Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Maryland 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 814 29,375 23,798 5,577 28,630 23,867 4,763 December 440 28,576 23,122 5,454 29,235 24,221 5,014 1993 March 93 28,836 23,427 5,409 29,159 23,843 5,316 June 269 31,063 25,306 5,757 28,140 22,652 5,488 September 816 31,352 25,479 5,873 28,562 23,505 5,057 December 477 30,443 24,708 5,735 29,618 24,360 5,258 1994 March -130 30,129 24,692 5,437 29,784 24,217 5,567 June 940 31,999 26,046 5,953 28,404 23,391 5,013 September 1,038 32,626 26,627 5,999 28,825 23,864 4,961 December 370 30,821 25,142 5,679 30,362 25,053 5,309 1995 March 313 31,713 25,857 5,856 30,361 24,818 5,543 June 309 31,118 25,286 5,832 30,816 25,293 5,523 September 314 31,498 25,641 5,857 30,873 25,330 5,543 December -151 31,290 25,521 5,769 31,886 25,966 5,920 1996 March 69 31,633 25,541 6,092 31,437 25,414 6,023 June 628 32,672 26,272 6,400 30,943 25,171 5,772 September 757 33,159 26,716 6,443 31,011 25,325 5,686 December 336 32,477 26,317 6,160 31,460 25,636 5,824 1997 March 672 33,137 26,828 6,309 31,060 25,423 5,637 June 286 32,537 26,108 6,429 32,558 26,415 6,143 September 758 33,958 27,177 6,781 31,522 25,499 6,023 December 153 33,204 26,908 6,296 32,525 26,382 6,143 1998 March 538 33,874 27,285 6,589 31,367 25,316 6,051 June 322 32,812 26,498 6,314 31,975 25,983 5,992 September 165 33,600 27,030 6,570 32,459 26,054 6,405 December 361 34,343 27,772 6,571 32,298 26,088 6,210 1999 March 932 34,065 27,421 6,644 32,192 26,480 5,712 June 424 33,670 27,395 6,275 31,984 26,133 5,851 September -350 34,085 27,731 6,354 33,252 26,548 6,704 December 1,264 35,735 28,857 6,878 31,218 25,604 5,614 2000 March 943 35,529 28,759 6,770 32,610 26,783 5,827 June -700 34,413 28,071 6,342 33,938 26,896 7,042 September -676 34,931 28,151 6,780 34,222 26,766 7,456 December -618 33,544 27,890 5,654 33,148 26,876 6,272 2001 March 70 34,276 27,940 6,336 33,076 26,810 6,266 June 935 34,858 27,091 7,767 34,221 27,389 6,832 September -1,320 32,413 26,641 5,772 34,347 27,255 7,092 December 1,206 34,530 27,071 7,459 32,945 26,692 6,253 2002 March 955 34,612 27,381 7,231 32,632 26,356 6,276 June -186 33,149 26,666 6,483 34,429 27,760 6,669 September -244 33,070 26,969 6,101 33,027 26,682 6,345 December 776 33,660 26,723 6,937 33,929 27,768 6,161 2003 March 293 33,596 26,889 6,707 33,724 27,310 6,414 June 134 34,207 28,110 6,097 32,126 26,163 5,963 September 457 34,208 26,987 7,221 33,553 26,789 6,764 December -153 34,137 27,872 6,265 33,221 26,803 6,418 2004 March 630 35,249 28,431 6,818 32,897 26,709 6,188 June 102 35,019 28,067 6,952 34,410 27,560 6,850 September 1,147 35,497 27,948 7,549 34,444 28,042 6,402 December 1,070 36,383 29,080 7,303 33,486 27,253 6,233 2005 March 493 35,341 27,913 7,428 35,609 28,674 6,935 June 582 36,208 28,724 7,484 35,449 28,547 6,902 September 1,452 36,447 28,867 7,580 34,559 28,431 6,128 December 669 36,356 29,168 7,188 35,771 29,252 6,519 2006 March 221 38,035 30,827 7,208 35,077 28,090 6,987 June 1,016 36,319 28,869 7,450 36,591 30,157 6,434 September -196 35,482 28,933 6,549 36,643 29,898 6,745 December 293 36,377 29,320 7,057 36,082 29,318 6,764 2007 March -51 36,434 29,378 7,056 36,590 29,483 7,107 June -689 34,612 28,981 5,631 35,651 29,331 6,320 September 524 37,120 29,023 8,097 37,670 