Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 3,901 111,879 86,431 25,448 105,729 84,182 21,547 December -5,604 98,263 75,173 23,090 119,758 91,064 28,694 1993 March -13,336 92,419 68,909 23,510 130,754 93,908 36,846 June 22,176 151,766 110,062 41,704 78,892 59,364 19,528 September 6,079 118,307 92,113 26,194 103,219 83,104 20,115 December -2,798 106,116 82,099 24,017 118,938 92,123 26,815 1994 March -13,461 98,684 75,615 23,069 132,543 96,013 36,530 June 24,178 161,362 118,074 43,288 81,140 62,030 19,110 September 5,537 122,730 96,333 26,397 110,239 89,379 20,860 December -3,805 106,990 83,116 23,874 126,984 99,305 27,679 1995 March -11,363 104,096 79,938 24,158 136,379 100,858 35,521 June 20,793 157,738 117,101 40,637 89,407 69,563 19,844 September 2,640 121,261 96,012 25,249 117,063 94,454 22,609 December -4,656 109,912 85,324 24,588 130,146 100,902 29,244 1996 March -11,503 107,887 82,629 25,258 137,768 101,007 36,761 June 23,794 168,162 124,829 43,333 87,739 68,200 19,539 September 4,558 125,125 98,781 26,344 119,562 97,776 21,786 December -3,865 112,934 87,516 25,418 134,031 104,748 29,283 1997 March -9,732 113,814 87,664 26,150 139,855 103,973 35,882 June 21,515 168,121 126,267 41,854 93,085 72,746 20,339 September 2,278 128,266 102,096 26,170 123,675 99,783 23,892 December -5,679 115,546 90,003 25,543 138,643 107,421 31,222 1998 March -11,849 113,272 86,712 26,560 144,586 106,177 38,409 June 25,635 176,232 131,310 44,922 89,491 70,204 19,287 September 3,128 130,878 104,558 26,320 124,842 101,650 23,192 December -2,842 121,935 97,603 24,332 132,369 105,195 27,174 1999 March -10,956 117,450 91,992 25,458 146,692 110,278 36,414 June 20,936 176,031 134,037 41,994 96,220 75,162 21,058 September 2,292 133,068 106,700 26,368 130,247 106,171 24,076 December -2,941 123,652 98,211 25,441 138,162 109,780 28,382 2000 March -8,987 123,799 96,547 27,252 148,058 111,819 36,239 June 19,077 175,090 134,569 40,521 102,040 80,596 21,444 September 1,083 130,467 104,098 26,369 137,823 112,537 25,286 December -5,065 118,245 93,350 24,895 146,301 116,341 29,960 2001 March -11,488 121,005 94,222 26,783 150,845 112,574 38,271 June 19,421 174,678 135,052 39,626 98,904 78,699 20,205 September -67 127,299 102,570 24,729 137,794 112,998 24,796 December -4,198 114,566 90,580 23,986 145,489 117,305 28,184 2002 March -13,101 114,932 90,017 24,915 154,940 116,924 38,016 June 21,075 173,935 132,834 41,101 100,641 80,615 20,026 September 1,532 130,481 105,410 25,071 132,791 109,252 23,539 December -4,667 116,538 91,834 24,704 146,585 117,214 29,371 2003 March -14,709 112,500 87,679 24,821 159,378 119,848 39,530 June 20,879 177,916 136,294 41,622 98,094 77,351 20,743 September 2,791 135,428 109,691 25,737 128,564 105,618 22,946 December -3,045 122,234 97,024 25,210 141,677 113,422 28,255 2004 March -10,237 123,692 95,738 27,954 154,389 116,198 38,191 June 21,294 183,308 140,624 42,684 100,728 79,338 21,390 September 2,741 137,142 110,150 26,992 134,254 110,003 24,251 December -505 127,998 100,089 27,909 145,150 116,736 28,414 2005 March -13,342 123,557 95,530 28,027 164,605 123,236 41,369 June 23,530 190,265 144,973 45,292 103,386 81,624 21,762 September 4,615 146,523 117,225 29,298 136,548 111,865 24,683 December -1,327 130,800 102,254 