Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Educational 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 468 14,014 11,508 2,506 12,208 10,170 2,038 December 158 13,728 11,358 2,370 12,651 10,439 2,212 1993 March 637 14,329 11,750 2,579 12,029 10,087 1,942 June 413 14,406 11,673 2,733 12,428 10,108 2,320 September 643 14,515 11,703 2,812 12,822 10,653 2,169 December 343 14,806 12,201 2,605 12,884 10,622 2,262 1994 March 537 14,617 11,981 2,636 12,955 10,856 2,099 June 510 15,469 12,460 3,009 13,338 10,839 2,499 September 488 15,545 12,575 2,970 13,645 11,163 2,482 December 308 15,426 12,609 2,817 13,757 11,248 2,509 1995 March 614 15,878 12,983 2,895 13,515 11,234 2,281 June 640 16,205 12,804 3,401 14,043 11,282 2,761 September 406 16,262 13,192 3,070 14,254 11,590 2,664 December 166 16,172 13,150 3,022 14,763 11,907 2,856 1996 March 660 16,493 13,266 3,227 14,569 12,002 2,567 June 545 16,820 13,389 3,431 14,879 11,993 2,886 September 567 17,108 13,757 3,351 14,734 11,950 2,784 December 333 16,955 13,703 3,252 15,108 12,189 2,919 1997 March 732 17,417 14,070 3,347 14,920 12,305 2,615 June 443 17,510 14,081 3,429 15,322 12,336 2,986 September 272 17,821 14,383 3,438 15,636 12,470 3,166 December 427 17,612 14,067 3,545 16,092 12,974 3,118 1998 March 451 18,120 14,480 3,640 15,862 12,673 3,189 June 879 18,775 14,827 3,948 15,601 12,532 3,069 September 327 18,122 14,520 3,602 16,228 12,953 3,275 December 370 18,676 15,132 3,544 16,186 13,012 3,174 1999 March 522 18,768 15,100 3,668 16,255 13,109 3,146 June 522 19,179 15,319 3,860 16,389 13,051 3,338 September 396 18,799 15,071 3,728 16,850 13,518 3,332 December 493 19,107 15,349 3,758 16,861 13,596 3,265 2000 March 867 19,395 15,329 4,066 17,190 13,991 3,199 June 728 19,954 15,960 3,994 17,079 13,813 3,266 September 500 20,002 16,022 3,980 17,322 13,842 3,480 December 537 19,815 15,882 3,933 17,862 14,466 3,396 2001 March 642 20,270 16,259 4,011 17,822 14,453 3,369 June 718 20,209 16,293 3,916 17,374 14,176 3,198 September 9 19,804 16,013 3,791 18,432 14,650 3,782 December 458 20,122 16,223 3,899 18,198 14,757 3,441 2002 March 482 19,992 16,121 3,871 18,273 14,884 3,389 June 810 20,794 16,663 4,131 17,943 14,622 3,321 September 505 20,272 16,352 3,920 18,627 15,212 3,415 December 551 20,633 16,588 4,045 18,781 15,287 3,494 2003 March 400 20,683 16,607 4,076 19,284 15,608 3,676 June 613 20,880 16,845 4,035 18,617 15,195 3,422 September 507 20,714 16,711 4,003 19,190 15,694 3,496 December 523 21,282 17,190 4,092 19,142 15,573 3,569 2004 March 527 21,333 17,210 4,123 19,632 16,036 3,596 June 640 22,021 17,842 4,179 19,186 15,647 3,539 September 477 21,570 17,273 4,297 20,142 16,322 3,820 December 763 22,734 18,222 4,512 19,859 16,110 3,749 2005 March 376 22,292 17,903 4,389 21,003 16,990 4,013 June 863 23,427 18,772 4,655 20,304 16,512 3,792 September 808 23,190 18,572 4,618 20,816 17,006 3,810 December 579 23,034 18,538 4,496 21,699 17,782 3,917 2006 March 510 24,021 19,462 4,559 21,023 16,974 4,049 June 707 23,640 19,074 4,566 21,491 17,632 3,859 September 273 23,769 19,343 4,426 21,694 17,541 4,153 December 784 24,186 19,287 4,899 22,049 17,934 4,115 2007 March 510 25,151 20,226 4,925 22,180 17,765 4,415 June 747 24,723 19,854 4,869 22,590 18,468 4,122 September 736 25,165 20,205 4,960 22,548 18,324 4,224 December 764 25,750 20,622 5,128 22,617 