Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Financial activities (In thousands) 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 0 115 94 21 122 101 21 December 9 125 98 27 112 94 18 1993 March -4 123 95 28 134 102 32 June 5 140 116 24 101 82 19 September 3 122 100 22 120 101 19 December 8 131 105 26 111 93 18 1994 March -4 126 99 27 139 108 31 June 5 142 116 26 110 89 21 September 1 120 97 23 131 109 22 December 7 127 99 28 126 105 21 1995 March -6 125 98 27 148 115 33 June 4 143 117 26 113 91 22 September 0 125 102 23 132 109 23 December 9 135 106 29 122 102 20 1996 March -7 134 106 28 144 109 35 June 4 149 122 27 116 93 23 September 1 130 105 25 135 111 24 December 11 143 112 31 122 102 20 1997 March -5 137 107 30 148 113 35 June 5 153 125 28 117 94 23 September 1 136 110 26 136 111 25 December 11 150 116 34 128 105 23 1998 March -8 143 112 31 152 113 39 June 9 163 130 33 119 95 24 September 1 137 111 26 140 115 25 December 9 154 120 34 128 103 25 1999 March -7 144 112 32 159 120 39 June 6 162 130 32 126 100 26 September -1 135 108 27 150 122 28 December 10 155 119 36 135 109 26 2000 March -8 143 109 34 170 128 42 June 4 164 133 31 130 103 27 September -2 139 110 29 153 122 31 December 10 156 120 36 137 111 26 2001 March -10 147 115 32 163 121 42 June 4 165 135 30 126 100 26 September -3 137 110 27 152 122 30 December 13 157 120 37 132 108 24 2002 March -10 143 111 32 165 123 42 June 6 163 130 33 130 103 27 September 1 142 114 28 146 119 27 December 13 162 124 38 133 108 25 2003 March -10 147 114 33 166 123 43 June 6 170 138 32 127 101 26 September 2 144 116 28 149 123 26 December 15 160 120 40 140 115 25 2004 March -9 153 118 35 172 128 44 June 7 174 139 35 134 106 28 September 0 147 117 30 159 129 30 December 19 172 128 44 141 116 25 2005 March -12 155 119 36 182 134 48 June 9 177 140 37 135 107 28 September 5 159 125 34 156 127 29 December 20 177 129 48 150 122 28 2006 March -15 160 123 37 189 137 52 June 8 182 143 39 146 115 31 September -2 154 122 32 172 138 34 December 18 179 129 50 159 127 32 2007 March -19 162 125 37 195 139 56 June 0 177 141 36 155 119 36 September -4 150 117 33 178 141 37 December 13 175 127 48 165 130 35 2008 March -25 157 120 37 204 142 62 June -3 166 132 34 157 120 37 September -8 135 106 29 177 140 37 December 7 158 114 44 167 130 37 2009 March -29 129 98 31 205 145 60 June -2 145 114 31 148 115 33 September -7 124 97 27 163 129 34 December 16 151 106 45 145 116 29 2010 March -24 130 100 30 178 124 54 June 1 147 118 29 133 105 28 September -7 129 103 26 152 119 33 December 17 154 111 43 132 106 26 2011 March -20 132 103 29 169 120 49 June 2 150 119 31 130 101 29 September -1 135 107 28 144 115 29 December 16 151 109 42 132 106 26 2012 March -19 136 106 30 165 116 49 June 3 154 124 30 126 99 27 September -1 131 105 26 143 116 27 December 19 157 114 43 127 103 24 2013 March -18 139 109 30 167 119 48 June 5 156 126 30 125 100 25 September 0 135 108 27 146 119 27 December 18 157 115 42 132 108 24 2014 March -22 133 106 27 172 123 49 June 2 156 127 29 130 103 27 September -1 133 107 26 147 120 27 December 16 160 118 42 133 107 26 2015 March -20 138 109 29 174 125 49 June 4 161 130 31 129 102 27 September -1 138 111 27 149 121 28 December 17 163 120 43 135 109 26 2016 March -20 140 110 30 173 123 50 June 2 160 129 31 135 106 29 September 1 142 113 29 150 122 28 December 17 162 118 44 139 112 27 2017 March -20 144 113 31 176 125 51 June 4 164 132 32 133 105 28 September -1 139 110 29 157 127 30 December 19 167 119 48 141 112 29 2018 March -21 149 114 35 180 124 56 June 5 167 132 35 135 105 30 September -3 142 111 31 162 128 34 December 22 171 118 53 144 113 31 2019 March -24 150 115 35 184 125 59 June 5 169 132 37 138 106 32 September -1 144 112 32 157 124 33 December 24 173 119 54 141 111 30 2020 March -31 145 111 34 194 129 65 June 0 141 99 42 186 144 42 September 3 155 113 42 159 120 39 December 29 182 121 61 139 107 32 2021 March -16 160 115 45 182 121 61 June 11 178 131 47 150 114 36 September 3 164 120 44 168 127 41 December 35 206 137 69 144 110 34 2022 March -29 171 127 44 200 127 73 June 11 188 140 48 151 114 37 September -3 167 128 39 170 128 42 December 24 190 127 63 160 121 39 2023 March -35 156 119 37 201 129 72 June 3 175 134 41 146 108 38 September -4 144 108 36 167 127 40 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.