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 -59 27,873 23,606 4,267 28,401 24,075 4,326 June -139 28,683 24,536 4,147 27,752 23,466 4,286 September -425 28,421 24,355 4,066 28,387 23,896 4,491 December 183 29,528 24,991 4,537 27,661 23,307 4,354 2016 March -23 28,409 24,230 4,179 27,963 23,761 4,202 June -267 29,052 24,831 4,221 28,269 23,781 4,488 September -147 29,233 24,821 4,412 28,022 23,463 4,559 December -358 27,982 23,861 4,121 28,642 24,163 4,479 2017 March 297 28,905 24,402 4,503 28,113 23,907 4,206 June -66 28,578 24,433 4,145 28,298 24,087 4,211 September -399 28,536 24,229 4,307 28,951 24,245 4,706 December 181 29,026 24,541 4,485 27,716 23,412 4,304 2018 March 505 29,468 24,556 4,912 28,299 23,892 4,407 June 386 29,969 25,094 4,875 28,704 24,215 4,489 September -462 28,917 24,397 4,520 29,568 24,586 4,982 December 55 29,765 25,069 4,696 28,407 23,766 4,641 2019 March 120 29,076 24,519 4,557 28,526 24,089 4,437 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.