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 0 167 137 30 187 157 30 June 10 211 177 34 148 124 24 September -1 159 135 24 191 166 25 December 0 182 155 27 166 139 27 2019 March -1 169 139 30 187 156 31 June 9 212 178 34 153 128 25 September 1 160 135 25 189 165 24 December 1 178 150 28 168 141 27 2020 March -5 159 128 31 206 170 36 June -13 154 119 35 255 207 48 September 13 207 165 42 172 143 29 December 5 192 158 34 156 127 29 2021 March 6 181 145 36 175 145 30 June 13 230 191 39 145 119 26 September 2 187 156 31 191 162 29 December 7 212 178 34 162 135 27 2022 March 1 189 155 34 189 156 33 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.