Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 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 3 523 390 133 493 363 130 December 142 683 445 238 421 325 96 1993 March -47 587 415 172 672 453 219 June 0 622 481 141 483 342 141 September 4 555 433 122 525 407 118 December 128 689 470 219 455 364 91 1994 March -71 643 479 164 672 437 235 June 40 638 469 169 483 354 129 September -7 580 448 132 540 401 139 December 113 720 501 219 491 385 106 1995 March -61 677 512 165 665 439 226 June 11 630 495 135 487 363 124 September 0 577 427 150 622 472 150 December 114 715 472 243 551 422 129 1996 March -109 640 479 161 754 484 270 June -11 657 510 147 526 368 158 September 10 593 434 159 603 454 149 December 85 757 526 231 522 376 146 1997 March -98 642 491 151 729 480 249 June 29 658 497 161 518 386 132 September 12 571 420 151 601 462 139 December 83 700 478 222 556 417 139 1998 March -56 649 457 192 710 462 248 June -11 606 464 142 586 433 153 September 12 588 436 152 584 444 140 December 127 750 516 234 538 431 107 1999 March -145 613 463 150 795 500 295 June -6 660 488 172 599 421 178 September -38 575 440 135 640 467 173 December 99 716 498 218 503 384 119 2000 March -101 636 468 168 721 452 269 June 6 624 473 151 553 408 145 September -21 571 415 156 636 459 177 December 111 722 506 216 502 397 105 2001 March -91 621 452 169 723 463 260 June -8 590 461 129 516 379 137 September -13 519 380 139 601 449 152 December 47 615 409 206 571 412 159 2002 March -106 563 416 147 670 417 253 June 10 577 436 141 524 393 131 September -11 524 395 129 538 398 140 December 105 624 395 229 498 374 124 2003 March -109 523 384 139 662 414 248 June 0 539 408 131 478 347 131 September -53 475 359 116 581 412 169 December 158 661 409 252 447 353 94 2004 March -109 546 408 138 651 404 247 June 31 602 451 151 451 331 120 September -31 502 386 116 542 395 147 December 100 660 441 219 443 324 119 2005 March -86 525 381 144 670 440 230 June 15 618 460 158 438 295 143 September -4 546 419 127 513 382 131 December 107 661 445 216 496 387 109 2006 March -100 598 470 128 630 402 228 June 42 672 502 170 497 369 128 September -33 540 414 126 607 448 159 December 138 695 455 240 504 402 102 2007 March -99 643 496 147 672 426 246 June 15 604 451 153 518 380 138 September -1 564 408 156 587 430 157 December 130 689 454 235 494 389 105 2008 March -116 569 427 142 692 434 258 June -17 588 439 149 532 366 166 September 13 516 353 163 626 476 150 December 76 623 376 247 619 448 171 2009 March -175 458 313 145 816 496 320 June -38 485 338 147 596 411 185 September -20 437 310 127 568 421 147 December 85 608 391 217 516 384 132 2010 March -88 519 365 154 674 432 242 June -1 548 418 130 464 333 131 September -50 426 325 101 546 395 151 December 91 591 387 204 453 340 113 2011 March -93 487 360 127 589 369 220 June -7 514 389 125 474 342 132 September 2 485 363 122 457 337 120 December 91 566 379 187 466 370 96 2012 March -92 514 383 131 601 378 223 June -2 544 422 122 457 333 124 September -17 461 347 114 511 380 131 December 92 608 412 196 421 317 104 2013 March -71 501 355 146 618 401 217 June -5 536 405 131 445 309 136 September -13 462 349 113 507 381 126 December 98 583 380 203 447 342 105 2014 March -111 524 403 121 599 367 232 June -19 537 432 105 416 292 124 September -9 461 349 112 497 376 121 December 57 537 377 160 432 329 103 2015 March -92 469 373 96 593 405 188 June -11 545 438 107 460 342 118 September -34 439 331 108 532 390 142 December 59 594 418 176 435 318 117 2016 March -105 500 378 122 604 377 227 June -22 531 422 109 463 332 131 September -30 441 336 105 522 387 135 December 85 537 367 170 425 340 85 2017 March -71 513 399 114 582 397 185 June -31 508 398 110 510 369 141 September -3 483 362 121 522 398 124 December 38 532 368 164 489 363 126 2018 March -94 553 415 138 608 376 232 June 2 539 404 135 504 371 133 September 6 506 370 136 533 403 130 December 121 610 377 233 461 349 112 2019 March -54 523 358 165 612 393 219 June -5 558 418 140 452 307 145 September 1 496 349 147 528 382 146 December 71 606 394 212 481 340 141 2020 March -125 516 380 136 704 443 261 June -61 397 257 140 767 566 201 September -24 524 373 151 555 380 175 December 121 628 391 237 442 326 116 2021 March -90 565 394 171 627 366 261 June 55 580 409 171 459 343 116 September -22 553 404 149 529 358 171 December 152 713 456 257 419 314 105 2022 March -53 674 483 191 623 379 244 June 33 642 466 176 503 360 143 September 8 596 431 165 548 391 157 December 104 628 398 230 502 376 126 2023 March -55 603 422 181 665 429 236 June -27 546 415 131 495 337 158 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.