Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Personal and Laundry 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 630 38,322 31,416 6,906 36,636 30,360 6,276 December 99 38,029 31,496 6,533 37,593 31,159 6,434 1993 March 278 37,052 30,291 6,761 38,541 32,058 6,483 June 307 38,605 31,589 7,016 37,416 30,707 6,709 September 651 38,422 31,473 6,949 37,877 31,579 6,298 December -151 38,381 32,178 6,203 37,603 31,249 6,354 1994 March -239 36,852 30,170 6,682 39,614 32,693 6,921 June -127 39,346 32,325 7,021 38,909 31,761 7,148 September 796 39,648 32,393 7,255 38,189 31,730 6,459 December -398 39,104 32,614 6,490 38,753 31,865 6,888 1995 March 688 38,642 31,687 6,955 38,992 32,725 6,267 June 18 39,378 32,452 6,926 39,415 32,507 6,908 September -175 39,346 32,704 6,642 39,034 32,217 6,817 December -70 40,193 33,354 6,839 39,339 32,430 6,909 1996 March 376 38,979 31,869 7,110 39,696 32,962 6,734 June -158 40,085 33,073 7,012 39,501 32,331 7,170 September 432 39,637 32,401 7,236 40,134 33,330 6,804 December -57 41,015 33,975 7,040 39,659 32,562 7,097 1997 March 602 40,263 33,029 7,234 39,623 32,991 6,632 June -154 39,899 32,973 6,926 40,567 33,487 7,080 September -228 40,562 33,722 6,840 40,092 33,024 7,068 December -724 41,014 33,942 7,072 40,469 32,673 7,796 1998 March 298 40,247 32,622 7,625 40,373 33,046 7,327 June 528 40,078 32,611 7,467 39,887 32,948 6,939 September -303 39,516 32,619 6,897 40,218 33,018 7,200 December -415 41,011 34,395 6,616 39,137 32,106 7,031 1999 March 166 39,959 32,922 7,037 40,469 33,598 6,871 June 192 40,453 33,202 7,251 40,946 33,887 7,059 September -702 40,017 33,122 6,895 41,290 33,693 7,597 December -7 42,036 34,737 7,299 39,318 32,012 7,306 2000 March 426 40,752 33,499 7,253 39,892 33,065 6,827 June -65 39,509 32,548 6,961 40,890 33,864 7,026 September 234 40,995 33,683 7,312 40,365 33,287 7,078 December -172 40,235 33,453 6,782 39,978 33,024 6,954 2001 March -411 40,266 33,268 6,998 40,717 33,308 7,409 June 254 40,130 32,959 7,171 40,210 33,293 6,917 September 8 39,224 31,984 7,240 41,260 34,028 7,232 December -408 39,029 32,241 6,788 40,166 32,970 7,196 2002 March 644 40,651 33,440 7,211 38,786 32,219 6,567 June 669 39,873 32,564 7,309 39,299 32,659 6,640 September 736 39,391 32,106 7,285 39,842 33,293 6,549 December -153 39,270 32,236 7,034 39,833 32,646 7,187 2003 March 470 38,764 31,419 7,345 40,823 33,948 6,875 June 509 39,252 32,036 7,216 39,865 33,158 6,707 September 194 40,096 32,894 7,202 39,763 32,755 7,008 December 497 39,773 32,332 7,441 40,610 33,666 6,944 2004 March 653 41,229 33,416 7,813 40,154 32,994 7,160 June 519 39,812 32,223 7,589 41,163 34,093 7,070 September 213 40,465 32,591 7,874 41,310 33,649 7,661 December 371 40,239 32,665 7,574 41,934 34,731 7,203 2005 March 463 41,284 33,422 7,862 41,694 34,295 7,399 June 517 41,073 32,961 8,112 42,453 34,858 7,595 September 194 41,836 33,823 8,013 41,711 33,892 7,819 December 608 40,840 32,571 8,269 43,062 35,401 7,661 2006 March 509 41,855 33,779 8,076 41,887 34,320 7,567 June 308 41,988 33,985 8,003 41,823 34,128 7,695 September 188 41,776 33,770 8,006 42,497 34,679 7,818 December 726 41,784 33,545 8,239 42,107 34,594 7,513 2007 March 327 42,537 34,554 7,983 42,043 34,387 7,656 June 109 41,638 33,905 7,733 42,361 34,737 7,624 September 584 42,691 34,290 8,401 43,020 35,203 7,817 December 618 42,688 34,438 8,250 42,697 35,065 7,632 2008 March -178 42,503 34,508 7,995 43,454 35,281 8,173 June -26 41,584 33,323 8,261 43,936 35,649 8,287 