Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (In thousands) 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 6 304 249 55 289 240 49 December 2 298 246 52 291 241 50 1993 March 9 304 248 56 289 242 47 June 8 313 257 56 283 235 48 September 11 318 261 57 285 239 46 December 2 311 260 51 293 244 49 1994 March 6 313 259 54 297 249 48 June 9 326 267 59 293 243 50 September 11 331 273 58 295 248 47 December 0 319 267 52 306 254 52 1995 March 8 326 270 56 303 255 48 June 8 325 267 58 309 259 50 September 5 328 272 56 309 258 51 December 2 325 270 55 314 261 53 1996 March 7 330 272 58 309 258 51 June 8 332 272 60 312 260 52 September 7 335 276 59 315 263 52 December 5 337 279 58 316 263 53 1997 March 9 342 282 60 312 261 51 June 7 339 279 60 321 268 53 September 6 345 285 60 320 266 54 December 0 341 283 58 327 269 58 1998 March 8 344 281 63 322 267 55 June 14 349 284 65 318 267 51 September 5 345 285 60 329 274 55 December 2 347 290 57 325 270 55 1999 March 6 348 287 61 328 273 55 June 4 349 287 62 334 276 58 September 2 351 289 62 337 277 60 December 6 359 296 63 330 273 57 2000 March 9 360 295 65 336 280 56 June 4 352 291 61 343 286 57 September 3 355 292 63 344 284 60 December 3 351 290 61 343 285 58 2001 March 4 352 290 62 338 280 58 June 2 344 284 60 347 289 58 September -3 335 275 60 357 294 63 December 3 334 274 60 346 289 57 2002 March 3 338 277 61 338 280 58 June 5 340 278 62 341 284 57 September 5 343 281 62 339 282 57 December 3 338 277 61 343 285 58 2003 March 3 334 272 62 347 288 59 June 4 341 280 61 338 281 57 September 4 346 285 61 336 279 57 December 6 346 284 62 336 280 56 2004 March 5 351 288 63 338 280 58 June 4 351 289 62 338 280 58 September 3 351 287 64 344 283 61 December 11 360 293 67 339 283 56 2005 March 3 355 290 65 352 290 62 June 8 362 295 67 348 289 59 September 8 368 300 68 346 286 60 December 11 365 296 69 355 297 58 2006 March 6 374 306 68 349 287 62 June 4 365 300 65 360 299 61 September 0 361 296 65 364 299 65 December 7 370 300 70 362 299 63 2007 March 4 375 306 69 362 297 65 June -1 365 300 65 372 306 66 September 2 363 295 68 374 308 66 December 4 369 300 69 370 305 65 2008 March -4 359 294 65 376 307 69 June -8 349 285 64 390 318 72 September -6 341 277 64 379 309 70 December -9 326 260 66 401 326 75 2009 March -15 302 241 61 402 326 76 June -8 318 254 64 383 311 72 September -13 315 254 61 367 293 74 December 2 329 260 69 354 287 67 2010 March -7 321 259 62 355 286 69 June 3 341 276 65 335 273 62 September -1 336 272 64 340 275 65 December 5 346 277 69 337 273 64 2011 March -1 341 278 63 340 276 64 June 0 346 281 65 337 272 65 September 5 354 288 66 334 273 61 December 3 346 280 66 340 277 63 2012 March 7 362 293 69 334 272 62 June 3 351 287 64 339 278 61 September 0 346 283 63 344 281 63 December 8 357 289 68 335 275 60 2013 March 1 355 291 64 343 280 63 June 3 359 295 64 340 279 61 September 8 362 295 67 341 282 59 December 5 360 294 66 345 284 61 2014 March 2 362 298 64 347 285 62 June 2 369 305 64 348 286 62 September 6 366 301 65 347 288 59 December 6 373 307 66 346 286 60 2015 March 3 370 304 66 358 295 63 June 2 373 308 65 356 293 63 September 4 371 306 65 358 297 61 December 9 385 314 71 359 297 62 2016 March 4 378 312 66 359 297 62 June -2 369 305 64 376 310 66 September 6 383 314 69 364 301 63 December 7 382 309 73 370 304 66 2017 March 8 390 320 70 361 299 62 June -2 376 311 65 378 311 67 September 0 369 303 66 381 315 66 December 9 390 317 73 365 301 64 2018 March 6 390 320 70 369 305 64 June 3 382 315 67 381 317 64 September 1 374 308 66 384 319 65 December 7 390 318 72 370 305 65 2019 March 7 399 326 73 372 306 66 June -2 381 314 67 392 323 69 September 3 381 314 67 380 316 64 December 8 392 317 75 378 311 67 2020 March -1 382 306 76 403 326 77 June -48 303 228 75 559 436 123 September 29 453 346 107 358 280 78 December 21 416 327 89 350 282 68 2021 March 26 426 337 89 349 286 63 June 10 414 333 81 378 307 71 September 13 435 346 89 388 312 76 December 26 460 366 94 367 299 68 2022 March 19 450 361 89 377 307 70 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.