Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Repair and Maintenance 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 1,161 43,803 34,076 9,727 42,243 33,677 8,566 December 599 43,740 34,591 9,149 41,974 33,424 8,550 1993 March 1,055 43,320 33,815 9,505 42,279 33,829 8,450 June 577 45,734 36,413 9,321 40,855 32,111 8,744 September 1,988 46,936 37,065 9,871 40,581 32,698 7,883 December 655 45,495 36,853 8,642 41,673 33,686 7,987 1994 March 948 45,688 36,581 9,107 42,021 33,862 8,159 June 560 47,955 38,414 9,541 42,570 33,589 8,981 September 1,849 49,104 39,165 9,939 42,296 34,206 8,090 December 301 47,013 37,967 9,046 44,493 35,748 8,745 1995 March 1,509 47,395 37,876 9,519 44,278 36,268 8,010 June 313 47,110 38,001 9,109 44,859 36,063 8,796 September 768 49,314 39,775 9,539 44,365 35,594 8,771 December 1,088 48,971 39,321 9,650 44,488 35,926 8,562 1996 March 1,206 49,478 39,700 9,778 44,241 35,669 8,572 June 894 49,110 39,548 9,562 45,916 37,248 8,668 September 1,290 49,353 39,318 10,035 46,374 37,629 8,745 December 1,342 50,105 40,042 10,063 46,276 37,555 8,721 1997 March 1,347 50,007 40,203 9,804 45,970 37,513 8,457 June 464 48,880 39,444 9,436 47,993 39,021 8,972 September 496 50,286 40,841 9,445 47,475 38,526 8,949 December 12 49,872 40,186 9,686 49,379 39,705 9,674 1998 March 662 48,764 38,865 9,899 48,390 39,153 9,237 June 1,714 50,980 40,904 10,076 46,530 38,168 8,362 September 83 50,020 40,666 9,354 48,593 39,322 9,271 December -67 50,828 41,981 8,847 47,249 38,335 8,914 1999 March 476 49,847 40,560 9,287 48,437 39,626 8,811 June 198 51,176 41,776 9,400 47,528 38,326 9,202 September 40 50,316 40,969 9,347 49,353 40,046 9,307 December -72 50,740 41,492 9,248 48,458 39,138 9,320 2000 March 787 50,137 40,543 9,594 49,097 40,290 8,807 June -254 48,934 40,306 8,628 49,703 40,821 8,882 September -384 49,451 40,326 9,125 49,818 40,309 9,509 December -350 49,077 40,149 8,928 49,243 39,965 9,278 2001 March -172 49,540 40,496 9,044 48,153 38,937 9,216 June 50 48,810 39,842 8,968 48,571 39,653 8,918 September -748 47,166 38,229 8,937 50,461 40,776 9,685 December -450 46,632 38,038 8,594 49,391 40,347 9,044 2002 March 340 47,785 38,870 8,915 47,241 38,666 8,575 June 69 46,978 37,924 9,054 48,318 39,333 8,985 September -112 46,847 38,183 8,664 47,486 38,710 8,776 December -244 46,266 37,544 8,722 47,858 38,892 8,966 2003 March -272 45,497 36,685 8,812 48,821 39,737 9,084 June -145 46,217 37,676 8,541 47,067 38,381 8,686 September -153 46,495 37,876 8,619 46,784 38,012 8,772 December -202 45,963 37,449 8,514 46,345 37,629 8,716 2004 March 41 46,949 37,823 9,126 47,090 38,005 9,085 June -286 45,622 36,673 8,949 47,953 38,718 9,235 September -684 45,552 36,663 8,889 47,408 37,835 9,573 December 68 46,351 37,285 9,066 46,715 37,717 8,998 2005 March -145 46,615 37,400 9,215 47,287 37,927 9,360 June 335 46,455 37,020 9,435 47,061 37,961 9,100 September -111 47,377 38,103 9,274 46,827 37,442 9,385 December -61 46,266 37,291 8,975 47,616 38,580 9,036 2006 March -358 47,038 38,189 8,849 46,310 37,103 9,207 June -59 46,369 37,405 8,964 46,788 37,765 9,023 September -846 45,272 36,675 8,597 47,466 38,023 9,443 December 84 46,900 37,880 9,020 45,551 36,615 8,936 2007 March -215 47,381 38,399 8,982 45,714 36,517 9,197 June -565 45,354 36,841 8,513 47,112 38,034 9,078 September 127 45,182 36,118 9,064 47,559 38,622 8,937 December -354 45,639 37,000 8,639 46,754 37,761 8,993 2008 March -1,018 44,351 36,012 8,339 47,118 37,761 9,357 June -1,406 42,182 33,988 8,194 