Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments 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 317 8,003 5,787 2,216 6,676 4,777 1,899 December 594 8,383 6,098 2,285 6,408 4,717 1,691 1993 March 514 8,905 6,380 2,525 6,629 4,618 2,011 June 529 8,868 6,534 2,334 6,648 4,843 1,805 September 611 9,271 6,840 2,431 6,476 4,656 1,820 December 580 9,430 7,043 2,387 6,565 4,758 1,807 1994 March 515 9,304 6,799 2,505 7,089 5,099 1,990 June 782 9,174 6,467 2,707 7,308 5,383 1,925 September 479 9,090 6,533 2,557 7,729 5,651 2,078 December 328 8,824 6,350 2,474 8,050 5,904 2,146 1995 March 324 9,083 6,500 2,583 8,184 5,925 2,259 June 296 8,878 6,316 2,562 8,532 6,266 2,266 September 365 9,705 7,157 2,548 7,901 5,718 2,183 December 623 9,838 7,129 2,709 8,182 6,096 2,086 1996 March 445 9,878 7,132 2,746 8,386 6,085 2,301 June 703 10,422 7,488 2,934 8,003 5,772 2,231 September 452 10,120 7,294 2,826 8,616 6,242 2,374 December 871 10,756 7,679 3,077 8,425 6,219 2,206 1997 March 724 11,232 8,146 3,086 8,462 6,100 2,362 June 453 10,755 7,754 3,001 8,876 6,328 2,548 September 675 11,624 8,409 3,215 8,773 6,233 2,540 December 333 11,065 8,017 3,048 9,766 7,051 2,715 1998 March 818 12,132 8,587 3,545 8,907 6,180 2,727 June 1,054 12,259 8,673 3,586 8,790 6,258 2,532 September 646 12,378 8,869 3,509 9,743 6,880 2,863 December 406 11,882 8,370 3,512 10,283 7,177 3,106 1999 March 933 12,684 8,965 3,719 9,751 6,965 2,786 June 764 13,226 9,358 3,868 10,316 7,212 3,104 September 881 13,345 9,136 4,209 11,779 8,451 3,328 December 605 14,939 10,982 3,957 10,560 7,208 3,352 2000 March 1,775 15,007 10,111 4,896 11,418 8,297 3,121 June 1,581 16,992 11,988 5,004 11,052 7,629 3,423 September 1,445 15,515 10,393 5,122 11,833 8,156 3,677 December 385 14,589 10,196 4,393 12,722 8,714 4,008 2001 March 1,112 14,742 10,014 4,728 12,244 8,628 3,616 June 393 13,887 9,233 4,654 14,193 9,932 4,261 September 205 13,666 8,933 4,733 14,404 9,876 4,528 December 236 13,442 8,986 4,456 13,946 9,726 4,220 2002 March 1,057 14,026 9,033 4,993 13,265 9,329 3,936 June 622 13,935 9,045 4,890 13,791 9,523 4,268 September 559 13,903 8,944 4,959 13,816 9,416 4,400 December 35 13,061 8,672 4,389 14,034 9,680 4,354 2003 March 84 12,791 8,464 4,327 13,607 9,364 4,243 June 496 13,927 9,017 4,910 14,092 9,678 4,414 September 486 13,902 9,246 4,656 13,263 9,093 4,170 December 232 14,028 9,415 4,613 13,456 9,075 4,381 2004 March 833 14,803 10,031 4,772 12,630 8,691 3,939 June 814 14,985 10,145 4,840 13,026 9,000 4,026 September 742 14,919 9,994 4,925 13,221 9,038 4,183 December 668 15,050 10,238 4,812 13,269 9,125 4,144 2005 March 896 15,230 10,242 4,988 13,345 9,253 4,092 June 739 15,464 10,507 4,957 13,266 9,048 4,218 September 972 15,691 10,688 5,003 13,314 9,283 4,031 December 878 15,866 10,855 5,011 13,886 9,753 