Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Massachusetts 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 47 39,399 31,787 7,612 37,083 29,518 7,565 December 1,073 38,689 30,925 7,764 37,827 31,136 6,691 1993 March 854 38,889 31,624 7,265 37,218 30,807 6,411 June -231 39,511 32,155 7,356 37,981 30,394 7,587 September 1,236 41,565 33,903 7,662 37,036 30,610 6,426 December 1,460 41,015 33,063 7,952 38,291 31,799 6,492 1994 March 492 40,007 32,710 7,297 39,403 32,598 6,805 June 345 41,109 33,706 7,403 38,646 31,588 7,058 September 1,545 43,863 35,759 8,104 37,926 31,367 6,559 December 1,150 41,612 33,914 7,698 40,298 33,750 6,548 1995 March 656 43,433 35,695 7,738 39,865 32,783 7,082 June 209 41,023 33,703 7,320 41,748 34,637 7,111 September 249 43,125 35,762 7,363 40,314 33,200 7,114 December 538 41,841 34,350 7,491 41,334 34,381 6,953 1996 March 79 42,961 35,522 7,439 40,846 33,486 7,360 June 389 43,236 35,200 8,036 41,754 34,107 7,647 September 755 43,679 35,854 7,825 41,055 33,985 7,070 December 964 44,057 36,010 8,047 42,220 35,137 7,083 1997 March 1,359 45,898 37,905 7,993 40,221 33,587 6,634 June -485 43,595 35,778 7,817 43,913 35,611 8,302 September 1,359 46,204 36,906 9,298 42,249 34,310 7,939 December 227 44,528 36,730 7,798 42,194 34,623 7,571 1998 March 89 44,587 36,746 7,841 41,763 34,011 7,752 June 1,328 44,763 35,345 9,418 43,837 35,747 8,090 September 443 45,296 36,840 8,456 43,358 35,345 8,013 December -1,505 43,729 37,380 6,349 43,077 35,223 7,854 1999 March 2,609 46,978 36,785 10,193 42,497 34,913 7,584 June 656 45,026 36,630 8,396 44,434 36,694 7,740 September -208 45,351 37,452 7,899 44,168 36,061 8,107 December 497 45,924 37,928 7,996 43,156 35,657 7,499 2000 March 362 47,480 39,062 8,418 43,872 35,816 8,056 June -488 45,271 37,263 8,008 45,825 37,329 8,496 September 2,124 47,572 37,771 9,801 44,665 36,988 7,677 December 1,062 47,252 38,295 8,957 44,842 36,947 7,895 2001 March 92 46,918 38,319 8,599 45,478 36,971 8,507 June -580 44,499 36,297 8,202 47,517 38,735 8,782 September -152 42,976 34,823 8,153 47,107 38,802 8,305 December 136 44,314 35,839 8,475 46,220 37,881 8,339 2002 March 1,070 45,933 36,350 9,583 45,337 36,824 8,513 June -8 43,588 35,076 8,512 46,779 38,259 8,520 September -151 43,593 35,159 8,434 45,817 37,232 8,585 December 0 44,937 35,914 9,023 45,674 36,651 9,023 2003 March 957 44,208 34,611 9,597 46,510 37,870 8,640 June -115 44,113 35,589 8,524 45,525 36,886 8,639 September 725 45,029 35,947 9,082 44,931 36,574 8,357 December -37 44,523 35,764 8,759 46,064 37,268 8,796 2004 March 887 47,018 37,600 9,418 44,659 36,128 8,531 June 44 44,939 36,222 8,717 45,594 36,921 8,673 September -2,007 45,004 36,165 8,839 47,548 36,702 10,846 December 2,380 47,547 36,211 11,336 45,878 36,922 8,956 2005 March 713 45,625 35,867 9,758 46,530 37,485 9,045 June 681 46,772 36,985 9,787 45,533 36,427 9,106 September 530 46,377 37,178 9,199 45,710 37,041 8,669 December 399 45,849 36,612 9,237 46,749 37,911 8,838 2006 March 137 46,059 37,245 8,814 45,818 37,141 8,677 June 864 46,272 36,592 9,680 46,610 37,794 8,816 September -462 45,525 37,006 8,519 46,507 37,526 8,981 December 186 46,749 37,548 9,201 45,673 36,658 9,015 2007 March 508 45,333 36,049 9,284 46,353 37,577 8,776 June 597 46,251 37,055 9,196 45,394 36,795 8,599 September -325 44,794 35,591 9,203 48,171 38,643 9,528 December -141 45,984 36,705 9,279 46,791 37,371 9,420 2008 March 944 46,271 36,356 9,915 46,358 37,387 8,971 June -28 44,953 36,035 8,918 47,342 38,396 8,946 September 17 43,834 34,827 9,007 47,202 38,212 8,990 December -980 42,248 33,411 8,837 50,139 40,322 9,817 2009 March -1,834 38,603 30,371 8,232 51,102 41,036 10,066 June -113 42,131 32,871 9,260 47,646 38,273 9,373 September -244 40,937 32,285 8,652 45,399 36,503 8,896 December -718 42,301 33,453 8,848 44,995 35,429 9,566 2010 March 525 43,453 33,899 9,554 43,529 34,500 9,029 June 1,110 44,327 35,308 9,019 41,858 33,949 7,909 September -586 43,846 34,833 9,013 43,972 34,373 9,599 December 314 45,690 35,913 9,777 43,631 34,168 9,463 2011 March 239 43,307 34,175 9,132 43,974 35,081 8,893 June 627 44,920 35,150 9,770 44,039 34,896 9,143 September 4,874 49,432 36,070 13,362 42,566 34,078 8,488 December 798 45,087 35,692 9,395 43,588 34,991 8,597 2012 March 1,523 45,989 35,963 10,026 43,415 34,912 8,503 June 1,256 46,085 36,349 9,736 43,567 35,087 8,480 September 1,046 44,691 34,865 9,826 45,082 36,302 8,780 December 1,388 46,631 36,167 10,464 44,047 34,971 9,076 2013 March 417 45,620 35,926 9,694 45,251 35,974 9,277 June 1,671 47,308 36,818 10,490 43,820 35,001 8,819 September 1,344 46,562 35,732 10,830 46,267 36,781 9,486 December -393 46,566 36,944 9,622 45,658 35,643 10,015 2014 March 1,199 47,475 36,593 10,882 46,044 36,361 9,683 June 1,769 49,567 38,114 11,453 44,664 34,980 9,684 September 2,012 48,237 36,855 11,382 46,263 36,893 9,370 December 2,662 50,400 37,719 12,681 46,270 36,251 10,019 2015 March 575 46,787 36,065 10,722 48,769 38,622 10,147 June 1,635 51,545 39,738 11,807 46,143 35,971 10,172 September 443 48,371 37,119 11,252 49,488 38,679 10,809 December 1,600 51,066 39,188 11,878 47,568 37,290 10,278 2016 March 325 50,172 39,790 10,382 47,320 37,263 10,057 June 291 50,530 38,562 11,968 50,084 38,407 11,677 September 2,117 51,368 39,149 12,219 48,889 38,787 10,102 December 926 50,320 38,837 11,483 48,879 38,322 10,557 2017 March 2,482 51,994 39,366 12,628 49,059 38,913 10,146 June 871 52,128 40,568 11,560 49,547 38,858 10,689 September -341 48,848 37,527 11,321 51,912 40,250 11,662 December 763 52,695 40,462 12,233 49,396 37,926 11,470 2018 March 1,170 50,850 38,729 12,121 50,970 40,019 10,951 June -702 52,148 39,959 12,189 52,011 39,120 12,891 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.