Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Tennessee Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 2,262 42,854 31,095 11,759 32,823 23,326 9,497 March 1995 2,987 44,076 31,650 12,426 34,443 25,004 9,439 March 1996 2,204 43,654 30,872 12,782 37,759 27,181 10,578 March 1997 1,746 44,193 31,005 13,188 39,216 27,774 11,442 March 1998 1,059 44,074 31,076 12,998 40,501 28,562 11,939 March 1999 1,258 45,208 32,072 13,136 40,290 28,412 11,878 March 2000 795 45,253 32,591 12,662 41,503 29,636 11,867 March 2001 -143 43,105 30,845 12,260 44,063 31,660 12,403 March 2002 -727 40,768 28,792 11,976 46,015 33,312 12,703 March 2003 882 43,755 31,068 12,687 42,865 31,060 11,805 March 2004 894 45,740 33,293 12,447 41,856 30,303 11,553 March 2005 1,465 46,305 33,505 12,800 42,216 30,881 11,335 March 2006 2,057 48,807 35,292 13,515 42,018 30,560 11,458 March 2007 1,220 47,920 34,603 13,317 45,068 32,971 12,097 March 2008 1,294 46,479 32,756 13,723 47,836 35,407 12,429 March 2009 -2,877 38,446 27,024 11,422 55,503 41,204 14,299 March 2010 -2,269 39,424 28,336 11,088 49,581 36,224 13,357 March 2011 -792 44,255 32,626 11,629 43,295 30,874 12,421 March 2012 586 46,436 34,360 12,076 41,402 29,912 11,490 March 2013 1,026 46,070 33,586 12,484 43,413 31,955 11,458 March 2014 408 47,410 35,255 12,155 42,841 31,094 11,747 March 2015 1,595 48,329 35,433 12,896 43,445 32,144 11,301 March 2016 1,829 51,514 38,267 13,247 42,639 31,221 11,418 March 2017 2,651 51,482 37,744 13,738 45,195 34,108 11,087 March 2018 2,021 52,244 38,216 14,028 46,823 34,816 12,007 March 2019 2,341 54,059 38,580 15,479 48,260 35,122 13,138 March 2020 5,379 56,810 38,209 18,601 51,193 37,971 13,222 March 2021 5,195 56,877 36,936 19,941 58,021 43,275 14,746 March 2022 11,518 74,275 47,604 26,671 51,061 35,908 15,153 March 2023 7,223 74,269 48,496 25,773 57,109 38,559 18,550 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.