Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Administrative and Support 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 1,508 71,080 55,843 15,237 77,110 63,381 13,729 December -3,343 68,334 52,167 16,167 84,072 64,562 19,510 1993 March -6,358 72,373 55,501 16,872 82,964 59,734 23,230 June 16,405 102,595 73,896 28,699 56,873 44,579 12,294 September 2,814 74,765 58,815 15,950 77,674 64,538 13,136 December -3,343 72,763 56,586 16,177 85,404 65,884 19,520 1994 March -6,583 76,365 59,136 17,229 85,051 61,239 23,812 June 16,426 107,666 77,969 29,697 60,765 47,494 13,271 September 3,306 80,309 63,312 16,997 80,655 66,964 13,691 December -3,990 75,271 58,484 16,787 91,505 70,728 20,777 1995 March -5,643 81,134 62,688 18,446 88,709 64,620 24,089 June 17,183 110,207 79,868 30,339 65,210 52,054 13,156 September 735 81,352 64,853 16,499 86,655 70,891 15,764 December -3,015 79,457 61,372 18,085 93,853 72,753 21,100 1996 March -5,958 84,465 64,516 19,949 93,221 67,314 25,907 June 17,534 115,549 84,000 31,549 66,990 52,975 14,015 September 2,461 85,630 67,315 18,315 89,713 73,859 15,854 December -2,701 83,994 64,321 19,673 98,180 75,806 22,374 1997 March -5,592 89,681 68,742 20,939 95,821 69,290 26,531 June 16,959 120,484 88,667 31,817 69,623 54,765 14,858 September 1,246 88,246 70,248 17,998 93,833 77,081 16,752 December -4,863 85,878 66,571 19,307 103,431 79,261 24,170 1998 March -8,032 89,319 67,942 21,377 103,359 73,950 29,409 June 20,893 126,048 91,081 34,967 70,510 56,436 14,074 September 954 89,636 71,284 18,352 98,430 81,032 17,398 December -3,261 89,077 69,837 19,240 103,007 80,506 22,501 1999 March -8,703 90,308 69,807 20,501 106,931 77,727 29,204 June 16,415 125,485 92,903 32,582 75,804 59,637 16,167 September 111 92,714 73,741 18,973 101,410 82,548 18,862 December -3,045 91,685 71,663 20,022 105,077 82,010 23,067 2000 March -6,354 95,925 73,431 22,494 108,389 79,541 28,848 June 15,794 127,463 95,493 31,970 78,445 62,269 16,176 September 1,071 94,664 74,841 19,823 104,197 85,445 18,752 December -3,538 89,479 69,194 20,285 112,506 88,683 23,823 2001 March -8,089 94,707 71,313 23,394 113,995 82,512 31,483 June 17,009 126,339 92,936 33,403 82,595 66,201 16,394 September -812 89,739 69,837 19,902 112,311 91,597 20,714 December -3,684 85,616 64,389 21,227 119,189 94,278 24,911 2002 March -9,928 93,415 70,693 22,722 115,510 82,860 32,650 June 18,246 130,118 94,150 35,968 81,456 63,734 17,722 September 833 94,067 73,985 20,082 105,991 86,742 19,249 December -3,704 88,961 67,535 21,426 115,375 90,245 25,130 2003 March -10,740 90,122 67,727 22,395 119,402 86,267 33,135 June 16,700 128,893 94,718 34,175 81,386 63,911 17,475 September 702 94,304 74,977 19,327 103,838 85,213 18,625 December -3,157 90,672 69,473 21,199 112,990 88,634 24,356 2004 March -9,409 96,234 73,436 22,798 115,091 82,884 32,207 June 17,917 134,861 99,733 35,128 78,834 61,623 17,211 September 142 96,486 76,198 20,288 106,769 86,623 20,146 December -1,659 95,798 73,164 22,634 113,874 89,581 24,293 2005 March -12,334 94,877 72,772 22,105 120,620 86,181 34,439 June 20,687 138,588 100,980 37,608 79,837 62,916 16,921 September 2,020 102,357 80,988 21,369 106,578 87,229 19,349 December -2,283 96,452 73,530 22,922 