18,253 4,364 2008 March 353 25,310 20,296 5,014 23,562 18,901 4,661 June 167 25,494 20,672 4,822 23,531 18,876 4,655 September 686 25,860 20,718 5,142 23,168 18,712 4,456 December 390 25,597 20,434 5,163 24,154 19,381 4,773 2009 March -466 24,157 19,440 4,717 25,410 20,227 5,183 June 34 24,436 19,627 4,809 24,422 19,647 4,775 September -262 24,495 19,739 4,756 24,727 19,709 5,018 December 1,108 26,658 20,943 5,715 23,217 18,610 4,607 2010 March -94 25,745 20,569 5,176 24,155 18,885 5,270 June 473 26,043 20,916 5,127 23,741 19,087 4,654 September 354 26,030 20,763 5,267 24,396 19,483 4,913 December 1,104 27,155 21,379 5,776 23,782 19,110 4,672 2011 March 669 27,546 21,903 5,643 24,155 19,181 4,974 June 31 26,407 21,202 5,205 25,649 20,475 5,174 September 1,208 28,119 22,176 5,943 24,749 20,014 4,735 December 698 27,537 21,884 5,653 25,484 20,529 4,955 2012 March 584 28,802 22,925 5,877 25,160 19,867 5,293 June 704 27,799 22,188 5,611 26,200 21,293 4,907 September 334 28,475 22,964 5,511 26,010 20,833 5,177 December 884 28,879 22,978 5,901 25,572 20,555 5,017 2013 March -161 28,555 22,939 5,616 26,790 21,013 5,777 June 418 27,834 22,495 5,339 27,002 22,081 4,921 September 677 29,638 23,866 5,772 26,106 21,011 5,095 December 424 28,477 22,935 5,542 26,870 21,752 5,118 2014 March 260 28,899 23,449 5,450 27,009 21,819 5,190 June 17 28,921 23,561 5,360 27,698 22,355 5,343 September 306 29,421 23,993 5,428 27,016 21,894 5,122 December 75 29,347 23,974 5,373 27,194 21,896 5,298 2015 March -125 28,754 23,110 5,644 28,697 22,928 5,769 June 366 30,063 24,323 5,740 27,907 22,533 5,374 September 238 29,976 24,459 5,517 27,964 22,685 5,279 December 427 30,897 24,899 5,998 27,689 22,118 5,571 2016 March 209 29,998 24,255 5,743 28,936 23,402 5,534 June 40 30,678 24,884 5,794 29,081 23,327 5,754 September 509 31,770 25,772 5,998 28,314 22,825 5,489 December -363 29,896 24,211 5,685 30,128 24,080 6,048 2017 March 669 32,239 25,996 6,243 28,367 22,793 5,574 June 170 31,164 25,292 5,872 30,255 24,553 5,702 September 335 32,140 26,081 6,059 29,452 23,728 5,724 December -208 31,526 25,624 5,902 29,920 23,810 6,110 2018 March 941 32,976 26,196 6,780 29,820 23,981 5,839 June 522 32,490 25,869 6,621 31,516 25,417 6,099 September 380 33,400 26,952 6,448 30,310 24,242 6,068 December 164 33,210 26,597 6,613 30,643 24,194 6,449 2019 March 930 34,109 26,941 7,168 30,549 24,311 6,238 June 28 32,660 26,027 6,633 33,062 26,457 6,605 September 977 34,821 27,841 6,980 30,619 24,616 6,003 December 421 34,155 27,311 6,844 31,109 24,686 6,423 2020 March -825 31,709 24,726 6,983 36,664 28,856 7,808 June -4,944 23,149 15,565 7,584 49,262 36,734 12,528 September 2,879 39,674 29,271 10,403 29,532 22,008 7,524 December 1,671 35,752 27,033 8,719 30,586 23,538 7,048 2021 March 2,998 38,601 29,275 9,326 28,462 22,134 6,328 June 2,504 40,444 31,330 9,114 29,719 23,109 6,610 September 1,262 39,737 31,041 8,696 31,385 23,951 7,434 December 1,799 39,586 30,661 8,925 31,777 24,651 7,126 2022 March 1,753 40,159 30,804 9,355 33,183 25,581 7,602 June 1,897 40,508 31,372 9,136 33,860 26,621 7,239 September 910 40,813 32,560 8,253 32,663 25,320 7,343 December 302 37,381 29,532 7,849 34,960 27,413 7,547 2023 March 721 39,528 31,255 8,273 33,549 25,997 7,552 June 331 39,312 31,277 8,035 35,601 27,897 7,704 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.