Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Primary Metal Manufacturing 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 16 2,122 1,999 123 2,107 2,000 107 December 3 2,049 1,940 109 2,165 2,059 106 1993 March -25 2,227 2,083 144 2,100 1,931 169 June -24 2,423 2,331 92 1,783 1,667 116 September -11 2,177 2,076 101 2,030 1,918 112 December 31 2,291 2,172 119 1,828 1,740 88 1994 March -25 2,346 2,231 115 1,965 1,825 140 June 10 2,664 2,543 121 1,657 1,546 111 September -20 2,392 2,298 94 1,858 1,744 114 December 30 2,508 2,375 133 1,742 1,639 103 1995 March 9 2,435 2,285 150 1,943 1,802 141 June 21 2,435 2,317 118 1,918 1,821 97 September 18 2,083 1,962 121 2,254 2,151 103 December 51 2,253 2,131 122 1,988 1,917 71 1996 March -35 2,238 2,120 118 2,130 1,977 153 June 35 2,348 2,224 124 2,006 1,917 89 September 37 2,181 2,064 117 2,185 2,105 80 December 47 2,361 2,219 142 2,004 1,909 95 1997 March -5 2,399 2,265 134 2,080 1,941 139 June 30 2,516 2,385 131 1,911 1,810 101 September 26 2,352 2,210 142 2,103 1,987 116 December 19 2,496 2,356 140 1,931 1,810 121 1998 March 20 2,403 2,236 167 2,130 1,983 147 June 36 2,442 2,321 121 2,037 1,952 85 September -16 2,065 1,953 112 2,423 2,295 128 December 41 2,155 2,015 140 2,346 2,247 99 1999 March -12 2,161 2,006 155 2,455 2,288 167 June 31 2,326 2,185 141 2,181 2,071 110 September 15 2,272 2,123 149 2,322 2,188 134 December 24 2,461 2,322 139 2,044 1,929 115 2000 March -22 2,396 2,234 162 2,264 2,080 184 June 42 2,471 2,318 153 2,113 2,002 111 September -26 2,137 2,016 121 2,471 2,324 147 December 16 2,192 2,066 126 2,263 2,153 110 2001 March -20 1,839 1,690 149 2,812 2,643 169 June 7 1,899 1,771 128 2,650 2,529 121 September -12 1,790 1,652 138 2,757 2,607 150 December -9 1,726 1,591 135 2,775 2,631 144 2002 March -62 1,959 1,806 153 2,579 2,364 215 June -17 2,238 2,094 144 2,154 1,993 161 September -19 2,006 1,866 140 2,340 2,181 159 December 8 1,964 1,804 160 2,273 2,121 152 2003 March -64 1,809 1,672 137 2,549 2,348 201 June 22 1,879 1,735 144 2,319 2,197 122 September -41 1,809 1,689 120 2,360 2,199 161 December -18 2,150 2,022 128 1,979 1,833 146 2004 March -40 2,214 2,041 173 2,047 1,834 213 June 23 2,496 2,325 171 1,663 1,515 148 September -35 2,186 2,068 118 1,974 1,821 153 December 31 2,245 2,091 154 1,824 1,701 123 2005 March -30 2,041 1,891 150 2,136 1,956 180 June 9 2,105 1,986 119 1,948 1,838 110 September -11 1,944 1,823 121 2,109 1,977 132 December 20 2,254 2,115 139 1,826 1,707 119 2006 March -50 2,115 1,986 129 2,032 1,853 179 June 23 2,284 2,146 138 1,851 1,736 115 September -10 2,006 1,894 112 2,033 1,911 122 December 26 2,013 1,875 138 2,065 1,953 112 2007 March -7 1,976 1,833 143 2,147 1,997 150 June 13 2,120 1,981 139 1,994 1,868 126 September 31 1,874 1,731 143 2,158 2,046 112 