119,413 94,208 25,205 2006 March -9,195 100,834 77,475 23,359 119,728 87,174 32,554 June 18,993 142,047 105,524 36,523 82,780 65,250 17,530 September 243 100,702 80,091 20,611 112,453 92,085 20,368 December -1,991 98,476 74,324 24,152 122,545 96,402 26,143 2007 March -11,657 102,284 78,452 23,832 125,732 90,243 35,489 June 19,451 144,642 106,545 38,097 86,195 67,549 18,646 September 1,140 102,156 79,914 22,242 117,663 96,561 21,102 December -2,615 101,033 76,753 24,280 125,294 98,399 26,895 2008 March -12,934 99,839 75,693 24,146 132,247 95,167 37,080 June 17,466 141,102 102,674 38,428 93,067 72,105 20,962 September -1,251 97,036 76,026 21,010 121,570 99,309 22,261 December -7,315 89,321 65,668 23,653 138,372 107,404 30,968 2009 March -17,704 84,789 62,015 22,774 144,051 103,573 40,478 June 16,320 130,980 93,438 37,542 93,749 72,527 21,222 September -3,991 90,656 70,909 19,747 116,505 92,767 23,738 December -3,898 95,815 70,738 25,077 119,597 90,622 28,975 2010 March -16,054 90,543 67,977 22,566 127,711 89,091 38,620 June 20,921 142,248 102,518 39,730 80,254 61,445 18,809 September -319 97,471 76,059 21,412 108,993 87,262 21,731 December -3,583 98,421 73,148 25,273 118,641 89,785 28,856 2011 March -13,333 97,180 73,218 23,962 124,191 86,896 37,295 June 19,811 142,546 103,152 39,394 82,156 62,573 19,583 September 1,683 103,062 80,644 22,418 108,217 87,482 20,735 December -4,569 96,653 72,002 24,651 123,592 94,372 29,220 2012 March -10,245 103,854 78,309 25,545 121,411 85,621 35,790 June 19,041 142,809 104,508 38,301 84,166 64,906 19,260 September 266 100,646 78,794 21,852 113,385 91,799 21,586 December -3,028 100,304 75,481 24,823 121,382 93,531 27,851 2013 March -13,527 102,096 78,130 23,966 126,332 88,839 37,493 June 19,794 145,475 106,731 38,744 85,767 66,817 18,950 September 1,210 103,931 81,800 22,131 113,080 92,159 20,921 December -4,984 100,491 76,854 23,637 124,702 96,081 28,621 2014 March -12,979 100,492 77,794 22,698 127,373 91,696 35,677 June 18,827 148,993 110,475 38,518 86,776 67,085 19,691 September -875 104,030 83,718 20,312 115,260 94,073 21,187 December -5,602 102,739 79,698 23,041 125,510 96,867 28,643 2015 March -12,667 101,532 77,568 23,964 132,362 95,731 36,631 June 20,682 153,004 112,958 40,046 87,691 68,327 19,364 September -123 106,178 84,161 22,017 119,888 97,748 22,140 December -3,365 108,157 82,370 25,787 129,272 100,120 29,152 2016 March -11,906 106,927 82,098 24,829 133,729 96,994 36,735 June 16,476 151,860 114,086 37,774 94,400 73,102 21,298 September -105 110,635 87,716 22,919 121,879 98,855 23,024 December -5,051 105,273 80,522 24,751 133,812 104,010 29,802 2017 March -11,494 109,112 83,773 25,339 135,222 98,389 36,833 June 18,043 155,470 116,365 39,105 95,276 74,214 21,062 September -1,942 107,158 84,897 22,261 128,572 104,369 24,203 December -4,373 110,983 84,805 26,178 133,597 103,046 30,551 2018 March -11,335 113,390 86,025 27,365 138,420 99,720 38,700 June 19,364 157,666 116,104 41,562 100,450 78,252 22,198 September -414 112,715 88,779 23,936 129,548 105,198 24,350 December -4,414 112,135 84,737 27,398 138,061 106,249 31,812 2019 March -12,397 113,895 86,591 27,304 140,205 100,504 39,701 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.