Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted South Carolina 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 682 20,335 16,909 3,426 19,169 16,425 2,744 December -146 20,031 16,705 3,326 20,128 16,656 3,472 1993 March 316 20,496 16,988 3,508 19,817 16,625 3,192 June 726 21,831 18,043 3,788 18,928 15,866 3,062 September 715 21,275 17,772 3,503 19,495 16,707 2,788 December 26 21,118 17,714 3,404 19,950 16,572 3,378 1994 March 608 21,492 17,854 3,638 19,907 16,877 3,030 June 224 22,076 18,226 3,850 20,154 16,528 3,626 September 807 21,798 18,164 3,634 19,300 16,473 2,827 December 347 21,929 18,119 3,810 20,760 17,297 3,463 1995 March 690 22,376 18,372 4,004 20,338 17,024 3,314 June 420 22,443 18,357 4,086 21,178 17,512 3,666 September 871 22,671 18,601 4,070 20,877 17,678 3,199 December 591 22,942 18,853 4,089 21,417 17,919 3,498 1996 March -66 22,916 18,892 4,024 22,014 17,924 4,090 June 985 23,135 18,796 4,339 21,386 18,032 3,354 September 808 23,035 18,931 4,104 21,694 18,398 3,296 December 44 23,030 19,103 3,927 21,826 17,943 3,883 1997 March 1,031 24,186 19,400 4,786 21,621 17,866 3,755 June 347 23,598 19,303 4,295 22,523 18,575 3,948 September 673 24,734 20,035 4,699 22,899 18,873 4,026 December 1,081 24,211 20,441 3,770 21,124 18,435 2,689 1998 March -482 22,835 20,016 2,819 22,425 19,124 3,301 June 2,451 26,816 20,441 6,375 23,086 19,162 3,924 September 388 25,567 21,054 4,513 23,601 19,476 4,125 December 358 25,865 21,533 4,332 23,320 19,346 3,974 1999 March 580 25,747 20,998 4,749 24,454 20,285 4,169 June 178 25,202 20,943 4,259 24,471 20,390 4,081 September -142 24,879 20,762 4,117 24,932 20,673 4,259 December 637 26,519 22,122 4,397 23,948 20,188 3,760 2000 March 170 25,174 21,461 3,713 24,042 20,499 3,543 June 399 25,628 21,108 4,520 24,765 20,644 4,121 September -3,807 24,022 20,005 4,017 28,158 20,334 7,824 December 3,233 27,247 19,992 7,255 24,529 20,507 4,022 2001 March -543 25,044 20,475 4,569 25,697 20,585 5,112 June 316 19,682 17,119 2,563 20,793 18,546 2,247 September 1,568 28,451 22,196 6,255 26,982 22,295 4,687 December -766 23,855 19,624 4,231 26,233 21,236 4,997 2002 March 151 24,697 20,107 4,590 24,728 20,289 4,439 June 835 25,166 20,490 4,676 24,796 20,955 3,841 September 333 24,426 20,108 4,318 25,114 21,129 3,985 December 744 24,219 20,021 4,198 24,839 21,385 3,454 2003 March 781 24,618 20,332 4,286 24,863 21,358 3,505 June 336 24,793 21,024 3,769 24,502 21,069 3,433 September -91 25,223 21,306 3,917 24,652 20,644 4,008 December 481 25,080 20,888 4,192 24,596 20,885 3,711 2004 March -774 25,201 21,239 3,962 25,247 20,511 4,736 June 1,885 26,603 21,376 5,227 24,032 20,690 3,342 September -190 25,479 21,365 4,114 25,554 21,250 4,304 December 657 26,672 22,011 4,661 24,921 20,917 4,004 2005 March 1 26,052 21,705 4,347 25,604 21,258 4,346 June -464 25,606 21,426 4,180 25,721 21,077 4,644 September 442 27,490 22,214 5,276 25,325 20,491 4,834 December -985 26,137 21,462 4,675 26,876 21,216 5,660 2006 March 501 27,657 22,389 5,268 24,832 20,065 4,767 June 829 27,354 21,180 6,174 26,708 21,363 5,345 September 1,407 29,463 21,888 7,575 27,141 20,973 6,168 December 1,825 27,845 22,377 5,468 25,282 21,639 3,643 2007 March 952 28,133 22,926 5,207 26,102 21,847 4,255 June -1,738 26,295 21,929 4,366 29,039 22,935 6,104 September 460 26,334 21,585 4,749 26,470 