Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Goods-producing (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 7 337 274 63 335 279 56 December -8 315 253 62 359 289 70 1993 March -29 307 245 62 382 291 91 June 40 431 340 91 260 209 51 September 12 351 286 65 327 274 53 December -1 333 269 64 353 288 65 1994 March -29 317 257 60 384 295 89 June 45 452 357 95 261 211 50 September 10 364 299 65 336 281 55 December -6 337 274 63 369 300 69 1995 March -25 332 270 62 387 300 87 June 40 440 349 91 282 231 51 September 4 352 290 62 355 297 58 December -4 336 271 65 375 306 69 1996 March -27 332 268 64 396 305 91 June 43 455 361 94 279 228 51 September 7 360 296 64 359 302 57 December -3 344 278 66 377 308 69 1997 March -23 346 281 65 393 305 88 June 38 457 367 90 285 233 52 September 4 367 303 64 363 303 60 December -8 351 285 66 387 313 74 1998 March -27 341 274 67 405 311 94 June 48 468 370 98 282 232 50 September 4 362 299 63 372 313 59 December -4 352 289 63 381 314 67 1999 March -28 338 275 63 416 325 91 June 36 460 370 90 294 240 54 September 2 366 303 63 375 314 61 December 0 359 293 66 379 313 66 2000 March -25 353 288 65 410 320 90 June 35 458 371 87 300 248 52 September -1 356 294 62 388 325 63 December -6 338 275 63 396 327 69 2001 March -28 333 270 63 420 329 91 June 32 435 352 83 307 256 51 September -4 332 274 58 395 333 62 December -7 314 253 61 405 337 68 2002 March -32 314 255 59 418 327 91 June 36 434 348 86 292 242 50 September 0 338 280 58 369 311 58 December -4 319 257 62 388 322 66 2003 March -33 306 247 59 420 328 92 June 34 433 348 85 286 235 51 September 1 342 284 58 356 299 57 December 0 333 270 63 366 303 63 2004 March -25 331 268 63 397 309 88 June 34 448 363 85 275 224 51 September 3 352 291 61 354 296 58 December 5 342 275 67 368 306 62 2005 March -31 326 264 62 413 320 93 June 39 456 365 91 283 231 52 September 8 363 299 64 356 300 56 December 3 346 278 68 381 316 65 2006 March -23 348 283 65 400 312 88 June 33 454 368 86 294 241 53 September -1 345 285 60 382 321 61 December -2 336 268 68 397 327 70 2007 March -33 331 267 64 424 327 97 June 27 440 354 86 307 248 59 September -2 338 276 62 390 326 64 December -9 326 260 66 404 329 75 2008 March -44 306 245 61 444 339 105 June 20 412 327 85 321 256 65 September -12 311 253 58 392 322 70 December -25 271 208 63 441 353 88 2009 March -68 229 175 54 496 374 122 June 15 351 267 84 328 259 69 September -17 284 226 58 361 286 75 December -11 280 212 68 365 286 79 2010 March -50 261 203 58 395 287 108 June 33 395 306 89 246 190 56 September -2 305 245 60 312 250 62 December -5 292 224 68 336 263 73 2011 March -42 271 214 57 367 268 99 June 31 390 304 86 239 184 55 September 6 313 252 61 299 244 55 December -4 290 226 64 327 259 68 2012 March -34 280 223 57 353 262 91 June 29 384 304 80 240 189 51 September 3 297 240 57 304 250 54 December 1 293 230 63 315 253 62 2013 March -32 280 225 55 349 262 87 June 35 390 310 80 234 189 45 September 5 305 250 55 297 247 50 December 1 293 233 60 317 258 59 2014 March -29 280 228 52 344 263 81 June 29 398 322 76 236 189 47 September 4 304 253 51 299 252 47 December 1 299 241 58 314 257 57 2015 March -27 279 226 53 357 277 80 June 30 391 317 74 242 198 44 September 0 298 248 50 313 263 50 December 2 300 241 59 324 267 57 2016 March -26 281 230 51 356 279 77 June 22 379 310 69 256 209 47 September 0 302 250 52 318 266 52 December 1 296 237 59 328 270 58 2017 March -23 299 244 55 346 268 78 June 26 396 323 73 253 206 47 September -2 299 248 51 329 276 53 December 4 314 252 62 323 265 58 2018 March -23 307 249 58 355 274 81 June 30 405 328 77 255 208 47 September -1 307 254 53 334 280 54 December 4 315 251 64 333 273 60 2019 March -26 301 244 57 364 281 83 June 25 399 323 76 269 218 51 September 1 306 252 54 335 282 53 December 1 308 245 63 343 281 62 2020 March -36 294 238 56 380 288 92 June -1 342 266 76 360 283 77 September 16 331 258 73 337 280 57 December 11 329 260 69 316 258 58 2021 March -12 317 251 66 350 272 78 June 29 400 321 79 270 220 50 September 4 325 263 62 339 281 58 December 12 345 273 72 321 261 60 2022 March -21 328 264 64 361 276 85 June 29 407 327 80 274 223 51 September -1 322 267 55 337 281 56 December 1 316 252 64 343 280 63 2023 March -29 309 253 56 364 279 85 June 21 399 324 75 275 221 54 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.