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 -10,321 115,903 90,355 25,548 142,169 106,300 35,869 June 16,246 165,137 127,490 37,647 99,244 77,843 21,401 September 1,223 122,750 98,741 24,009 126,997 104,211 22,786 December -3,968 116,048 90,460 25,588 137,097 107,541 29,556 2020 March -15,740 113,999 89,909 24,090 147,451 107,621 39,830 June 5,221 147,823 111,468 36,355 126,653 95,519 31,134 September 8,391 132,596 100,952 31,644 126,418 103,165 23,253 December 1,346 124,758 96,544 28,214 126,094 99,226 26,868 2021 March -6,281 118,359 91,919 26,440 137,166 104,445 32,721 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.