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 June -299 27,339 25,458 1,881 28,010 25,830 2,180 September -186 26,843 24,899 1,944 27,263 25,133 2,130 December -181 27,750 25,813 1,937 27,200 25,082 2,118 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.