Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Gasoline Stations 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 -572 29,500 26,318 3,182 30,391 26,637 3,754 December -373 28,864 25,807 3,057 31,005 27,575 3,430 1993 March 857 30,933 26,562 4,371 29,701 26,187 3,514 June -446 31,057 28,061 2,996 31,469 28,027 3,442 September -147 32,123 29,027 3,096 30,457 27,214 3,243 December -533 30,749 27,996 2,753 30,772 27,486 3,286 1994 March -207 32,732 29,803 2,929 29,565 26,429 3,136 June -333 31,201 28,265 2,936 31,996 28,727 3,269 September -283 31,768 28,883 2,885 32,249 29,081 3,168 December -262 32,849 29,948 2,901 31,283 28,120 3,163 1995 March 28 33,040 30,051 2,989 30,649 27,688 2,961 June -265 31,150 28,191 2,959 32,228 29,004 3,224 September -198 33,288 30,419 2,869 31,039 27,972 3,067 December -71 32,276 29,365 2,911 31,744 28,762 2,982 1996 March -227 32,264 29,402 2,862 31,147 28,058 3,089 June -47 30,980 27,985 2,995 32,525 29,483 3,042 September 173 31,954 28,862 3,092 32,154 29,235 2,919 December -26 32,214 29,286 2,928 31,797 28,843 2,954 1997 March -32 31,358 28,249 3,109 32,248 29,107 3,141 June -231 30,333 27,556 2,777 33,390 30,382 3,008 September -449 31,399 28,703 2,696 32,328 29,183 3,145 December -257 32,117 29,111 3,006 32,429 29,166 3,263 1998 March -542 31,599 28,510 3,089 32,962 29,331 3,631 June 461 31,695 28,278 3,417 33,526 30,570 2,956 September -288 32,558 29,657 2,901 32,622 29,433 3,189 December -761 32,908 30,004 2,904 32,978 29,313 3,665 1999 March -857 31,617 28,886 2,731 31,892 28,304 3,588 June -175 30,602 27,809 2,793 33,323 30,355 2,968 September -327 31,414 28,665 2,749 32,321 29,245 3,076 December -416 31,788 29,053 2,735 31,967 28,816 3,151 2000 March 114 31,343 28,125 3,218 32,647 29,543 3,104 June -275 30,008 27,157 2,851 33,451 30,325 3,126 September -323 30,280 27,557 2,723 32,231 29,185 3,046 December -542 30,019 27,599 2,420 31,678 28,716 2,962 2001 March -763 30,983 28,417 2,566 31,754 28,425 3,329 June -202 28,853 26,090 2,763 32,259 29,294 2,965 September -512 29,794 27,143 2,651 31,974 28,811 3,163 December -417 29,555 26,976 2,579 31,594 28,598 2,996 2002 March -89 28,539 25,798 2,741 31,337 28,507 2,830 June -232 28,284 25,611 2,673 31,253 28,348 2,905 September -75 28,848 26,218 2,630 30,917 28,212 2,705 December -1,026 27,935 25,147 2,788 31,966 28,152 3,814 2003 March -421 29,886 27,122 2,764 30,379 27,194 3,185 June -328 28,311 25,660 2,651 30,302 27,323 2,979 September -361 29,244 26,554 2,690 30,670 27,619 3,051 December -521 29,312 26,538 2,774 30,575 27,280 3,295 2004 March -272 29,327 26,413 2,914 30,287 27,101 3,186 June -617 28,826 26,101 2,725 30,435 27,093 3,342 September -824 27,785 25,041 2,744 30,240 26,672 3,568 December -189 29,191 26,371 2,820 29,756 26,747 3,009 2005 March -369 28,271 25,558 2,713 30,211 27,129 3,082 June -308 29,012 26,202 2,810 30,180 27,062 3,118 September -625 28,394 25,761 2,633 29,802 26,544 