Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 3 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 3 136 112 24 145 124 21 December -1 142 118 24 140 115 25 1993 March -3 135 108 27 158 128 30 June 14 182 148 34 113 93 20 September 5 144 119 25 144 124 20 December 0 150 126 24 140 116 24 1994 March -5 139 114 25 162 132 30 June 14 188 153 35 118 97 21 September 5 152 126 26 150 129 21 December -2 154 130 24 148 122 26 1995 March -2 147 120 27 165 136 29 June 13 188 154 34 124 103 21 September 2 150 125 25 157 134 23 December -1 155 130 25 151 125 26 1996 March -3 149 121 28 168 137 31 June 14 193 157 36 127 105 22 September 4 153 126 27 160 137 23 December 0 163 136 27 153 126 27 1997 March -2 155 126 29 170 139 31 June 13 195 160 35 130 108 22 September 2 158 132 26 163 139 24 December -1 166 139 27 158 130 28 1998 March -4 154 124 30 177 143 34 June 18 203 164 39 128 107 21 September 2 157 131 26 169 145 24 December -1 169 144 25 154 128 26 1999 March -4 156 127 29 180 147 33 June 14 204 167 37 135 112 23 September 2 161 134 27 172 147 25 December 0 173 146 27 159 132 27 2000 March -1 163 132 31 184 152 32 June 13 203 168 35 139 117 22 September 2 163 135 28 178 152 26 December 0 170 143 27 165 138 27 2001 March -5 158 129 29 185 151 34 June 12 197 162 35 143 120 23 September -2 149 124 25 184 157 27 December -1 158 132 26 168 141 27 2002 March -3 150 121 29 183 151 32 June 14 194 158 36 137 115 22 September 3 152 126 26 171 148 23 December -1 160 134 26 163 136 27 2003 March -3 146 117 29 186 154 32 June 12 193 158 35 135 112 23 September 2 152 127 25 167 144 23 December 0 161 135 26 158 132 26 2004 March -3 154 125 29 179 147 32 June 12 199 164 35 134 111 23 September 2 156 129 27 172 147 25 December 2 170 142 28 159 133 26 2005 March -4 156 126 30 187 153 34 June 16 206 168 38 135 113 22 September 4 164 136 28 173 149 24 December 2 172 144 28 165 139 26 2006 March -2 166 135 31 184 151 33 June 14 208 171 37 141 118 23 September 1 159 133 26 182 157 25 December 0 172 144 28 168 140 28 2007 March -2 164 133 31 190 157 33 June 11 207 171 36 146 121 25 September 1 159 132 27 187 161 26 December -2 169 143 26 172 144 28 2008 March -6 156 127 29 198 163 35 June 9 194 159 35 154 128 26 September -2 148 123 25 189 162 27 December -7 147 122 25 190 158 32 2009 March -12 128 101 27 216 177 39 June 9 175 140 35 151 125 26 September -4 133 109 24 179 151 28 December -3 147 121 26 162 133 29 2010 March -7 136 109 27 181 147 34 June 12 189 154 35 127 104 23 September -1 143 118 25 164 138 26 December 0 157 130 27 151 124 27 2011 March -5 145 117 28 172 139 33 June 11 192 157 35 127 103 24 September 3 153 126 27 162 138 24 December -2 155 130 25 153 126 27 2012 March -1 154 124 30 168 137 31 June 12 194 160 34 127 105 22 September 1 148 123 25 166 142 24 December 0 162 136 26 149 123 26 2013 March -4 153 125 28 174 142 32 June 12 198 164 34 128 106 22 September 2 153 128 25 166 143 23 December -1 164 139 25 154 128 26 2014 March -2 155 127 28 175 145 30 June 12 205 171 34 131 109 22 September 3 156 131 25 169 147 22 December -1 172 147 25 155 129 26 2015 March -2 158 129 29 182 151 31 June 11 210 176 34 136 113 23 September 1 158 133 25 177 153 24 December 1 178 151 27 161 135 26 2016 March -1 163 134 29 183 153 30 June 8 204 171 33 146 121 25 September 4 164 137 27 178 155 23 December -1 173 147 26 166 139 27 2017 March 0 167 137 30 184 154 30 June 10 208 174 34 146 122 24 September -1 155 131 24 189 164 25 December 1 181 153 28 162 135 27 2018 March 0 166 136 30 186 156 30 June 11 211 177 34 147 124 23 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.