Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 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 2,204 123,842 92,782 31,060 117,903 89,047 28,856 December 2,816 122,619 92,361 30,258 115,087 87,645 27,442 1993 March 8,009 131,584 96,201 35,383 113,978 86,604 27,374 June 4,551 130,171 96,993 33,178 116,671 88,044 28,627 September 7,081 132,498 98,143 34,355 116,259 88,985 27,274 December 2,614 129,010 98,589 30,421 117,182 89,375 27,807 1994 March 7,129 135,096 99,110 35,986 119,842 90,985 28,857 June 7,031 140,010 102,592 37,418 121,875 91,488 30,387 September 7,376 141,748 104,654 37,094 122,343 92,625 29,718 December 1,770 134,472 101,933 32,539 125,569 94,800 30,769 1995 March 9,223 144,337 105,540 38,797 123,302 93,728 29,574 June 7,669 144,618 105,981 38,637 126,389 95,421 30,968 September 4,053 144,193 107,041 37,152 129,810 96,711 33,099 December 3,184 143,076 106,719 36,357 130,571 97,398 33,173 1996 March 8,644 149,679 108,234 41,445 130,024 97,223 32,801 June 7,056 151,794 110,499 41,295 133,312 99,073 34,239 September 7,825 154,624 112,094 42,530 134,203 99,498 34,705 December 4,469 153,212 113,567 39,645 135,033 99,857 35,176 1997 March 9,778 159,925 115,020 44,905 135,733 100,606 35,127 June 8,185 162,549 118,575 43,974 136,561 100,772 35,789 September 6,687 164,910 120,780 44,130 139,698 102,255 37,443 December 1,285 162,592 120,590 42,002 144,802 104,085 40,717 1998 March 10,651 169,604 120,056 49,548 142,435 103,538 38,897 June 15,936 177,710 126,250 51,460 138,190 102,666 35,524 September 6,816 172,700 125,591 47,109 148,436 108,143 40,293 December 1,469 169,366 126,025 43,341 148,965 107,093 41,872 1999 March 7,778 172,323 124,413 47,910 149,902 109,770 40,132 June 6,660 178,542 129,101 49,441 152,616 109,835 42,781 September 4,058 178,009 128,812 49,197 159,688 114,549 45,139 December 2,013 176,615 130,183 46,432 157,524 113,105 44,419 2000 March 8,898 181,394 128,951 52,443 160,220 116,675 43,545 June 10,117 189,180 136,578 52,602 157,926 115,441 42,485 September 6,135 188,509 135,128 53,381 166,947 119,701 47,246 December 1,595 182,534 133,483 49,051 168,341 120,885 47,456 2001 March 5,246 181,974 129,302 52,672 169,572 122,146 47,426 June 5,199 181,980 129,974 52,006 170,635 123,828 46,807 September -4,033 171,652 121,661 49,991 182,254 128,230 54,024 December -842 170,390 120,778 49,612 178,052 127,598 50,454 2002 March 7,311 176,583 119,757 56,826 170,875 121,360 49,515 June 2,757 176,398 123,039 53,359 173,503 122,901 50,602 September 989 173,750 122,578 51,172 172,260 122,077 50,183 December 3,275 178,418 125,449 52,969 169,974 120,280 49,694 2003 March 4,793 176,909 123,073 53,836 172,346 123,303 49,043 June -3,590 174,173 124,770 49,403 172,177 119,184 52,993 September 4,095 176,415 124,997 51,418 166,588 119,265 47,323 December 3,987 180,270 126,386 53,884 168,177 118,280 49,897 2004 March 3,600 180,818 128,778 52,040 167,461 119,021 48,440 June 4,261 183,803 131,052 52,751 165,933 117,443 48,490 September 3,481 184,651 130,102 54,549 170,071 119,003 51,068 December 10,504 190,574 133,136 57,438 166,205 119,271 46,934 2005 March 3,393 186,825 131,952 54,873 175,299 123,819 51,480 June 7,454 195,139 136,679 58,460 171,555 120,549 51,006 September 9,549 198,674 139,441 59,233 171,519 121,835 49,684 December 9,984 200,098 139,237 60,861 176,260 125,383 50,877 2006 March 5,836 199,407 141,055 58,352 178,357 125,841 52,516 June 6,863 202,821 142,884 59,937 179,478 126,404 53,074 September 4,342 199,184 140,490 58,694 183,265 128,913 54,352 December 9,561 207,294 143,255 64,039 183,901 129,423 54,478 2007 March 3,031 203,703 144,236 59,467 184,987 128,551 56,436 June 824 202,679 143,539 59,140 187,850 129,534 58,316 September 8,576 203,680 139,642 64,038 188,843 133,381 55,462 December 11,493 211,393 145,419 65,974 186,618 132,137 54,481 2008 March -247 203,141 143,707 59,434 193,304 133,623 59,681 June -1,997 198,599 137,842 60,757 198,790 136,036 62,754 September 3,792 197,089 134,678 