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 150 25,413 22,983 2,430 30,192 27,912 2,280 June -130 32,518 30,516 2,002 23,841 21,709 2,132 September -155 26,874 24,957 1,917 27,614 25,542 2,072 December -131 25,442 23,491 1,951 28,799 26,717 2,082 2020 March -395 24,524 22,612 1,912 30,711 28,404 2,307 June -230 25,047 23,096 1,951 34,402 32,221 2,181 September -80 30,548 28,610 1,938 25,669 23,651 2,018 December 169 28,753 26,662 2,091 25,502 23,580 1,922 2021 March -343 22,621 20,772 1,849 32,523 30,331 2,192 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.