244 210 34 242 212 30 2013 March 1 245 212 33 247 215 32 June 1 249 218 31 238 208 30 September 3 240 207 33 253 223 30 December 2 244 212 32 251 221 30 2014 March -1 247 217 30 251 220 31 June 0 250 219 31 250 219 31 September -2 241 212 29 261 230 31 December 1 253 222 31 253 223 30 2015 March 2 256 223 33 257 226 31 June 0 258 227 31 255 224 31 September 1 251 221 30 261 232 29 December 3 267 234 33 258 228 30 2016 March 0 262 231 31 262 231 31 June 0 256 225 31 272 241 31 September 1 257 225 32 274 243 31 December 2 262 230 32 272 242 30 2017 March 4 274 240 34 267 237 30 June 0 260 228 32 282 250 32 September 0 254 221 33 292 259 33 December 2 277 243 34 273 241 32 2018 March 4 276 239 37 283 250 33 June 0 267 233 34 294 260 34 September 1 264 229 35 295 261 34 December 5 289 252 37 277 245 32 2019 March 2 282 245 37 288 253 35 June -1 271 237 34 299 264 35 September 1 270 235 35 297 263 34 December 5 291 253 38 280 247 33 2020 March -16 240 207 33 348 299 49 June -72 159 126 33 562 457 105 September 24 373 304 69 234 189 45 December 9 290 242 48 274 235 39 2021 March 17 322 272 50 244 211 33 June 10 326 285 41 233 202 31 September 9 324 280 44 272 237 35 December 13 334 290 44 260 229 31 2022 March -1 299 261 38 290 251 39 June 1 295 259 36 284 249 35 September -1 292 255 37 296 258 38 December 6 300 260 40 285 251 34 2023 March 1 307 267 40 285 246 39 June -2 284 249 35 303 266 37 September 1 271 233 38 315 278 37 December 8 300 259 41 293 260 33 2024 March 0 276 242 34 308 274 34 June -12 276 242 34 323 277 46 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.