Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Educational 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 442 14,417 11,844 2,573 13,118 10,987 2,131 December 933 15,446 12,679 2,767 10,688 8,854 1,834 1993 March 125 14,100 11,758 2,342 11,661 9,444 2,217 June 172 12,420 9,967 2,453 13,756 11,475 2,281 September 619 14,931 12,044 2,887 13,777 11,509 2,268 December 1,167 16,661 13,619 3,042 10,884 9,009 1,875 1994 March -2 14,383 11,989 2,394 12,560 10,164 2,396 June 243 13,340 10,639 2,701 14,762 12,304 2,458 September 453 15,991 12,942 3,049 14,656 12,060 2,596 December 1,209 17,364 14,075 3,289 11,620 9,540 2,080 1995 March 25 15,621 12,992 2,629 13,122 10,518 2,604 June 338 13,986 10,933 3,053 15,522 12,807 2,715 September 366 16,729 13,577 3,152 15,307 12,521 2,786 December 1,161 18,208 14,679 3,529 12,467 10,099 2,368 1996 March -1 16,205 13,275 2,930 14,168 11,237 2,931 June 242 14,512 11,432 3,080 16,453 13,615 2,838 September 528 17,598 14,158 3,440 15,822 12,910 2,912 December 1,377 19,093 15,296 3,797 12,758 10,338 2,420 1997 March 53 17,119 14,080 3,039 14,507 11,521 2,986 June 142 15,101 12,023 3,078 16,940 14,004 2,936 September 219 18,332 14,802 3,530 16,783 13,472 3,311 December 1,554 19,841 15,702 4,139 13,589 11,004 2,585 1998 March -336 17,795 14,490 3,305 15,507 11,866 3,641 June 526 16,204 12,660 3,544 17,244 14,226 3,018 September 273 18,641 14,943 3,698 17,419 13,994 3,425 December 1,507 21,029 16,891 4,138 13,667 11,036 2,631 1999 March -261 18,442 15,111 3,331 15,866 12,274 3,592 June 182 16,545 13,080 3,465 18,099 14,816 3,283 September 342 19,338 15,511 3,827 18,089 14,604 3,485 December 1,681 21,521 17,133 4,388 14,238 11,531 2,707 2000 March 40 19,032 15,340 3,692 16,752 13,100 3,652 June 373 17,213 13,628 3,585 18,893 15,681 3,212 September 447 20,575 16,489 4,086 18,593 14,954 3,639 December 1,777 22,320 17,728 4,592 15,084 12,269 2,815 2001 March -205 19,913 16,271 3,642 17,379 13,532 3,847 June 370 17,427 13,912 3,515 19,238 16,093 3,145 September -63 20,372 16,480 3,892 19,782 15,827 3,955 December 1,700 22,662 18,109 4,553 15,369 12,516 2,853 2002 March -354 19,647 16,132 3,515 17,805 13,936 3,869 June 442 17,936 14,228 3,708 19,865 16,599 3,266 September 452 20,853 16,829 4,024 20,006 16,434 3,572 December 1,826 23,239 18,516 4,723 15,863 12,966 2,897 2003 March -496 20,320 16,619 3,701 18,811 14,614 4,197 June 257 18,005 14,383 3,622 20,615 17,250 3,365 September 454 21,308 17,198 4,110 20,611 16,955 3,656 December 1,819 23,967 19,189 4,778 16,167 13,208 2,959 2004 March -362 20,966 17,222 3,744 19,120 15,014 4,106 June 271 18,986 15,235 3,751 21,243 17,763 3,480 September 417 22,189 17,777 4,412 21,629 17,634 3,995 December 2,160 25,609 20,341 5,268 16,772 13,664 3,108 2005 March -596 21,902 17,916 3,986 20,490 15,908 4,582 June 450 20,208 16,029 4,179 22,473 18,744 3,729 September 756 23,855 19,114 4,741 22,357 18,372 3,985 December 2,003 25,943 20,693 5,250 18,329 15,082 3,247 2006 March -483 23,616 19,476 4,140 20,516 15,893 4,623 June 304 20,386 16,287 4,099 23,811 20,016 3,795 September 201 24,451 19,907 4,544 23,293 18,950 4,343 December 2,309 27,249 21,529 5,720 18,622 15,211 3,411 2007 March -569 24,712 20,240 4,472 21,674 16,633 5,041 June 317 21,324 16,953 4,371 25,019 20,965 4,054 September 674 25,886 20,794 5,092 24,214 19,796 4,418 December 2,370 29,007 23,019 5,988 19,099 15,481 3,618 