4,133 2006 March 778 16,068 10,957 5,111 13,994 9,661 4,333 June 669 16,298 11,086 5,212 14,341 9,798 4,543 September 658 15,900 10,857 5,043 14,338 9,953 4,385 December 704 16,759 11,510 5,249 14,284 9,739 4,545 2007 March 612 16,628 11,446 5,182 14,590 10,020 4,570 June 94 16,607 11,654 4,953 14,690 9,831 4,859 September 657 16,985 11,673 5,312 14,267 9,612 4,655 December 416 17,368 11,974 5,394 15,016 10,038 4,978 2008 March 549 17,358 11,756 5,602 15,366 10,313 5,053 June 388 16,808 11,441 5,367 15,218 10,239 4,979 September 248 16,046 10,973 5,073 15,247 10,422 4,825 December -364 15,367 10,382 4,985 16,979 11,630 5,349 2009 March -718 13,400 8,776 4,624 17,878 12,536 5,342 June -308 13,583 8,760 4,823 17,389 12,258 5,131 September -195 13,790 8,834 4,956 15,646 10,495 5,151 December 158 15,292 9,987 5,305 15,338 10,191 5,147 2010 March -258 14,939 10,096 4,843 14,683 9,582 5,101 June 99 14,402 9,827 4,575 13,998 9,522 4,476 September 125 14,613 9,868 4,745 14,457 9,837 4,620 December 682 15,206 10,203 5,003 13,210 8,889 4,321 2011 March 347 14,820 10,026 4,794 13,723 9,276 4,447 June 79 15,068 10,416 4,652 13,680 9,107 4,573 September 252 15,451 10,765 4,686 14,264 9,830 4,434 December 177 14,229 9,547 4,682 13,498 8,993 4,505 2012 March -36 14,187 9,766 4,421 14,195 9,738 4,457 June 86 14,264 9,888 4,376 13,688 9,398 4,290 September 70 14,284 9,800 4,484 14,203 9,789 4,414 December 751 15,183 10,130 5,053 13,621 9,319 4,302 2013 March -192 15,365 10,714 4,651 14,509 9,666 4,843 June 327 15,691 10,960 4,731 14,380 9,976 4,404 September 261 15,865 11,270 4,595 13,814 9,480 4,334 December 463 15,577 10,846 4,731 14,021 9,753 4,268 2014 March -381 14,952 10,840 4,112 14,448 9,955 4,493 June -74 15,701 11,352 4,349 14,020 9,597 4,423 September -65 14,946 10,807 4,139 13,717 9,513 4,204 December 375 15,640 10,983 4,657 13,486 9,204 4,282 2015 March -254 14,870 10,606 4,264 14,421 9,903 4,518 June 64 15,838 11,501 4,337 13,505 9,232 4,273 September -38 15,166 10,853 4,313 14,229 9,878 4,351 December 252 15,811 10,945 4,866 14,545 9,931 4,614 2016 March -15 15,167 10,366 4,801 15,164 10,348 4,816 June -154 15,724 11,156 4,568 15,082 10,360 4,722 September 830 16,234 10,975 5,259 15,009 10,580 4,429 December 208 15,842 10,754 5,088 15,413 10,533 4,880 2017 March 68 16,332 11,526 4,806 15,206 10,468 4,738 June 247 16,639 11,770 4,869 15,045 10,423 4,622 September 398 16,478 11,169 5,309 15,989 11,078 4,911 December 324 17,192 11,708 5,484 15,138 9,978 5,160 2018 March 47 17,339 11,771 5,568 15,971 10,450 5,521 June 50 17,582 12,405 5,177 15,269 10,142 5,127 September 486 17,493 11,703 5,790 16,494 11,190 5,304 December 157 17,996 12,181 5,815 15,934 10,276 5,658 2019 March -83 16,722 11,483 5,239 16,242 10,920 5,322 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.