3,258 December -179 29,229 26,444 2,785 29,330 26,366 2,964 2006 March -151 29,292 26,600 2,692 29,100 26,257 2,843 June -267 29,869 27,164 2,705 29,637 26,665 2,972 September -462 27,964 25,248 2,716 30,500 27,322 3,178 December -283 28,713 25,904 2,809 30,506 27,414 3,092 2007 March -232 29,776 27,153 2,623 28,791 25,936 2,855 June -418 28,949 26,373 2,576 29,285 26,291 2,994 September -406 28,055 25,402 2,653 29,832 26,773 3,059 December -368 27,865 25,311 2,554 29,649 26,727 2,922 2008 March -405 27,706 25,219 2,487 29,717 26,825 2,892 June -590 26,146 23,721 2,425 31,000 27,985 3,015 September -510 26,955 24,418 2,537 28,835 25,788 3,047 December -345 26,775 24,220 2,555 28,159 25,259 2,900 2009 March -421 25,413 22,953 2,460 29,392 26,511 2,881 June -68 25,763 23,138 2,625 26,879 24,186 2,693 September -33 25,447 22,948 2,499 26,658 24,126 2,532 December -369 24,578 22,265 2,313 27,776 25,094 2,682 2010 March -171 24,603 22,192 2,411 27,246 24,664 2,582 June -250 27,055 24,680 2,375 25,096 22,471 2,625 September -77 26,408 24,011 2,397 25,098 22,624 2,474 December -265 25,432 23,150 2,282 26,094 23,547 2,547 2011 March -257 25,293 22,995 2,298 27,590 25,035 2,555 June -335 26,827 24,476 2,351 25,421 22,735 2,686 September -115 26,953 24,489 2,464 25,996 23,417 2,579 December -15 25,558 23,105 2,453 26,392 23,924 2,468 2012 March -188 26,396 24,105 2,291 26,288 23,809 2,479 June -70 27,925 25,620 2,305 25,342 22,967 2,375 September -258 25,834 23,528 2,306 26,216 23,652 2,564 December -211 26,008 23,727 2,281 25,635 23,143 2,492 2013 March -62 26,315 23,976 2,339 26,301 23,900 2,401 June -297 27,454 25,303 2,151 24,594 22,146 2,448 September -130 26,537 24,315 2,222 26,262 23,910 2,352 December -376 25,890 23,895 1,995 26,822 24,451 2,371 2014 March -439 26,749 24,810 1,939 26,801 24,423 2,378 June -465 27,435 25,395 2,040 26,665 24,160 2,505 September -315 25,979 24,044 1,935 26,644 24,394 2,250 December -201 27,546 25,546 2,000 25,850 23,649 2,201 2015 March -193 27,445 25,367 2,078 26,591 24,320 2,271 June -204 27,487 25,522 1,965 25,604 23,435 2,169 September -232 27,550 25,421 2,129 27,656 25,295 2,361 December -217 28,014 26,088 1,926 26,835 24,692 2,143 2016 March -201 26,830 25,059 1,771 27,462 25,490 1,972 June -179 26,489 24,586 1,903 27,623 25,541 2,082 September -271 27,731 25,745 1,986 27,520 25,263 2,257 December -89 26,502 24,478 2,024 27,678 25,565 2,113 2017 March 27 27,435 25,308 2,127 28,258 26,158 2,100 June -45 27,875 25,805 2,070 27,656 25,541 2,115 September -236 26,430 24,484 1,946 29,098 26,916 2,182 December -154 28,980 27,009 1,971 26,547 24,422 2,125 2018 March -69 26,684 24,662 2,022 30,133 28,042 2,091 June -332 27,694 25,502 2,192 29,242 26,718 2,524 September -152 26,153 24,099 2,054 28,779 26,573 2,206 December -808 26,975 24,979 1,996 28,028 25,224 2,804 2019 March 237 27,353 25,136 2,217 27,758 25,778 1,980 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.