Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 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 346 109,769 83,777 25,992 120,147 94,501 25,646 December 18,703 134,475 95,416 39,059 100,465 80,109 20,356 1993 March -4,935 132,965 98,545 34,420 130,940 91,585 39,355 June 3,170 130,680 100,835 29,845 111,833 85,158 26,675 September 4,509 117,367 88,618 28,749 118,675 94,435 24,240 December 18,642 141,119 101,850 39,269 102,317 81,690 20,627 1994 March -6,480 136,532 101,525 35,007 137,705 96,218 41,487 June 5,344 140,315 106,656 33,659 116,804 88,489 28,315 September 4,629 125,538 94,497 31,041 124,710 98,298 26,412 December 19,179 147,308 105,305 42,003 109,473 86,649 22,824 1995 March -4,775 145,854 108,112 37,742 141,636 99,119 42,517 June 5,899 144,934 110,179 34,755 121,149 92,293 28,856 September 1,673 127,742 96,652 31,090 132,051 102,634 29,417 December 22,324 157,180 110,249 46,931 113,631 89,024 24,607 1996 March -6,838 151,189 110,871 40,318 149,971 102,815 47,156 June 5,242 152,022 114,876 37,146 127,729 95,825 31,904 September 4,746 136,805 101,215 35,590 136,436 105,592 30,844 December 25,082 168,499 117,324 51,175 117,364 91,271 26,093 1997 March -6,817 161,506 117,823 43,683 156,892 106,392 50,500 June 6,207 162,828 123,272 39,556 130,817 97,468 33,349 September 3,652 145,987 109,058 36,929 141,795 108,518 33,277 December 24,015 178,797 124,579 54,218 125,339 95,136 30,203 1998 March -7,721 171,181 122,981 48,200 165,414 109,493 55,921 June 13,188 177,541 131,251 46,290 132,402 99,300 33,102 September 3,612 152,824 113,402 39,422 150,577 114,767 35,810 December 24,886 186,140 130,194 55,946 128,945 97,885 31,060 1999 March -11,089 174,051 127,444 46,607 173,779 116,083 57,696 June 4,610 178,688 134,214 44,474 146,098 106,234 39,864 September 1,052 157,479 116,310 41,169 161,682 121,565 40,117 December 26,988 194,426 134,489 59,937 136,329 103,380 32,949 2000 March -11,586 183,109 132,093 51,016 185,987 123,385 62,602 June 7,729 189,305 141,988 47,317 151,245 111,657 39,588 September 2,681 166,684 122,013 44,671 169,023 127,033 41,990 December 28,115 201,215 137,898 63,317 145,693 110,491 35,202 2001 March -16,943 183,692 132,453 51,239 197,353 129,171 68,182 June 3,166 181,903 135,122 46,781 163,384 119,769 43,615 September -6,180 151,687 109,853 41,834 184,098 136,084 48,014 December 26,616 188,815 124,773 64,042 154,053 116,627 37,426 2002 March -15,905 177,955 122,675 55,280 199,525 128,340 71,185 June 846 175,910 127,912 47,998 166,024 118,872 47,152 September -1,778 153,503 110,681 42,822 174,154 129,554 44,600 December 31,513 197,974 129,599 68,375 146,800 109,938 36,862 2003 March -18,136 178,443 126,072 52,371 200,902 130,395 70,507 June -4,940 174,152 129,712 44,440 164,657 115,277 49,380 September 970 155,894 112,866 43,028 168,628 126,570 42,058 December 32,543 200,123 130,567 69,556 145,123 108,110 37,013 2004 March -19,016 182,540 131,916 50,624 195,506 125,866 69,640 June 2,267 183,694 136,243 47,451 158,777 113,593 45,184 September 261 163,123 117,475 45,648 171,679 126,292 45,387 December 39,328 211,683 137,540 74,143 143,831 109,016 34,815 2005 March -20,631 188,547 135,167 53,380 204,951 130,940 74,011 June 5,059 194,680 142,093 52,587 164,125 116,597 47,528 September 5,411 175,476 125,908 49,568 173,454 129,297 44,157 December 40,822 222,405 143,843 78,562 152,342 114,602 37,740 2006 March -18,735 201,257 144,492 56,765 208,579 133,079 75,500 June 4,460 202,458 148,543 53,915 171,715 122,260 49,455 September 812 175,972 126,855 49,117 185,114 136,809 48,305 December 42,254 230,659 147,994 82,665 158,706 118,295 40,411 2007 March -23,287 205,600 147,751 57,849 217,081 135,945 81,136 June -1,142 202,422 149,224 53,198 179,628 125,288 54,340 September 4,297 179,678 126,089 53,589 190,843 141,551 49,292 December 44,749 235,391 150,229 85,162 161,189 120,776 40,413 2008 March -27,983 205,026 147,209 57,817 227,108 141,308 85,800 June -3,822 197,955 143,302 54,653 190,051 131,576 58,475 September 129 173,834 121,607 52,227 