2008 March -769 24,863 20,310 4,553 23,019 17,697 5,322 June -249 21,980 17,651 4,329 26,006 21,428 4,578 September 619 26,601 21,322 5,279 24,876 20,216 4,660 December 2,071 28,838 22,810 6,028 20,395 16,438 3,957 2009 March -1,635 23,737 19,454 4,283 24,856 18,938 5,918 June -379 21,076 16,759 4,317 26,999 22,303 4,696 September -365 25,198 20,315 4,883 26,541 21,293 5,248 December 2,854 30,051 23,378 6,673 19,603 15,784 3,819 2010 March -1,317 25,284 20,584 4,700 23,699 17,682 6,017 June 25 22,461 17,859 4,602 26,245 21,668 4,577 September 269 26,776 21,369 5,407 26,186 21,048 5,138 December 2,871 30,609 23,865 6,744 20,081 16,208 3,873 2011 March -556 27,009 21,887 5,122 23,660 17,982 5,678 June -403 22,791 18,105 4,686 28,338 23,249 5,089 September 1,144 28,927 22,840 6,087 26,570 21,627 4,943 December 2,484 31,044 24,442 6,602 21,495 17,377 4,118 2012 March -677 28,284 22,929 5,355 24,690 18,658 6,032 June 205 23,979 18,938 5,041 29,021 24,185 4,836 September 257 29,323 23,673 5,650 27,854 22,461 5,393 December 2,698 32,507 25,630 6,877 21,587 17,408 4,179 2013 March -1,446 28,063 22,939 5,124 26,305 19,735 6,570 June -56 23,982 19,192 4,790 29,955 25,109 4,846 September 612 30,548 24,627 5,921 27,936 22,627 5,309 December 2,177 32,027 25,572 6,455 22,697 18,419 4,278 2014 March -908 28,456 23,463 4,993 26,298 20,397 5,901 June -449 24,895 20,082 4,813 30,761 25,499 5,262 September 218 30,341 24,786 5,555 28,915 23,578 5,337 December 1,817 32,954 26,707 6,247 22,990 18,560 4,430 2015 March -1,409 28,312 23,136 5,176 28,050 21,465 6,585 June -154 25,853 20,706 5,147 31,035 25,734 5,301 September 168 30,945 25,294 5,651 29,880 24,397 5,483 December 2,327 34,693 27,724 6,969 23,360 18,718 4,642 2016 March -1,002 29,588 24,309 5,279 28,124 21,843 6,281 June -493 26,351 21,156 5,195 32,415 26,727 5,688 September 430 32,820 26,688 6,132 30,184 24,482 5,702 December 1,539 33,528 26,923 6,605 25,492 20,426 5,066 2017 March -597 31,694 25,977 5,717 27,660 21,346 6,314 June -322 26,850 21,568 5,282 33,743 28,139 5,604 September 192 33,189 27,000 6,189 31,456 25,459 5,997 December 1,753 35,379 28,513 6,866 25,221 20,108 5,113 2018 March -372 32,462 26,202 6,260 29,017 22,385 6,632 June -32 28,019 22,059 5,960 35,090 29,098 5,992 September 228 34,563 27,988 6,575 32,330 25,983 6,347 December 2,261 37,136 29,485 7,651 25,953 20,563 5,390 2019 March -466 33,566 26,947 6,619 29,778 22,693 7,085 June -518 28,165 22,194 5,971 36,777 30,288 6,489 September 838 36,028 28,911 7,117 32,663 26,384 6,279 December 2,550 38,195 30,277 7,918 26,349 20,981 5,368 2020 March -2,421 31,180 24,732 6,448 35,804 26,935 8,869 June -5,482 20,100 13,273 6,827 54,362 42,053 12,309 September 2,738 41,003 30,396 10,607 31,458 23,589 7,869 December 4,196 40,056 29,969 10,087 25,896 20,005 5,891 2021 March 1,423 37,893 29,282 8,611 27,849 20,661 7,188 June 1,710 34,920 26,716 8,204 32,949 26,455 6,494 September 1,092 41,101 32,234 8,867 33,446 25,671 7,775 December 4,369 44,316 33,991 10,325 26,907 20,951 5,956 2022 March 4 39,449 30,811 8,638 32,512 23,878 8,634 June 1,112 34,976 26,752 8,224 37,588 30,476 7,112 September 735 42,226 33,811 8,415 34,819 27,139 7,680 December 2,773 41,820 32,739 9,081 29,607 23,299 6,308 2023 March -939 38,901 31,262 7,639 32,845 24,267 8,578 June -349 33,880 26,655 7,225 39,532 31,958 7,574 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.