22,181 4,289 December 330 26,755 21,663 5,092 27,552 22,790 4,762 2008 March 21 26,129 21,228 4,901 27,833 22,953 4,880 June -262 24,829 20,187 4,642 28,577 23,673 4,904 September -1,064 24,392 20,028 4,364 28,426 22,998 5,428 December -1,458 23,333 18,378 4,955 31,126 24,713 6,413 2009 March -1,601 21,437 16,878 4,559 30,862 24,702 6,160 June -130 22,611 17,983 4,628 27,317 22,559 4,758 September -780 22,315 18,182 4,133 26,110 21,197 4,913 December -541 23,028 18,539 4,489 26,326 21,296 5,030 2010 March -820 22,688 18,567 4,121 25,599 20,658 4,941 June -257 23,995 19,817 4,178 24,220 19,785 4,435 September 69 23,302 19,158 4,144 23,945 19,870 4,075 December 80 23,994 19,649 4,345 23,993 19,728 4,265 2011 March -373 23,749 19,402 4,347 24,553 19,833 4,720 June -257 23,896 19,718 4,178 24,113 19,678 4,435 September 829 24,558 19,767 4,791 23,863 19,901 3,962 December 277 24,043 19,701 4,342 24,129 20,064 4,065 2012 March 441 24,898 20,462 4,436 23,468 19,473 3,995 June -278 24,010 20,135 3,875 24,272 20,119 4,153 September -73 23,947 19,893 4,054 24,284 20,157 4,127 December 433 24,941 20,412 4,529 23,849 19,753 4,096 2013 March -216 24,659 20,557 4,102 24,137 19,819 4,318 June 658 24,949 20,480 4,469 23,359 19,548 3,811 September 691 25,648 21,115 4,533 23,631 19,789 3,842 December -109 25,215 20,980 4,235 23,918 19,574 4,344 2014 March 925 25,873 21,268 4,605 23,841 20,161 3,680 June -399 25,424 21,413 4,011 24,519 20,109 4,410 September 439 25,924 21,239 4,685 24,548 20,302 4,246 December 668 26,452 21,887 4,565 23,415 19,518 3,897 2015 March 635 25,817 21,423 4,394 24,553 20,794 3,759 June -114 26,668 22,157 4,511 24,924 20,299 4,625 September -10 26,179 21,870 4,309 24,897 20,578 4,319 December 1,337 27,959 22,564 5,395 24,373 20,315 4,058 2016 March 744 27,416 22,594 4,822 25,124 21,046 4,078 June -73 26,511 22,062 4,449 26,737 22,215 4,522 September 155 27,561 22,860 4,701 25,607 21,061 4,546 December 414 27,530 22,621 4,909 25,875 21,380 4,495 2017 March 757 27,500 22,698 4,802 25,388 21,343 4,045 June 65 26,956 22,297 4,659 27,612 23,018 4,594 September 93 26,593 21,876 4,717 27,465 22,841 4,624 December -1,523 29,189 23,990 5,199 27,468 20,746 6,722 2018 March 3,590 28,781 22,678 6,103 24,835 22,322 2,513 June 2,166 31,952 26,063 5,889 28,103 24,380 3,723 September -880 26,345 22,540 3,805 29,351 24,666 4,685 December 1,426 30,894 25,064 5,830 27,207 22,803 4,404 2019 March -452 28,772 24,052 4,720 28,352 23,180 5,172 June 1,296 29,004 23,744 5,260 28,194 24,230 3,964 September 1,045 28,632 23,827 4,805 27,699 23,939 3,760 December -461 29,700 24,524 5,176 29,263 23,626 5,637 2020 March -1,100 28,634 22,211 6,423 31,725 24,202 7,523 June -953 23,992 18,120 5,872 39,234 32,409 6,825 September 1,429 32,590 25,717 6,873 26,846 21,402 5,444 December 1,752 33,411 26,280 7,131 26,021 20,642 5,379 2021 March 1,502 31,371 24,155 7,216 29,063 23,349 5,714 June 1,575 31,881 24,807 7,074 29,085 23,586 5,499 September 1,770 33,925 26,243 7,682 29,709 23,797 5,912 December 1,781 36,227 28,272 7,955 28,694 22,520 6,174 2022 March 3,568 35,977 25,614 10,363 31,149 24,354 6,795 June 623 33,487 25,524 7,963 31,920 24,580 7,340 September 2,068 36,801 28,351 8,450 30,099 23,717 6,382 December 1,497 36,124 27,471 8,653 32,010 24,854 7,156 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.