December 42 2,096 1,953 143 1,990 1,889 101 2008 March -43 2,049 1,910 139 2,036 1,854 182 June -16 2,082 1,955 127 1,989 1,846 143 September -1 1,833 1,701 132 2,208 2,075 133 December 2 1,467 1,336 131 2,604 2,475 129 2009 March -97 957 824 133 3,222 2,992 230 June -55 1,305 1,180 125 2,637 2,457 180 September -62 1,706 1,575 131 2,174 1,981 193 December 11 1,809 1,652 157 1,905 1,759 146 2010 March -82 1,981 1,836 145 1,820 1,593 227 June 12 2,324 2,186 138 1,386 1,260 126 September -38 2,118 1,987 131 1,572 1,403 169 December 48 2,142 1,977 165 1,533 1,416 117 2011 March -26 2,108 1,974 134 1,577 1,417 160 June 17 2,269 2,134 135 1,397 1,279 118 September 15 1,995 1,876 119 1,619 1,515 104 December 44 2,040 1,890 150 1,556 1,450 106 2012 March -55 1,965 1,847 118 1,721 1,548 173 June 10 2,119 1,995 124 1,524 1,410 114 September 28 1,653 1,542 111 1,884 1,801 83 December 8 1,760 1,649 111 1,765 1,662 103 2013 March -51 1,743 1,642 101 1,829 1,677 152 June 13 1,903 1,776 127 1,664 1,550 114 September -14 1,626 1,517 109 1,894 1,771 123 December 21 1,806 1,683 123 1,662 1,560 102 2014 March -50 1,668 1,554 114 1,839 1,675 164 June 14 1,930 1,818 112 1,530 1,432 98 September -32 1,728 1,654 74 1,750 1,644 106 December 17 1,894 1,776 118 1,552 1,451 101 2015 March 5 1,741 1,604 137 1,832 1,700 132 June 0 1,725 1,619 106 1,758 1,652 106 September -21 1,411 1,328 83 2,013 1,909 104 December 31 1,614 1,474 140 1,830 1,721 109 2016 March -72 1,520 1,421 99 1,973 1,802 171 June -1 1,602 1,487 115 1,859 1,743 116 September -35 1,476 1,397 79 1,919 1,805 114 December 38 1,655 1,537 118 1,641 1,561 80 2017 March -8 1,727 1,600 127 1,681 1,546 135 June 8 1,888 1,793 95 1,488 1,401 87 September -21 1,669 1,583 86 1,726 1,619 107 December 32 1,988 1,864 124 1,362 1,270 92 2018 March -38 1,801 1,682 119 1,664 1,507 157 June -5 1,921 1,812 109 1,488 1,374 114 September -8 1,749 1,645 104 1,663 1,551 112 December 6 1,959 1,849 110 1,416 1,312 104 2019 March -24 1,722 1,601 121 1,681 1,536 145 June -8 1,691 1,575 116 1,722 1,598 124 September -4 1,457 1,353 104 1,898 1,790 108 December 36 1,664 1,536 128 1,707 1,615 92 2020 March -73 1,531 1,410 121 1,891 1,697 194 June -56 978 860 118 2,560 2,386 174 September 25 1,487 1,340 147 1,981 1,859 122 December 55 1,818 1,664 154 1,478 1,379 99 2021 March 6 1,807 1,644 163 1,570 1,413 157 June 7 1,735 1,594 141 1,620 1,486 134 September 21 1,804 1,653 151 1,646 1,516 130 December 56 2,127 1,960 167 1,279 1,168 111 2022 March -34 1,846 1,712 134 1,559 1,391 168 June 21 1,921 1,787 134 1,459 1,346 113 September 0 1,787 1,655 132 1,638 1,506 132 December 58 1,915 1,756 159 1,411 1,310 101 2023 March -32 1,728 1,588 140 1,701 1,529 172 June 25 1,800 1,653 147 1,627 1,505 122 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.