Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations 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 546 25,341 21,580 3,761 23,599 20,384 3,215 December 167 24,726 21,111 3,615 24,348 20,900 3,448 1993 March 297 25,506 21,955 3,551 23,519 20,265 3,254 June 242 24,985 21,513 3,472 23,591 20,361 3,230 September 738 25,788 21,963 3,825 23,459 20,372 3,087 December 568 25,313 21,652 3,661 24,365 21,272 3,093 1994 March 417 26,003 22,329 3,674 24,090 20,833 3,257 June 364 26,224 22,301 3,923 24,597 21,038 3,559 September 743 27,258 23,315 3,943 24,275 21,075 3,200 December -212 25,649 22,193 3,456 25,878 22,210 3,668 1995 March 113 26,419 22,977 3,442 24,500 21,171 3,329 June 165 26,033 22,378 3,655 25,238 21,748 3,490 September 204 26,341 22,728 3,613 24,932 21,523 3,409 December 532 26,316 22,429 3,887 25,573 22,218 3,355 1996 March 324 27,120 23,391 3,729 24,903 21,498 3,405 June 160 26,591 22,837 3,754 25,926 22,332 3,594 September 385 27,218 23,326 3,892 25,505 21,998 3,507 December 253 27,744 23,681 4,063 26,207 22,397 3,810 1997 March 357 27,995 23,993 4,002 25,958 22,313 3,645 June 94 27,292 23,604 3,688 25,792 22,198 3,594 September 183 27,738 23,979 3,759 26,026 22,450 3,576 December 626 28,309 23,706 4,603 26,297 22,320 3,977 1998 March 203 28,651 24,089 4,562 26,510 22,151 4,359 June 655 28,582 24,379 4,203 26,027 22,479 3,548 September 42 28,088 24,277 3,811 26,253 22,484 3,769 December -344 28,328 24,637 3,691 27,011 22,976 4,035 1999 March 516 29,620 25,068 4,552 26,893 22,857 4,036 June -168 28,371 24,462 3,909 27,331 23,254 4,077 September 447 29,523 25,249 4,274 26,864 23,037 3,827 December 260 29,223 25,129 4,094 27,131 23,297 3,834 2000 March 545 29,786 25,526 4,260 27,264 23,549 3,715 June 212 29,144 25,184 3,960 27,874 24,126 3,748 September 241 30,083 25,984 4,099 27,197 23,339 3,858 December -60 29,408 25,377 4,031 28,208 24,117 4,091 2001 March 174 29,835 25,698 4,137 27,527 23,564 3,963 June 317 29,419 25,332 4,087 27,420 23,650 3,770 September -181 28,647 24,452 4,195 28,599 24,223 4,376 December 739 29,831 25,294 4,537 27,182 23,384 3,798 2002 March 661 29,197 24,697 4,500 27,517 23,678 3,839 June 513 29,019 24,561 4,458 27,607 23,662 3,945 September 393 28,843 24,466 4,377 28,249 24,265 3,984 December -210 29,036 24,879 4,157 28,520 24,153 4,367 2003 March 288 28,161 23,866 4,295 28,568 24,561 4,007 June -115 27,644 23,766 3,878 28,260 24,267 3,993 September 198 27,666 23,543 4,123 28,292 24,367 3,925 December 257 28,529 24,488 4,041 27,429 23,645 3,784 2004 March 23 28,068 24,084 3,984 27,921 23,960 3,961 June 154 28,313 24,161 4,152 27,743 23,745 3,998 September -313 28,620 24,559 4,061 27,901 23,527 4,374 December -214 28,365 24,351 4,014 28,046 23,818 4,228 2005 March -95 27,996 23,888 4,108 28,728 24,525 4,203 June 699 29,061 24,483 4,578 27,650 23,771 3,879 September 373 28,744 24,488 4,256 27,681 23,798 3,883 December 236 28,421 24,435 3,986 28,007 24,257 3,750 2006 March 158 28,999 24,893 4,106 27,487 23,539 3,948 June 383 29,282 24,966 4,316 27,754 23,821 3,933 September 62 28,955 24,917 4,038 28,001 24,025 3,976 December -63 29,249 25,142 4,107 28,102 23,932 4,170 2007 March 284 29,565 25,168 4,397 28,239 24,126 4,113 June 201 29,179 24,958 4,221 28,054 24,034 4,020 September 225 29,011 24,722 4,289 28,224 24,160 4,064 December 718 30,196 25,801 4,395 27,060 23,383 3,677 2008 March 68 29,212 25,019 4,193 28,111 23,986 4,125 June 212 29,674 25,243 4,431 27,824 23,605 4,219 September 341 29,051 24,553 4,498 28,426 24,269 4,157 December 22 28,313 23,947 4,366 28,817 24,473 4,344 2009 March -363 26,389 22,181 4,208 30,165 25,594 4,571 June 164 26,837 22,420 4,417 28,994 24,741 4,253 September -534 26,105 21,918 4,187 29,091 24,370 4,721 December 643 27,463 22,831 4,632 27,511 23,522 3,989 2010 March 86 26,729 22,314 4,415 28,190 23,861 4,329 June 201 28,071 23,709 4,362 27,267 23,106 4,161 September -269 27,841 23,575 4,266 28,008 23,473 4,535 December -71 27,667 23,234 4,433 28,349 23,845 4,504 2011 March -5 27,551 23,033 4,518 28,121 23,598 4,523 June -243 27,844 23,420 4,424 27,807 23,140 4,667 September 336 27,931 23,291 4,640 27,472 23,168 4,304 December 272 27,566 23,094 4,472 27,504 23,304 4,200 2012 March 337 28,339 23,734 4,605 27,277 23,009 4,268 June 443 28,607 24,019 4,588 27,568 23,423 4,145 September -259 27,978 23,606 4,372 28,332 23,701 4,631 December 302 28,188 23,603 4,585 27,535 23,252 4,283 2013 March -71 28,009 23,688 4,321 27,863 23,471 4,392 June 30 28,078 23,841 4,237 27,760 23,553 4,207 September 146 27,961 23,614 4,347 27,614 23,413 4,201 December 215 28,208 23,930 4,278 27,069 23,006 4,063 2014 March 71 27,827 23,747 4,080 27,418 23,409 4,009 June -211 28,553 24,438 4,115 28,194 23,868 4,326 September -421 28,385 24,288 4,097 28,046 23,528 4,518 December -442 28,073 24,035 4,038 27,703 23,223 4,480 2015 March -65 27,877 23,614 4,263 28,387 24,059 4,328 June -119 28,693 24,537 4,156 27,733 23,458 4,275 September -412 28,425 24,359 4,066 28,380 23,902 4,478 December 154 29,507 24,978 4,529 27,699 23,324 4,375 2016 March -45 28,397 24,226 4,171 27,999 23,783 4,216 June -250 29,050 24,817 4,233 28,246 23,763 4,483 September -117 29,239 24,824 4,415 27,981 23,449 4,532 December -383 27,991 23,878 4,113 28,670 24,174 4,496 2017 March 274 28,891 24,397 4,494 28,150 23,930 4,220 June -49 28,576 24,419 4,157 28,273 24,067 4,206 September -367 28,542 24,232 4,310 28,907 24,230 4,677 December 157 29,034 24,558 4,476 27,742 23,423 4,319 2018 March 480 29,454 24,552 4,902 28,337 23,915 4,422 June 405 29,968 25,079 4,889 28,679 24,195 4,484 September -427 28,924 24,400 4,524 29,522 24,571 4,951 December 30 29,773 25,086 4,687 28,434 23,777 4,657 2019 March 360 29,504 24,578 4,926 28,796 24,230 4,566 June -349 29,663 25,029 4,634 29,369 24,386 4,983 September 208 29,673 24,744 4,929 28,932 24,211 4,721 December 765 30,286 25,165 5,121 27,819 23,463 4,356 2020 March 69 28,266 23,361 4,905 30,630 25,794 4,836 June -5,603 19,156 14,687 4,469 47,869 37,797 10,072 September 2,255 33,934 26,005 7,929 26,119 20,445 5,674 December 974 29,014 22,471 6,543 28,347 22,778 5,569 2021 March 1,624 29,526 22,831 6,695 27,314 22,243 5,071 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.