62,411 195,368 136,749 58,619 December 330 194,260 129,762 64,498 210,673 146,505 64,168 2009 March -10,711 177,591 121,399 56,192 217,139 150,236 66,903 June -6,993 174,968 116,204 58,764 209,999 144,242 65,757 September -7,019 178,240 119,626 58,614 198,175 132,542 65,633 December 7,993 195,368 127,025 68,343 189,446 129,096 60,350 2010 March -3,700 188,226 128,535 59,691 191,650 128,259 63,391 June 2,625 189,892 127,974 61,918 187,759 128,466 59,293 September 3,421 192,993 129,504 63,489 184,743 124,675 60,068 December 9,131 204,513 135,276 69,237 184,794 124,688 60,106 2011 March 864 199,288 136,783 62,505 187,095 125,454 61,641 June 1,689 197,802 132,828 64,974 189,949 126,664 63,285 September 8,493 208,061 140,010 68,051 184,492 124,934 59,558 December 6,218 205,372 136,263 69,109 189,472 126,581 62,891 2012 March 2,179 208,757 143,277 65,480 188,988 125,687 63,301 June 5,234 203,765 138,898 64,867 188,895 129,262 59,633 September 777 203,031 138,969 64,062 191,215 127,930 63,285 December 10,232 210,210 139,676 70,534 187,796 127,494 60,302 2013 March -1,175 208,800 144,819 63,981 193,861 128,705 65,156 June 2,692 203,861 139,684 64,177 193,345 131,860 61,485 September 4,758 209,884 143,838 66,046 190,242 128,954 61,288 December 5,231 208,325 140,291 68,034 194,799 131,996 62,803 2014 March -4,535 204,255 144,890 59,365 194,660 130,760 63,900 June -1,518 206,016 144,760 61,256 195,858 133,084 62,774 September 281 208,942 146,778 62,164 192,143 130,260 61,883 December 1,588 213,181 146,658 66,523 196,639 131,704 64,935 2015 March -1,437 213,081 148,208 64,873 200,823 134,513 66,310 June -4,995 212,316 148,387 63,929 204,396 135,472 68,924 September 879 214,013 148,913 65,100 198,414 134,193 64,221 December 5,635 223,178 149,112 74,066 205,072 136,641 68,431 2016 March -4,432 215,486 151,832 63,654 202,413 134,327 68,086 June -7,263 212,060 147,538 64,522 209,873 138,088 71,785 September 603 216,786 149,847 66,939 200,774 134,438 66,336 December 2,642 215,792 144,559 71,233 206,716 138,125 68,591 2017 March 2,111 222,803 153,917 68,886 201,032 134,257 66,775 June -1,939 215,749 149,598 66,151 208,142 140,052 68,090 September -2,190 214,573 147,417 67,156 209,130 139,784 69,346 December 3,082 223,611 148,457 75,154 210,712 138,640 72,072 2018 March 440 229,419 157,110 72,309 209,415 137,546 71,869 June -534 226,243 154,093 72,150 213,599 140,915 72,684 September 1,170 225,860 153,100 72,760 213,506 141,916 71,590 December 7,526 234,887 152,286 82,601 216,687 141,612 75,075 2019 March 885 235,315 159,507 75,808 212,471 137,548 74,923 June -3,147 228,627 154,895 73,732 220,563 143,684 76,879 September 5,751 231,824 156,238 75,586 212,161 142,326 69,835 December 9,289 239,714 153,926 85,788 219,939 143,440 76,499 2020 March -7,352 232,435 159,222 73,213 224,323 143,758 80,565 June -680 220,240 130,410 89,830 271,517 181,007 90,510 September 12,561 257,778 159,498 98,280 230,294 144,575 85,719 December 16,201 256,395 161,455 94,940 215,184 136,445 78,739 2021 March 27,225 271,055 172,314 98,741 206,423 134,907 71,516 June 22,456 276,278 173,669 102,609 229,601 149,448 80,153 September 17,292 295,320 185,442 109,878 244,465 151,879 92,586 December 12,609 290,091 188,089 102,002 241,829 152,436 89,393 2022 March 22,514 296,232 185,746 110,486 242,242 154,270 87,972 June 23,173 299,071 188,518 110,553 251,069 163,689 87,380 September 10,275 299,882 196,822 103,060 254,767 161,982 92,785 December 5,161 274,699 174,609 100,090 267,631 172,702 94,929 2023 March 6,991 280,530 180,215 100,315 257,473 164,149 93,324 June 8,336 276,634 176,808 99,826 262,192 170,702 91,490 September 4,819 266,816 168,417 98,399 269,966 176,386 93,580 December 173 270,360 172,399 97,961 269,519 171,731 97,788 2024 March 711 258,515 171,320 87,195 250,931 164,447 86,484 June -15,030 261,017 169,167 91,850 277,445 170,565 106,880 September -7,242 266,418 174,631 91,787 265,272 166,243 99,029 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.