197,223 145,125 52,098 December 35,658 217,311 134,054 83,257 181,507 133,908 47,599 2009 March -41,520 179,020 124,357 54,663 255,060 158,877 96,183 June -8,413 173,667 120,807 52,860 200,786 139,513 61,273 September -9,281 157,066 108,016 49,050 198,991 140,660 58,331 December 43,453 219,447 131,227 88,220 162,763 117,996 44,767 2010 March -33,067 189,734 131,667 58,067 226,770 135,636 91,134 June 447 188,740 133,043 55,697 179,505 124,255 55,250 September -256 170,064 116,935 53,129 185,696 132,311 53,385 December 44,788 229,125 139,751 89,374 158,553 113,967 44,586 2011 March -27,726 200,995 140,170 60,825 221,116 132,565 88,551 June -776 196,506 138,123 58,383 181,704 122,545 59,159 September 4,120 183,299 126,394 56,905 185,339 132,554 52,785 December 42,608 230,004 140,708 89,296 162,490 115,802 46,688 2012 March -27,256 210,658 147,043 63,615 223,542 132,671 90,871 June 2,179 202,562 144,382 58,180 181,178 125,177 56,001 September -2,251 179,049 125,493 53,556 191,489 135,682 55,807 December 46,545 235,416 144,034 91,382 161,550 116,713 44,837 2013 March -31,320 210,961 148,796 62,165 229,211 135,726 93,485 June -193 202,688 145,206 57,482 185,467 127,792 57,675 September 1,092 184,895 129,735 55,160 190,933 136,865 54,068 December 41,488 232,924 144,648 88,276 167,558 120,770 46,788 2014 March -34,020 206,799 149,102 57,697 229,418 137,701 91,717 June -4,065 205,307 150,508 54,799 187,887 129,023 58,864 September -2,764 184,122 132,318 51,804 192,939 138,371 54,568 December 38,102 237,512 151,021 86,491 168,919 120,530 48,389 2015 March -32,217 215,722 152,693 63,029 236,784 141,538 95,246 June -7,618 211,256 154,194 57,062 196,146 131,466 64,680 September -2,319 188,447 134,251 54,196 199,089 142,574 56,515 December 45,539 249,980 153,447 96,533 176,005 125,011 50,994 2016 March -35,845 218,442 156,578 61,864 238,990 141,281 97,709 June -10,033 210,919 153,309 57,610 201,728 134,085 67,643 September -2,569 190,888 135,037 55,851 201,389 142,969 58,420 December 41,775 241,341 148,674 92,667 177,105 126,213 50,892 2017 March -28,408 225,515 158,603 66,912 236,265 140,945 95,320 June -5,093 214,393 155,255 59,138 200,449 136,218 64,231 September -5,171 189,174 132,988 56,186 210,131 148,774 61,357 December 43,902 250,405 152,854 97,551 180,262 126,613 53,649 2018 March -32,070 232,386 161,834 70,552 246,937 144,315 102,622 June -3,818 224,818 160,229 64,589 205,612 137,205 68,407 September -2,728 198,903 138,152 60,751 214,516 151,037 63,479 December 51,022 263,408 156,512 106,896 185,144 129,270 55,874 2019 March -33,213 238,226 164,457 73,769 250,992 144,010 106,982 June -6,284 227,106 161,146 65,960 212,066 139,822 72,244 September 1,140 203,742 140,682 63,060 213,610 151,690 61,920 December 54,307 269,618 158,263 111,355 188,167 131,119 57,048 2020 March -43,794 235,408 164,164 71,244 265,550 150,512 115,038 June -4,692 216,034 135,673 80,361 261,195 176,142 85,053 September 5,989 225,610 143,617 81,993 230,091 154,087 76,004 December 64,516 289,238 166,004 123,234 183,443 124,725 58,718 2021 March -6,032 273,747 177,662 96,085 243,362 141,245 102,117 June 16,472 272,470 180,677 91,793 220,752 145,431 75,321 September 9,576 258,647 166,978 91,669 243,965 161,872 82,093 December 65,738 325,790 193,389 132,401 206,005 139,342 66,663 2022 March -18,101 299,025 191,511 107,514 287,133 161,518 125,615 June 16,788 295,026 196,126 98,900 241,401 159,289 82,112 September 3,712 263,206 177,225 85,981 254,908 172,639 82,269 December 59,127 309,448 179,529 129,919 228,659 157,867 70,792 2023 March -35,640 283,425 185,808 97,617 305,118 171,861 133,257 June 3,330 273,247 183,943 89,304 252,088 166,114 85,974 September -882 233,740 151,648 82,092 270,965 187,991 82,974 December 54,232 304,413 177,257 127,156 229,904 156,980 72,924 2024 March -38,640 261,487 176,637 84,850 295,663 172,173 123,490 June -18,323 258,170 175,970 82,200 266,528 166,005 100,523 September -11,099 233,985 157,374 76,611 264,775 177,065 87,710 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.