Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted California Total private 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 5,346 202,665 156,555 46,110 205,825 165,061 40,764 December -1,984 191,567 150,765 40,802 207,797 165,011 42,786 1993 March -4,231 197,295 152,702 44,593 208,519 159,695 48,824 June -2,858 195,296 152,261 43,035 199,676 153,783 45,893 September 9,284 202,846 156,068 46,778 191,320 153,826 37,494 December -664 194,899 153,664 41,235 200,112 158,213 41,899 1994 March -3,377 203,948 157,895 46,053 204,425 154,995 49,430 June -1,940 205,527 159,093 46,434 202,007 153,633 48,374 September 11,107 210,941 163,838 47,103 188,220 152,224 35,996 December -9,823 202,750 159,449 43,301 211,382 158,258 53,124 1995 March 9,726 206,210 159,129 47,081 194,260 156,905 37,355 June -536 204,798 162,594 42,204 195,452 152,712 42,740 September -3,654 218,079 169,380 48,699 203,689 151,336 52,353 December -2,003 212,229 164,857 47,372 206,096 156,721 49,375 1996 March 13,130 222,037 166,442 55,595 196,666 154,201 42,465 June 2,544 214,641 168,000 46,641 200,359 156,262 44,097 September -3,813 217,755 167,607 50,148 213,029 159,068 53,961 December 2,730 220,395 169,973 50,422 204,714 157,022 47,692 1997 March 6,535 226,216 172,483 53,733 202,162 154,964 47,198 June 5,692 225,657 172,271 53,386 204,889 157,195 47,694 September -12,022 222,177 175,404 46,773 210,201 151,406 58,795 December -759 215,867 166,810 49,057 211,823 162,007 49,816 1998 March 19,891 236,754 165,535 71,219 205,869 154,541 51,328 June 24,568 244,220 174,111 70,109 201,844 156,303 45,541 September 7,232 232,006 175,787 56,219 207,635 158,648 48,987 December 1,722 228,557 177,242 51,315 211,630 162,037 49,593 1999 March 4,617 229,435 172,363 57,072 218,407 165,952 52,455 June -342 231,328 177,087 54,241 216,526 161,943 54,583 September -3,577 231,210 177,893 53,317 218,351 161,457 56,894 December 30,398 255,760 178,777 76,983 211,909 165,324 46,585 2000 March 3,115 236,473 177,563 58,910 226,388 170,593 55,795 June 5,178 241,688 183,088 58,600 221,405 167,983 53,422 September 5,077 243,162 180,799 62,363 224,537 167,251 57,286 December 1,475 237,176 179,191 57,985 225,345 168,835 56,510 2001 March 12,049 248,484 180,220 68,264 227,544 171,329 56,215 June 1,549 236,237 175,314 60,923 236,790 177,416 59,374 September -837 232,816 168,919 63,897 242,516 177,782 64,734 December 13,785 236,318 168,130 68,188 234,079 179,676 54,403 2002 March 6,495 241,178 174,546 66,632 231,961 171,824 60,137 June 8,528 242,425 172,606 69,819 234,413 173,122 61,291 September 9,968 238,356 169,472 68,884 233,722 174,806 58,916 December 7,216 240,746 172,673 68,073 233,318 172,461 60,857 2003 March 4,181 236,573 168,998 67,575 239,229 175,835 63,394 June 7,201 242,593 173,359 69,234 234,602 172,569 62,033 September 6,028 237,425 168,207 69,218 238,760 175,570 63,190 December 7,277 245,496 174,965 70,531 230,475 167,221 63,254 2004 March 7,396 246,496 177,198 69,298 230,566 168,664 61,902 June -4,188 237,382 173,974 63,408 236,396 168,800 67,596 September 13,296 251,977 174,220 77,757 236,595 172,134 64,461 December 1,119 252,414 179,275 73,139 244,254 172,234 72,020 2005 March 13,341 256,839 177,181 79,658 241,336 175,019 66,317 June 3,640 253,359 178,561 74,798 245,559 174,401 71,158 September 17,805 262,479 181,970 80,509 235,935 173,231 62,704 December 1,728 258,681 186,381 72,300 245,970 175,398 70,572 2006 March 10,588 262,186 184,609 77,577 247,006 180,017 66,989 June 813 256,553 183,594 72,959 251,920 179,774 72,146 September 2,641 256,557 181,746 74,811 253,467 181,297 72,170 December -4,412 260,835 183,561 77,274 262,807 181,121 81,686 2007 March 14,146 271,601 186,850 84,751 250,980 180,375 70,605 June -3,374 256,630 180,283 76,347 264,878 185,157 79,721 September 836 258,908 178,050 80,858 