Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Food Services and Drinking Places 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 1,462 122,536 104,372 18,164 147,114 130,412 16,702 December -3,595 121,406 103,096 18,310 149,050 127,145 21,905 1993 March 1,771 126,803 105,891 20,912 144,003 124,862 19,141 June 8,853 165,742 141,300 24,442 114,826 99,237 15,589 September 1,692 127,751 109,333 18,418 152,181 135,455 16,726 December -3,744 125,862 107,776 18,086 155,189 133,359 21,830 1994 March -245 129,155 110,533 18,622 147,983 129,116 18,867 June 8,798 167,344 141,683 25,661 122,705 105,842 16,863 September 1,309 131,218 112,303 18,915 158,447 140,841 17,606 December -5,583 131,672 113,118 18,554 158,337 134,200 24,137 1995 March 1,534 138,966 118,020 20,946 150,208 130,796 19,412 June 9,180 169,482 144,122 25,360 126,068 109,888 16,180 September -202 134,962 116,240 18,722 161,166 142,242 18,924 December -4,874 131,920 112,701 19,219 165,626 141,533 24,093 1996 March 470 139,588 118,562 21,026 154,429 133,873 20,556 June 8,899 171,149 145,217 25,932 130,824 113,791 17,033 September 800 133,923 114,499 19,424 167,360 148,736 18,624 December -4,188 137,698 117,505 20,193 166,690 142,309 24,381 1997 March 922 142,589 121,453 21,136 157,706 137,492 20,214 June 8,644 173,788 148,169 25,619 133,179 116,204 16,975 September -1,397 137,912 119,267 18,645 170,663 150,621 20,042 December -5,399 138,017 118,038 19,979 170,172 144,794 25,378 1998 March -1,070 142,882 121,438 21,444 161,843 139,329 22,514 June 11,154 175,212 147,773 27,439 134,573 118,288 16,285 September -1,234 138,808 120,608 18,200 169,409 149,975 19,434 December -5,714 141,227 123,000 18,227 165,891 141,950 23,941 1999 March -1,630 146,369 125,074 21,295 162,608 139,683 22,925 June 8,665 176,597 150,984 25,613 135,372 118,424 16,948 September -672 140,338 121,556 18,782 171,660 152,206 19,454 December -4,944 146,073 127,521 18,552 165,212 141,716 23,496 2000 March 416 147,739 127,058 20,681 162,042 141,777 20,265 June 7,928 176,279 152,026 24,253 138,886 122,561 16,325 September 231 142,030 123,070 18,960 172,697 153,968 18,729 December -4,556 143,031 124,683 18,348 169,659 146,755 22,904 2001 March -885 148,218 128,167 20,051 162,681 141,745 20,936 June 7,653 175,995 151,400 24,595 138,559 121,617 16,942 September -870 137,239 118,590 18,649 177,093 157,574 19,519 December -3,752 142,417 123,946 18,471 168,780 146,557 22,223 2002 March 1,271 147,900 126,759 21,141 164,132 144,262 19,870 June 10,054 181,831 155,851 25,980 137,649 121,723 15,926 September 851 142,794 124,185 18,609 175,598 157,840 17,758 December -3,488 141,498 122,818 18,680 176,837 154,669 22,168 2003 March 373 143,737 123,496 20,241 174,097 154,229 19,868 June 9,368 183,829 158,969 24,860 137,906 122,414 15,492 September 968 145,615 126,774 18,841 177,643 159,770 17,873 December -3,234 147,674 128,567 19,107 176,072 153,731 22,341 2004 March 88 155,408 134,569 20,839 170,307 149,556 20,751 June 8,596 186,757 161,235 25,522 144,899 127,973 16,926 September 712 149,890 129,594 20,296 182,714 163,130 19,584 December -3,015 154,028 133,624 20,404 179,589 156,170 23,419 2005 March 747 159,609 137,854 21,755 174,235 153,227 21,008 June 10,114 194,362 167,334 27,028 147,113 130,199 16,914 September 80 151,313 130,440 20,873 193,553 172,760 20,793 December -3,007 155,216 134,891 20,325 186,999 163,667 23,332 2006 March 1,664 170,631 148,012 22,619 173,279 152,324 20,955 June 9,149 196,474 169,858 26,616 154,635 137,168 17,467 September 443 154,974 134,782 20,192 195,991 176,242 19,749 December -3,245 162,444 142,332 20,112 185,403 162,046 23,357 2007 March 1,399 166,862 144,731 22,131 184,305 163,573 20,732 June 8,205 200,757 174,321 26,436 159,111 140,880 18,231 September 377 157,631 137,002 20,629 201,859 181,607 20,252 December -4,461 161,331 141,797 19,534 195,805 171,810 23,995 2008 March -272 164,361 142,382 21,979 192,808 170,557 22,251 June 7,125 200,181 174,111 26,070 164,192 145,247 18,945 