September -93 40,861 32,900 7,961 43,713 35,659 8,054 December -203 39,298 31,055 8,243 46,027 37,581 8,446 2009 March -1,130 38,585 31,186 7,399 44,855 36,326 8,529 June 36 39,343 31,532 7,811 41,971 34,196 7,775 September -647 37,677 30,397 7,280 42,227 34,300 7,927 December 346 38,794 30,751 8,043 42,089 34,392 7,697 2010 March -408 39,195 31,584 7,611 41,709 33,690 8,019 June 218 39,632 32,128 7,504 40,621 33,335 7,286 September -88 40,128 32,411 7,717 40,955 33,150 7,805 December 1,056 40,634 32,087 8,547 40,580 33,089 7,491 2011 March 227 41,002 33,011 7,991 40,832 33,068 7,764 June 25 41,133 33,212 7,921 40,631 32,735 7,896 September 870 42,096 33,637 8,459 41,009 33,420 7,589 December 757 40,543 32,238 8,305 41,481 33,933 7,548 2012 March 725 43,196 34,797 8,399 40,424 32,750 7,674 June 661 41,710 33,665 8,045 41,117 33,733 7,384 September 554 42,558 34,389 8,169 41,489 33,874 7,615 December 988 42,072 33,568 8,504 41,421 33,905 7,516 2013 March -72 42,873 34,930 7,943 41,993 33,978 8,015 June 427 42,426 34,420 8,006 42,559 34,980 7,579 September 637 42,809 34,593 8,216 41,960 34,381 7,579 December 429 41,599 33,616 7,983 42,606 35,052 7,554 2014 March -504 42,845 35,292 7,553 42,236 34,179 8,057 June -100 43,599 35,635 7,964 43,213 35,149 8,064 September 166 42,889 35,104 7,785 42,693 35,074 7,619 December -85 42,834 35,106 7,728 43,367 35,554 7,813 2015 March 387 44,012 35,550 8,462 43,851 35,776 8,075 June 124 45,296 37,282 8,014 42,777 34,887 7,890 September -15 45,279 37,297 7,982 43,378 35,381 7,997 December 390 45,481 37,080 8,401 44,521 36,510 8,011 2016 March -193 44,984 36,887 8,097 44,690 36,400 8,290 June 54 46,035 37,543 8,492 45,833 37,395 8,438 September 160 46,025 37,342 8,683 45,681 37,158 8,523 December 727 45,424 36,594 8,830 46,014 37,911 8,103 2017 March -85 46,984 38,477 8,507 46,616 38,024 8,592 June 208 46,777 37,973 8,804 46,966 38,370 8,596 September 114 45,799 36,894 8,905 48,189 39,398 8,791 December 396 47,410 38,433 8,977 47,163 38,582 8,581 2018 March 171 47,968 38,496 9,472 48,167 38,866 9,301 June 399 48,304 38,986 9,318 47,593 38,674 8,919 September 299 47,447 38,272 9,175 48,511 39,635 8,876 December 1,023 48,871 39,006 9,865 47,752 38,910 8,842 2019 March 367 49,403 39,662 9,741 48,835 39,461 9,374 June 72 48,886 39,466 9,420 49,080 39,732 9,348 September 477 48,646 39,311 9,335 48,778 39,920 8,858 December 1,621 50,115 39,462 10,653 48,765 39,733 9,032 2020 March -7,417 45,667 35,970 9,697 61,296 44,182 17,114 June -34,905 33,733 21,976 11,757 115,360 68,698 46,662 September 24,692 80,391 43,987 36,404 43,921 32,209 11,712 December 2,889 53,327 38,082 15,245 49,029 36,673 12,356 2021 March 6,161 56,271 40,559 15,712 44,600 35,049 9,551 June 2,872 56,849 44,207 12,642 43,656 33,886 9,770 September 2,435 59,562 46,303 13,259 46,173 35,349 10,824 December 3,468 58,903 45,590 13,313 46,131 36,286 9,845 2022 March 462 53,973 42,475 11,498 49,703 38,667 11,036 June 1,357 53,300 41,787 11,513 49,350 39,194 10,156 September 455 53,689 42,728 10,961 49,393 38,887 10,506 December 1,214 52,137 40,667 11,470 50,286 40,030 10,256 2023 March 303 53,832 42,163 11,669 50,924 39,558 11,366 June -78 52,958 41,858 11,100 51,308 40,130 11,178 September 340 51,670 40,333 11,337 51,779 40,782 10,997 December 1,402 53,538 41,428 12,110 50,721 40,013 10,708 2024 March -1,147 49,293 39,512 9,781 52,486 41,558 10,928 June -1,694 50,003 39,735 10,268 52,288 40,326 11,962 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.