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 December 24 179 119 60 152 116 36 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.