September -1,665 151,802 132,141 19,661 210,565 189,239 21,326 December -6,749 148,314 129,042 19,272 210,669 184,648 26,021 2009 March -1,953 155,902 135,471 20,431 198,267 175,883 22,384 June 8,871 196,438 170,293 26,145 160,465 143,191 17,274 September -1,166 145,413 126,955 18,458 210,316 190,692 19,624 December -4,794 146,212 127,546 18,666 203,771 180,311 23,460 2010 March -1,412 163,323 142,969 20,354 188,214 166,448 21,766 June 9,700 207,220 181,142 26,078 149,890 133,512 16,378 September -52 157,818 138,723 19,095 200,272 181,125 19,147 December -3,769 159,583 139,875 19,708 196,585 173,108 23,477 2011 March 117 172,591 151,782 20,809 182,395 161,703 20,692 June 8,261 211,607 185,568 26,039 154,631 136,853 17,778 September 130 163,377 143,377 20,000 204,611 184,741 19,870 December -5,352 165,216 145,505 19,711 199,246 174,183 25,063 2012 March 1,918 189,245 167,085 22,160 178,014 157,772 20,242 June 8,892 218,510 192,449 26,061 157,465 140,296 17,169 September 437 167,280 147,239 20,041 210,488 190,884 19,604 December -4,919 173,189 154,410 18,779 197,658 173,960 23,698 2013 March 272 183,519 162,476 21,043 191,744 170,973 20,771 June 8,373 230,070 204,764 25,306 154,322 137,389 16,933 September 1,153 170,108 150,461 19,647 215,036 196,542 18,494 December -5,597 173,809 156,092 17,717 205,990 182,676 23,314 2014 March -456 185,930 166,502 19,428 194,776 174,892 19,884 June 7,290 230,364 205,869 24,495 163,224 146,019 17,205 September -1,661 170,285 153,199 17,086 221,377 202,630 18,747 December -6,972 180,900 164,495 16,405 207,297 183,920 23,377 2015 March 1,523 193,502 172,170 21,332 199,234 179,425 19,809 June 8,396 238,400 213,618 24,782 165,530 149,144 16,386 September -403 177,718 160,045 17,673 223,669 205,593 18,076 December -4,605 191,775 173,810 17,965 210,245 187,675 22,570 2016 March 205 198,358 179,066 19,292 202,259 183,172 19,087 June 7,583 235,697 211,112 24,585 178,348 161,346 17,002 September -399 180,593 162,198 18,395 234,572 215,778 18,794 December -5,270 188,403 170,690 17,713 222,921 199,938 22,983 2017 March 1,730 205,151 183,911 21,240 208,331 188,821 19,510 June 9,004 239,749 213,318 26,431 185,546 168,119 17,427 September -723 180,140 160,587 19,553 249,478 229,202 20,276 December -5,933 199,034 180,073 18,961 224,294 199,400 24,894 2018 March 1,919 206,132 183,461 22,671 220,051 199,299 20,752 June 8,295 244,150 217,136 27,014 193,573 174,854 18,719 September -235 186,998 166,621 20,377 252,295 231,683 20,612 December -5,242 205,646 185,850 19,796 227,871 202,833 25,038 2019 March 900 209,616 187,223 22,393 222,229 200,736 21,493 June 7,761 249,523 222,391 27,132 196,507 177,136 19,371 September -165 190,488 169,974 20,514 254,204 233,525 20,679 December -5,143 207,631 187,523 20,108 230,111 204,860 25,251 2020 March -12,573 176,141 155,989 20,152 270,928 238,203 32,725 June -35,024 147,216 120,385 26,831 358,941 297,086 61,855 September 16,174 260,631 218,130 42,501 195,531 169,204 26,327 December -5,268 206,655 180,560 26,095 226,012 194,649 31,363 2021 March 11,476 241,897 210,394 31,503 187,427 167,400 20,027 June 18,125 304,452 270,642 33,810 152,897 137,212 15,685 September 4,078 223,957 199,690 24,267 234,451 214,262 20,189 December -1,398 236,654 214,259 22,395 213,590 189,797 23,793 2022 March -147 221,195 198,526 22,669 223,408 200,592 22,816 June 10,205 270,424 241,597 28,827 186,477 167,855 18,622 September -1,476 203,310 182,315 20,995 254,044 231,573 22,471 December -5,486 211,339 190,857 20,482 235,225 209,257 25,968 2023 March 970 227,249 203,079 24,170 218,903 195,703 23,200 June 9,368 262,979 233,792 29,187 197,647 177,828 19,819 September -242 189,951 167,879 22,072 269,482 247,168 22,314 December -4,255 210,866 189,590 21,276 242,707 217,176 25,531 2024 March -2,243 202,554 181,674 20,880 242,699 219,576 23,123 June 6,701 253,367 225,853 27,514 205,866 185,053 20,813 September -2,373 186,367 165,446 20,921 274,819 251,525 23,294 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.