28,546 153,935 124,062 29,873 2006 March -9,479 134,749 105,150 29,599 160,022 120,944 39,078 June 20,196 189,071 145,810 43,261 112,119 89,054 23,065 September 367 137,895 110,513 27,382 150,054 123,039 27,015 December -3,912 127,799 99,050 28,749 162,639 129,978 32,661 2007 March -14,764 127,711 98,843 28,868 172,999 129,367 43,632 June 17,967 185,817 141,826 43,991 117,991 91,967 26,024 September -725 135,764 107,290 28,474 155,385 126,186 29,199 December -9,394 122,221 94,749 27,472 169,292 132,426 36,866 2008 March -21,014 115,452 88,148 27,304 182,921 134,603 48,318 June 12,556 171,842 128,910 42,932 125,357 94,981 30,376 September -6,228 124,555 98,388 26,167 154,800 122,405 32,395 December -18,307 101,756 75,852 25,904 181,099 136,888 44,211 2009 March -33,073 89,636 64,908 24,728 196,080 138,279 57,801 June 12,027 150,132 106,537 43,595 121,237 89,669 31,568 September -6,981 113,891 86,292 27,599 139,445 104,865 34,580 December -10,411 103,404 74,450 28,954 149,824 110,459 39,365 2010 March -24,761 94,117 68,034 26,083 162,546 111,702 50,844 June 20,344 159,866 113,994 45,872 94,927 69,399 25,528 September -456 117,953 89,641 28,312 121,902 93,134 28,768 December -7,989 106,192 77,567 28,625 137,471 100,857 36,614 2011 March -20,378 97,566 71,749 25,817 149,396 103,201 46,195 June 19,476 157,798 113,753 44,045 89,611 65,042 24,569 September 2,809 121,532 93,388 28,144 114,282 88,947 25,335 December -6,097 105,868 78,764 27,104 131,851 98,650 33,201 2012 March -15,981 101,382 75,885 25,497 141,273 99,795 41,478 June 17,556 153,716 113,754 39,962 88,407 66,001 22,406 September 963 115,749 90,173 25,576 114,212 89,599 24,613 December -3,298 108,353 82,128 26,225 123,130 93,607 29,523 2013 March -15,286 102,936 78,772 24,164 136,422 96,972 39,450 June 19,412 158,716 119,248 39,468 84,498 64,442 20,056 September 3,249 120,300 95,343 24,957 109,922 88,214 21,708 December -4,848 106,941 82,732 24,209 126,490 97,433 29,057 2014 March -13,970 103,269 80,781 22,488 133,674 97,216 36,458 June 18,212 161,231 123,159 38,072 85,071 65,211 19,860 September 1,919 117,664 95,037 22,627 112,135 91,427 20,708 December -4,468 108,337 85,633 22,704 124,707 97,535 27,172 2015 March -12,259 104,353 81,212 23,141 137,486 102,086 35,400 June 18,300 161,111 124,168 36,943 86,054 67,411 18,643 September 1,065 118,216 96,479 21,737 114,202 93,530 20,672 December -1,750 113,603 89,791 23,812 123,402 97,840 25,562 2016 March -10,566 107,369 84,879 22,490 134,971 101,915 33,056 June 13,855 156,157 122,342 33,815 92,039 72,079 19,960 September 1,436 120,671 97,560 23,111 118,238 96,563 21,675 December -3,975 109,080 86,055 23,025 129,489 102,489 27,000 2017 March -8,952 113,939 89,710 24,229 134,312 101,131 33,181 June 15,880 161,083 125,823 35,260 93,277 73,897 19,380 September -765 116,306 94,114 22,192 126,665 103,708 22,957 December -1,699 117,114 91,763 25,351 129,033 101,983 27,050 2018 March -9,958 116,463 91,203 25,260 139,485 104,267 35,218 June 18,110 166,298 128,118 38,180 95,435 75,365 20,070 September 431 119,928 96,554 23,374 128,581 105,638 22,943 December -3,054 117,156 91,675 25,481 133,821 105,286 28,535 2019 March -10,175 114,300 89,963 24,337 140,204 105,692 34,512 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.