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 -186 45,009 36,905 8,104 44,646 36,356 8,290 June 42 46,028 37,545 8,483 45,820 37,379 8,441 September 140 45,998 37,336 8,662 45,699 37,177 8,522 December 751 45,432 36,580 8,852 46,054 37,953 8,101 2017 March -125 46,800 38,340 8,460 46,602 38,017 8,585 June 250 46,814 37,982 8,832 46,897 38,315 8,582 September 89 45,887 36,986 8,901 48,217 39,405 8,812 December 419 47,466 38,466 9,000 47,213 38,632 8,581 2018 March 81 47,779 38,386 9,393 48,185 38,873 9,312 June 440 48,302 38,968 9,334 47,532 38,638 8,894 September 268 47,590 38,418 9,172 48,507 39,603 8,904 December 1,109 48,926 38,995 9,931 47,790 38,968 8,822 2019 March 306 49,274 39,577 9,697 48,870 39,479 9,391 June 85 48,851 39,432 9,419 49,019 39,685 9,334 September 439 48,728 39,406 9,322 48,797 39,914 8,883 December 1,719 50,210 39,494 10,716 48,759 39,762 8,997 2020 March -7,203 45,115 36,123 8,992 59,770 43,575 16,195 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.