Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Mining (except Oil and Gas) 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 -34 2,628 2,302 326 2,948 2,588 360 December -111 2,130 1,817 313 3,605 3,181 424 1993 March -264 2,316 1,996 320 3,605 3,021 584 June 166 4,055 3,572 483 1,979 1,662 317 September -22 2,852 2,556 296 2,740 2,422 318 December -118 2,226 1,947 279 3,374 2,977 397 1994 March -266 2,402 2,123 279 3,425 2,880 545 June 223 4,169 3,680 489 1,815 1,549 266 September 1 2,711 2,408 303 2,720 2,418 302 December -102 2,080 1,804 276 3,353 2,975 378 1995 March -235 2,472 2,197 275 3,173 2,663 510 June 179 3,855 3,409 446 1,937 1,670 267 September 39 2,597 2,301 296 2,749 2,492 257 December -121 2,123 1,866 257 3,307 2,929 378 1996 March -269 2,340 2,103 237 3,254 2,748 506 June 206 3,935 3,489 446 1,797 1,557 240 September 66 2,591 2,287 304 2,662 2,424 238 December -98 2,085 1,836 249 3,309 2,962 347 1997 March -203 2,452 2,179 273 3,123 2,647 476 June 208 3,918 3,485 433 1,723 1,498 225 September 26 2,586 2,318 268 2,654 2,412 242 December -119 2,073 1,837 236 3,229 2,874 355 1998 March -190 2,195 1,933 262 3,250 2,798 452 June 202 3,816 3,393 423 1,792 1,571 221 September -18 2,449 2,226 223 2,632 2,391 241 December -84 2,086 1,865 221 3,067 2,762 305 1999 March -213 2,191 1,957 234 3,257 2,810 447 June 172 3,644 3,237 407 1,860 1,625 235 September -24 2,314 2,053 261 2,732 2,447 285 December -35 2,036 1,779 257 3,108 2,816 292 2000 March -198 2,172 1,921 251 3,177 2,728 449 June 181 3,498 3,096 402 1,881 1,660 221 September -34 2,205 1,981 224 2,669 2,411 258 December -111 1,793 1,577 216 3,245 2,918 327 2001 March -195 2,273 2,006 267 2,923 2,461 462 June 207 3,573 3,154 419 1,707 1,495 212 September 21 2,270 2,021 249 2,531 2,303 228 December -101 1,864 1,661 203 3,024 2,720 304 2002 March -213 1,899 1,683 216 3,008 2,579 429 June 197 3,266 2,875 391 1,763 1,569 194 September -23 2,081 1,867 214 2,445 2,208 237 December -144 1,624 1,444 180 3,007 2,683 324 2003 March -260 1,760 1,570 190 3,069 2,619 450 June 227 3,459 3,066 393 1,497 1,331 166 September -25 2,117 1,928 189 2,273 2,059 214 December -71 1,681 1,498 183 2,764 2,510 254 2004 March -176 1,917 1,710 207 2,782 2,399 383 June 215 3,507 3,133 374 1,427 1,268 159 September -14 2,196 2,016 180 2,176 1,982 194 December -24 1,920 1,737 183 2,594 2,387 207 2005 March -158 2,059 1,827 232 2,852 2,462 390 June 204 3,636 3,290 346 1,329 1,187 142 September 26 2,157 1,968 189 2,235 2,072 163 December -71 1,943 1,775 168 2,709 2,470 239 2006 March -108 2,176 1,964 212 2,622 2,302 320 June 195 3,507 3,161 346 1,570 1,419 151 September -5 2,149 1,951 198 2,520 2,317 203 December -31 1,885 1,655 230 2,858 2,597 261 2007 March -160 2,132 1,902 230 2,906 2,516 390 June 192 3,400 3,010 390 1,716 1,518 198 September 20 2,060 1,854 206 2,505 2,319 186 December -69 1,746 1,546 200 3,007 2,738 269 2008 March -205 1,956 1,748 208 3,015 2,602 413 June 226 3,390 2,979 411 1,670 1,485 185 September -13 2,095 1,873 222 2,525 2,290 235 December -150 1,654 1,464 190 3,207 2,867 340 2009 March -264 1,554 1,370 184 3,429 2,981 448 June 205 2,993 2,590 403 1,903 1,705 198 September -49 1,904 1,712 192 2,426 2,185 241 December -106 1,454 1,265 189 3,014 2,719 295 2010 March -231 1,797 1,612 185 2,867 2,451 416 June 228 3,483 3,059 424 1,315 1,119 196 September -26 1,981 1,810 171 2,194 1,997 197 December -87 1,639 1,430 209 2,692 2,396 296 2011 March -191 1,950 1,750 200 2,634 2,243 391 June 289 3,496 3,046 450 1,289 1,128 161 September 19 2,120 1,934 186 2,026 1,859 167 December -108 1,672 1,489 183 2,676 2,385 291 2012 March -136 2,060 1,851 209 2,544 2,199 345 June 164 3,154 2,793 361 1,589 1,392 197 September -57 1,815 1,651 164 2,359 2,138 221 December -110 1,532 1,339 193 2,820 2,517 303 2013 March -151 1,820 1,613 207 2,677 2,319 358 June 174 3,190 2,822 368 1,482 1,288 194 September -35 1,873 1,711 162 2,118 1,921 197 December -138 1,528 1,339 189 2,754 2,427 327 2014 March -173 1,733 1,538 195 2,644 2,276 368 June 162 3,225 2,873 352 1,395 1,205 190 September 30 1,977 1,770 207 2,003 1,826 177 December -151 1,510 1,369 141 2,679 2,387 292 2015 March -113 1,747 1,556 191 2,625 2,321 304 June 134 3,049 2,755 294 1,411 1,251 160 September -22 1,716 1,553 163 2,107 1,922 185 December -125 1,328 1,199 129 2,644 2,390 254 2016 March -153 1,624 1,469 155 2,552 2,244 308 June 112 2,797 2,523 274 1,445 1,283 162 September -40 1,697 1,550 147 2,047 1,860 187 December -23 1,537 1,352 185 2,351 2,143 208 2017 March -98 1,857 1,673 184 2,204 1,922 282 June 135 3,000 2,716 284 1,297 1,148 149 September -13 1,804 1,653 151 1,948 1,784 164 December -110 1,523 1,377 146 2,403 2,147 256 2018 March -111 1,815 1,653 162 2,318 2,045 273 June 107 3,036 2,759 277 1,332 1,162 170 September -13 1,820 1,660 160 2,044 1,871 173 December -38 1,550 1,388 162 2,408 2,208 200 2019 March -115 1,780 1,586 194 2,337 2,028 309 June 136 2,906 2,616 290 1,388 1,234 154 September 18 1,828 1,658 170 2,012 1,860 152 December -66 1,543 1,373 170 2,464 2,228 236 2020 March -160 1,590 1,446 144 2,421 2,117 304 June 32 2,431 2,188 243 1,781 1,570 211 September -18 1,727 1,553 174 1,992 1,800 192 December -48 1,598 1,424 174 2,172 1,950 222 2021 March -48 1,718 1,488 230 2,428 2,150 278 June 118 2,799 2,530 269 1,323 1,172 151 September 12 1,732 1,562 170 2,002 1,844 158 December 33 1,852 1,596 256 2,195 1,972 223 2022 March -143 1,832 1,641 191 2,304 1,970 334 June 67 2,857 2,597 260 1,451 1,258 193 September 14 1,919 1,736 183 1,917 1,748 169 December -50 1,760 1,584 176 2,197 1,971 226 2023 March -93 1,839 1,659 180 2,117 1,844 273 June 163 2,879 2,577 302 1,297 1,158 139 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.