265,952 185,930 80,022 December 15,920 271,922 182,458 89,464 259,036 185,492 73,544 2008 March -3,510 254,906 176,858 78,048 268,158 186,600 81,558 June 786 252,792 170,522 82,270 272,245 190,761 81,484 September 6,536 250,153 165,344 84,809 266,458 188,185 78,273 December 4,336 240,576 156,242 84,334 279,363 199,365 79,998 2009 March -3,467 221,765 143,017 78,748 284,215 202,000 82,215 June -4,447 229,098 150,694 78,404 267,509 184,658 82,851 September -13,268 227,841 148,870 78,971 264,709 172,470 92,239 December 1,697 239,325 154,298 85,027 249,316 165,986 83,330 2010 March -16,807 225,795 153,041 72,754 257,199 167,638 89,561 June -11,024 244,318 164,635 79,683 252,872 162,165 90,707 September 9,919 248,139 159,936 88,203 242,342 164,058 78,284 December 5,362 249,806 166,249 83,557 237,753 159,558 78,195 2011 March 1,536 242,310 164,868 77,442 237,368 161,462 75,906 June -11,793 247,889 165,863 82,026 243,881 150,062 93,819 September -5,517 255,253 178,033 77,220 252,273 169,536 82,737 December 1,430 243,263 165,636 77,627 236,548 160,351 76,197 2012 March 54,116 289,806 174,335 115,471 219,796 158,441 61,355 June 20,946 254,025 175,717 78,308 220,533 163,171 57,362 September 6,150 231,825 173,451 58,374 219,764 167,540 52,224 December 27,860 241,777 174,687 67,090 202,837 163,607 39,230 2013 March -5,855 237,581 189,236 48,345 218,517 164,317 54,200 June -6,235 255,490 185,987 69,503 246,068 170,330 75,738 September 6,084 250,247 188,902 61,345 228,447 173,186 55,261 December 18,372 264,975 193,997 70,978 229,317 176,711 52,606 2014 March 1,743 260,272 196,563 63,709 240,072 178,106 61,966 June 2,151 254,481 192,808 61,673 245,736 186,214 59,522 September 7,590 262,213 193,975 68,238 242,025 181,377 60,648 December 7,527 262,736 192,256 70,480 245,264 182,311 62,953 2015 March 3,370 268,344 198,411 69,933 245,391 178,828 66,563 June 4,535 264,488 194,314 70,174 253,918 188,279 65,639 September 13,512 271,040 200,674 70,366 237,372 180,518 56,854 December 12,350 280,873 202,482 78,391 261,067 195,026 66,041 2016 March -249 269,829 199,929 69,900 258,106 187,957 70,149 June 8,701 272,070 195,650 76,420 263,454 195,735 67,719 September 19,172 281,643 200,476 81,167 252,286 190,291 61,995 December 8,893 272,328 197,693 74,635 259,412 193,670 65,742 2017 March 7,835 284,903 207,679 77,224 258,819 189,430 69,389 June 10,104 280,511 201,164 79,347 269,340 200,097 69,243 September 10,436 275,696 201,260 74,436 264,222 200,222 64,000 December 10,349 277,445 201,108 76,337 264,245 198,257 65,988 2018 March -3,638 279,984 207,895 72,089 270,174 194,447 75,727 June 6,328 279,425 203,440 75,985 273,784 204,127 69,657 September 5,853 277,660 202,689 74,971 272,526 203,408 69,118 December 17,038 288,039 203,956 84,083 267,295 200,250 67,045 2019 March -3,243 283,639 210,421 73,218 272,365 195,904 76,461 June 2,447 277,374 202,089 75,285 280,788 207,950 72,838 September 11,012 279,947 203,208 76,739 268,895 203,168 65,727 December 20,755 292,272 204,338 87,934 268,730 201,551 67,179 2020 March -10,384 280,146 203,346 76,800 298,471 211,287 87,184 June -46,353 219,909 142,661 77,248 432,410 308,809 123,601 September 14,416 310,570 212,507 98,063 271,456 187,809 83,647 December 27,873 306,144 207,205 98,939 253,668 182,602 71,066 2021 March 7,381 298,838 213,487 85,351 259,729 181,759 77,970 June 8,707 303,921 217,601 86,320 268,966 191,353 77,613 September 13,925 309,520 221,930 87,590 268,767 195,102 73,665 December 35,598 337,795 232,898 104,897 258,581 189,282 69,299 2022 March 34,290 363,545 257,769 105,776 259,734 188,248 71,486 June -35,898 288,987 206,273 82,714 360,594 241,982 118,612 September 9,662 297,195 218,991 78,204 275,582 207,040 68,542 December 6,651 300,331 209,338 90,993 294,929 210,587 84,342 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.