30,097 7,573 December 120 36,181 28,735 7,446 36,885 29,559 7,326 2008 March -423 35,014 28,089 6,925 37,500 30,152 7,348 June -350 34,489 27,420 7,069 38,457 31,038 7,419 September -409 34,295 27,345 6,950 38,029 30,670 7,359 December -1,212 32,813 25,852 6,961 40,275 32,102 8,173 2009 March -1,435 31,736 25,033 6,703 39,764 31,626 8,138 June -591 33,220 26,038 7,182 37,939 30,166 7,773 September -1,274 32,107 25,690 6,417 36,754 29,063 7,691 December -466 33,408 26,464 6,944 36,344 28,934 7,410 2010 March -674 32,876 26,043 6,833 36,095 28,588 7,507 June 303 35,560 28,305 7,255 33,844 26,892 6,952 September -95 34,228 27,342 6,886 35,123 28,142 6,981 December 104 34,869 27,794 7,075 34,132 27,161 6,971 2011 March -681 34,004 27,255 6,749 34,930 27,500 7,430 June -289 34,478 27,286 7,192 35,384 27,903 7,481 September 477 35,095 27,579 7,516 34,612 27,573 7,039 December 732 35,309 27,937 7,372 33,839 27,199 6,640 2012 March 1,192 36,797 29,002 7,795 33,766 27,163 6,603 June 603 34,886 27,792 7,094 34,931 28,440 6,491 September -738 34,533 28,058 6,475 35,407 28,194 7,213 December -439 35,295 27,921 7,374 35,512 27,699 7,813 2013 March 306 36,049 28,524 7,525 35,345 28,126 7,219 June -235 35,301 28,411 6,890 35,303 28,178 7,125 September 623 35,705 28,448 7,257 34,830 28,196 6,634 December -442 35,027 28,002 7,025 35,827 28,360 7,467 2014 March 188 35,386 28,256 7,130 35,476 28,534 6,942 June 621 37,054 29,441 7,613 34,980 27,988 6,992 September 74 35,420 28,435 6,985 35,573 28,662 6,911 December -208 36,408 29,277 7,131 35,698 28,359 7,339 2015 March -347 35,059 28,277 6,782 36,640 29,511 7,129 June 462 37,582 29,729 7,853 35,537 28,146 7,391 September 750 37,249 29,074 8,175 36,692 29,267 7,425 December 238 37,356 29,507 7,849 36,072 28,461 7,611 2016 March 520 37,378 29,638 7,740 35,668 28,448 7,220 June -529 36,149 28,869 7,280 37,358 29,549 7,809 September 311 37,493 29,894 7,599 36,107 28,819 7,288 December -184 36,730 29,143 7,587 36,809 29,038 7,771 2017 March 835 37,829 29,978 7,851 35,835 28,819 7,016 June -70 36,529 29,196 7,333 37,248 29,845 7,403 September -38 36,130 29,039 7,091 36,523 29,394 7,129 December -82 36,973 29,429 7,544 36,737 29,111 7,626 2018 March 407 37,604 29,923 7,681 36,394 29,120 7,274 June 203 36,893 29,438 7,455 37,132 29,880 7,252 September -275 36,290 28,940 7,350 37,784 30,159 7,625 December -689 37,116 29,742 7,374 37,170 29,107 8,063 2019 March 1,021 38,240 30,352 7,888 35,701 28,834 6,867 June -732 36,083 29,023 7,060 38,090 30,298 7,792 September -300 36,028 28,688 7,340 37,581 29,941 7,640 December 143 36,922 29,093 7,829 36,920 29,234 7,686 2020 March -1,323 34,736 28,077 6,659 38,639 30,657 7,982 June -7,346 26,104 18,958 7,146 60,676 46,184 14,492 September 4,020 43,968 33,829 10,139 30,137 24,018 6,119 December 71 37,386 30,056 7,330 33,115 25,856 7,259 2021 March 1,304 37,186 29,691 7,495 32,531 26,340 6,191 June -287 37,007 29,314 7,693 35,687 27,707 7,980 September 3,558 40,828 30,576 10,252 34,963 28,269 6,694 December -332 38,885 32,478 6,407 33,459 26,720 6,739 2022 March 2,440 40,081 30,422 9,659 35,193 27,974 7,219 June -4,425 36,207 27,580 8,627 41,750 28,698 13,052 September 3,577 40,768 29,867 10,901 34,551 27,227 7,324 December -248 37,546 29,131 8,415 37,745 29,082 8,663 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.