48,553 38,953 9,600 September -1,138 40,161 31,975 8,186 48,404 39,080 9,324 December -2,040 39,457 31,169 8,288 50,164 39,836 10,328 2009 March -2,262 39,213 31,289 7,924 48,510 38,324 10,186 June -1,082 39,052 30,652 8,400 45,795 36,313 9,482 September -1,311 39,397 31,127 8,270 43,622 34,041 9,581 December -78 40,570 31,438 9,132 43,008 33,798 9,210 2010 March -878 40,192 31,853 8,339 43,066 33,849 9,217 June 181 42,106 33,594 8,512 40,324 31,993 8,331 September -274 42,428 34,063 8,365 40,220 31,581 8,639 December 677 43,099 33,908 9,191 40,438 31,924 8,514 2011 March -323 42,429 33,895 8,534 41,395 32,538 8,857 June 44 42,558 33,835 8,723 40,767 32,088 8,679 September 738 44,595 35,654 8,941 40,450 32,247 8,203 December 328 42,933 34,213 8,720 41,240 32,848 8,392 2012 March 121 42,826 34,172 8,654 41,801 33,268 8,533 June 292 42,285 33,895 8,390 41,316 33,218 8,098 September 75 41,914 33,625 8,289 41,666 33,452 8,214 December 320 42,246 33,646 8,600 41,206 32,926 8,280 2013 March -291 42,735 34,361 8,374 41,948 33,283 8,665 June 178 42,752 34,470 8,282 41,429 33,325 8,104 September 66 43,114 35,000 8,114 40,912 32,864 8,048 December -28 43,000 34,877 8,123 41,434 33,283 8,151 2014 March -474 43,935 36,242 7,693 40,641 32,474 8,167 June -299 44,613 36,623 7,990 41,448 33,159 8,289 September -125 43,207 35,428 7,779 42,031 34,127 7,904 December -163 44,120 36,347 7,773 41,294 33,358 7,936 2015 March -179 44,142 36,017 8,125 42,423 34,119 8,304 June -40 44,512 36,720 7,792 41,397 33,565 7,832 September -483 43,652 36,007 7,645 42,888 34,760 8,128 December -206 45,409 37,228 8,181 42,381 33,994 8,387 2016 March -211 43,632 35,638 7,994 43,179 34,974 8,205 June -662 43,381 35,396 7,985 44,272 35,625 8,647 September -83 44,821 36,603 8,218 42,942 34,641 8,301 December -201 43,496 35,426 8,070 43,819 35,548 8,271 2017 March -309 44,384 36,205 8,179 43,195 34,707 8,488 June -95 44,010 35,728 8,282 44,032 35,655 8,377 September -716 42,944 35,028 7,916 45,129 36,497 8,632 December -172 45,672 37,273 8,399 43,193 34,622 8,571 2018 March -233 45,599 36,951 8,648 44,138 35,257 8,881 June -46 45,222 36,737 8,485 44,209 35,678 8,531 September -412 43,887 35,599 8,288 45,109 36,409 8,700 December -299 46,211 37,606 8,605 43,429 34,525 8,904 2019 March -148 45,437 36,909 8,528 43,687 35,011 8,676 June -728 44,732 36,531 8,201 44,745 35,816 8,929 September -33 44,669 36,401 8,268 43,874 35,573 8,301 December -151 45,796 37,196 8,600 43,802 35,051 8,751 2020 March -2,473 42,436 34,469 7,967 47,852 37,412 10,440 June -7,461 36,894 28,282 8,612 70,091 54,018 16,073 September 3,980 55,081 42,403 12,678 41,475 32,777 8,698 December 2,084 49,427 39,111 10,316 40,439 32,207 8,232 2021 March 1,506 47,200 37,504 9,696 41,891 33,701 8,190 June 587 47,684 38,588 9,096 43,490 34,981 8,509 September 303 50,054 40,431 9,623 44,756 35,436 9,320 December 1,667 53,849 43,512 10,337 42,139 33,469 8,670 2022 March -600 48,699 39,785 8,914 45,075 35,561 9,514 June 444 48,132 38,890 9,242 45,274 36,476 8,798 September -872 48,519 40,188 8,331 45,588 36,385 9,203 December -79 49,466 40,664 8,802 43,962 35,081 8,881 2023 March -536 48,792 39,868 8,924 44,372 34,912 9,460 June 359 48,352 39,055 9,297 44,727 35,789 8,938 September -330 45,981 37,408 8,573 46,800 37,897 8,903 December 50 48,890 40,095 8,795 44,228 35,483 8,745 2024 March -1,342 44,501 36,875 7,626 45,390 36,422 8,968 June -1,135 44,568 36,429 8,139 47,075 37,801 9,274 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.