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 3 363 298 65 346 284 62 June 2 369 305 64 348 286 62 September 6 366 301 65 348 289 59 December 6 373 307 66 346 286 60 2015 March 4 371 304 67 357 294 63 June 1 372 308 64 357 294 63 September 4 370 305 65 359 298 61 December 9 385 314 71 359 297 62 2016 March 5 379 312 67 358 296 62 June -2 369 305 64 377 311 66 September 5 381 313 68 364 301 63 December 9 383 309 74 369 304 65 2017 March 8 391 321 70 360 298 62 June -2 375 310 65 380 313 67 September -1 369 303 66 383 316 67 December 9 391 318 73 364 300 64 2018 March 6 390 320 70 367 303 64 June 2 380 314 66 382 318 64 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.