Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Gasoline Stations 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 -579 29,233 26,196 3,037 30,613 26,997 3,616 December -359 26,438 23,438 3,000 32,798 29,439 3,359 1993 March 583 28,720 24,210 4,510 32,109 28,182 3,927 June -143 36,344 33,251 3,093 26,854 23,618 3,236 September -170 31,847 28,893 2,954 30,706 27,582 3,124 December -517 28,127 25,426 2,701 32,562 29,344 3,218 1994 March -482 30,186 27,164 3,022 31,946 28,442 3,504 June -41 36,525 33,493 3,032 27,281 24,208 3,073 September -299 31,503 28,750 2,753 32,526 29,474 3,052 December -250 30,046 27,199 2,847 33,118 30,021 3,097 1995 March -225 30,474 27,390 3,084 33,106 29,797 3,309 June 24 36,461 33,406 3,055 27,472 24,441 3,031 September -216 33,017 30,279 2,738 31,304 28,350 2,954 December -64 29,526 26,670 2,856 33,627 30,707 2,920 1996 March -499 29,751 26,798 2,953 33,647 30,195 3,452 June 232 36,253 33,161 3,092 27,705 24,845 2,860 September 139 31,680 28,729 2,951 32,442 29,630 2,812 December -20 29,471 26,598 2,873 33,686 30,793 2,893 1997 March -302 28,955 25,747 3,208 34,834 31,324 3,510 June 39 35,520 32,653 2,867 28,431 25,603 2,828 September -457 31,143 28,570 2,573 32,608 29,578 3,030 December -245 29,389 26,439 2,950 34,333 31,138 3,195 1998 March -869 29,173 25,985 3,188 35,622 31,565 4,057 June 749 37,036 33,508 3,528 28,540 25,761 2,779 September -304 32,288 29,520 2,768 32,903 29,831 3,072 December -739 30,100 27,250 2,850 34,884 31,295 3,589 1999 March -1,191 29,146 26,328 2,818 34,469 30,460 4,009 June 94 35,837 32,953 2,884 28,370 25,580 2,790 September -340 31,156 28,533 2,623 32,603 29,640 2,963 December -402 29,070 26,386 2,684 33,850 30,764 3,086 2000 March -148 28,955 25,634 3,321 35,262 31,793 3,469 June 5 35,124 32,180 2,944 28,494 25,555 2,939 September -335 30,029 27,430 2,599 32,514 29,580 2,934 December -525 27,441 25,066 2,375 33,558 30,658 2,900 2001 March -1,072 28,548 25,900 2,648 34,310 30,590 3,720 June 66 33,769 30,916 2,853 27,473 24,686 2,787 September -517 29,548 27,018 2,530 32,248 29,201 3,047 December -403 27,031 24,500 2,531 33,466 30,532 2,934 2002 March -334 26,341 23,513 2,828 33,840 30,678 3,162 June 29 33,108 30,348 2,760 26,620 23,889 2,731 September -96 28,607 26,097 2,510 31,200 28,594 2,606 December -999 25,575 22,839 2,736 33,790 30,055 3,735 2003 March -707 27,572 24,720 2,852 32,825 29,266 3,559 June -63 33,143 30,406 2,737 25,825 23,025 2,800 September -372 28,998 26,431 2,567 30,932 27,993 2,939 December -505 26,824 24,102 2,722 32,351 29,124 3,227 2004 March -553 27,081 24,074 3,007 32,725 29,165 3,560 June -328 33,743 30,929 2,814 25,973 22,831 3,142 September -818 27,544 24,925 2,619 30,470 27,033 3,437 December -179 26,717 23,950 2,767 31,501 28,555 2,946 2005 March -644 26,095 23,295 2,800 32,639 29,195 3,444 June -30 33,949 31,048 2,901 25,736 22,805 2,931 September -625 28,155 25,642 2,513 30,041 26,903 3,138 December -169 26,750 24,017 2,733 31,051 28,149 2,902 2006 March -399 27,022 24,244 2,778 31,434 28,257 3,177 June -1 34,982 32,189 2,793 25,264 22,470 2,794 September -469 27,723 25,131 2,592 30,752 27,691 3,061 December -272 26,282 23,526 2,756 32,296 29,268 3,028 2007 March -483 27,455 24,748 2,707 31,102 27,912 3,190 June -155 33,911 31,251 2,660 24,970 22,155 2,815 September -415 27,817 25,285 2,532 30,082 27,135 2,947 December -355 25,494 22,988 2,506 31,395 28,534 2,861 2008 March -666 25,552 22,986 2,566 32,100 28,868 3,232 June -330 30,613 28,109 2,504 26,417 23,583 2,834 September -514 26,726 24,305 2,421 29,072 26,137 2,935 December -333 24,504 21,997 2,507 29,807 26,967 2,840 2009 March -680 23,459 20,920 2,539 31,749 28,530 3,219 June 178 30,128 27,418 2,710 22,913 20,381 2,532 September -54 25,227 22,842 2,385 26,891 24,452 2,439 December -356 22,491 20,221 2,270 29,417 26,791 2,626 2010 March -397 22,715 20,227 2,488 29,428 26,543 2,885 June -16 31,697 29,245 2,452 21,404 18,936 2,468 September -96 26,187 23,900 2,287 25,313 22,930 2,383 December -255 23,264 21,025 2,239 27,633 25,139 2,494 2011 March -472 23,317 20,938 2,379 29,802 26,951 2,851 June -100 31,409 28,985 2,424 21,636 19,112 2,524 September -131 26,739 24,379 2,360 26,268 23,777 2,491 December -23 23,412 21,019 2,393 27,953 25,537 2,416 2012 March -395 24,341 21,981 2,360 28,399 25,644 2,755 June 145 32,667 30,289 2,378 21,568 19,335 2,233 September -274 25,678 23,465 2,213 26,475 23,988 2,487 December -206 23,791 21,558 2,233 27,129 24,690 2,439 2013 March -253 24,236 21,822 2,414 28,438 25,771 2,667 June -77 32,192 29,969 2,223 20,919 18,619 2,300 September -159 26,346 24,221 2,125 26,574 24,290 2,284 December -369 23,679 21,728 1,951 28,362 26,042 2,320 2014 March -622 24,612 22,598 2,014 28,972 26,336 2,636 June -242 32,222 30,101 2,121 22,698 20,335 2,363 September -341 25,761 23,917 1,844 26,968 24,783 2,185 December -214 25,161 23,224 1,937 27,315 25,164 2,151 2015 March -358 25,264 23,105 2,159 28,742 26,225 2,517 June -3 32,295 30,252 2,043 21,771 19,725 2,046 September -265 27,315 25,287 2,028 27,991 25,698 2,293 December -228 25,583 23,717 1,866 28,367 26,273 2,094 2016 March -346 24,665 22,825 1,840 29,673 27,487 2,186 June 15 31,122 29,143 1,979 23,462 21,498 1,964 September -300 27,501 25,609 1,892 27,857 25,665 2,192 December -104 24,214 22,253 1,961 29,267 27,202 2,065 2017 March -118 25,262 23,052 2,210 30,535 28,207 2,328 June 157 32,739 30,587 2,152 23,493 21,498 1,995 September -265 26,209 24,355 1,854 29,464 27,345 2,119 December -167 26,463 24,554 1,909 28,062 25,986 2,076 2018 March -217 24,564 22,463 2,101 32,556 30,238 2,318 June -102 32,507 30,228 2,279 24,869 22,488 2,381 September -185 25,929 23,972 1,957 29,138 26,996 2,142 December -806 24,643 22,709 1,934 29,579 26,839 2,740 2019 March 109 25,198 22,895 2,303 29,991 27,797 2,194 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.