Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 3,128 115,089 86,159 28,930 107,575 81,773 25,802 December -393 111,928 85,095 26,833 109,870 82,644 27,226 1993 March 511 108,871 81,359 27,512 111,044 84,043 27,001 June 3,511 116,580 86,904 29,676 105,182 79,017 26,165 September 5,691 121,601 91,823 29,778 104,813 80,726 24,087 December 2,467 120,845 92,935 27,910 109,048 83,605 25,443 1994 March 227 116,273 89,277 26,996 112,696 85,927 26,769 June 5,199 124,034 93,231 30,803 108,169 82,565 25,604 September 5,030 126,039 96,030 30,009 111,801 86,822 24,979 December 1,481 121,831 94,087 27,744 116,386 90,123 26,263 1995 March 2,241 122,652 94,381 28,271 116,293 90,263 26,030 June 2,329 121,379 92,462 28,917 119,180 92,592 26,588 September 1,630 124,414 95,710 28,704 118,825 91,751 27,074 December 826 125,160 96,586 28,574 119,320 91,572 27,748 1996 March 2,620 127,116 97,558 29,558 117,335 90,397 26,938 June 4,656 129,399 98,564 30,835 116,957 90,778 26,179 September 3,860 128,418 98,470 29,948 121,066 94,978 26,088 December 1,753 128,605 99,067 29,538 122,847 95,062 27,785 1997 March 4,308 134,105 103,503 30,602 119,345 93,051 26,294 June 2,532 129,483 99,700 29,783 124,080 96,829 27,251 September 1,141 131,526 101,775 29,751 125,538 96,928 28,610 December 60 131,567 101,883 29,684 127,112 97,488 29,624 1998 March 2,935 133,460 102,379 31,081 123,169 95,023 28,146 June 6,124 135,648 103,682 31,966 119,287 93,445 25,842 September 2,149 134,150 104,229 29,921 126,514 98,742 27,772 December 2,492 138,762 110,486 28,276 121,252 95,468 25,784 1999 March 3,108 138,404 108,612 29,792 125,378 98,694 26,684 June 1,667 135,717 105,835 29,882 128,260 100,045 28,215 September 1,145 136,340 106,364 29,976 131,964 103,133 28,831 December 2,635 140,739 111,174 29,565 126,559 99,629 26,930 2000 March 5,335 145,881 113,990 31,891 126,629 100,073 26,556 June 102 135,089 106,255 28,834 136,010 107,278 28,732 September -302 133,748 103,771 29,977 139,596 109,317 30,279 December 504 134,603 105,672 28,931 134,011 105,584 28,427 2001 March 3,297 142,587 111,245 31,342 128,794 100,749 28,045 June 1,125 134,833 106,636 28,197 131,825 104,753 27,072 September -1,581 130,359 102,247 28,112 139,458 109,765 29,693 December 1,132 130,410 102,536 27,874 133,200 106,458 26,742 2002 March 1,298 135,437 106,281 29,156 132,500 104,642 27,858 June 2,415 134,132 104,885 29,247 134,135 107,303 26,832 September 314 133,579 105,078 28,501 134,313 106,126 28,187 December 841 132,664 103,955 28,709 134,244 106,376 27,868 2003 March 78 132,566 103,520 29,046 136,226 107,258 28,968 June 1,826 137,235 107,617 29,618 130,751 102,959 27,792 September 1,781 138,604 109,346 29,258 130,073 102,596 27,477 December 2,488 139,127 109,830 29,297 129,743 102,934 26,809 2004 March 4,727 145,748 113,035 32,713 131,978 103,992 27,986 June 1,714 141,409 111,036 30,373 134,262 105,603 28,659 September 1,645 140,488 109,803 30,685 135,896 106,856 29,040 December 5,473 145,733 113,300 32,433 132,902 105,942 26,960 2005 March 2,483 145,588 112,790 32,798 140,606 110,291 30,315 June 3,071 146,699 114,470 32,229 137,804 108,646 29,158 September 3,750 150,163 116,856 33,307 138,221 108,664 29,557 December 4,829 148,924 115,751 33,173 140,935 112,591 28,344 2006 March 6,002 158,786 124,148 34,638 136,875 108,239 28,636 June -120 145,915 115,131 30,784 149,440 118,536 30,904 September -1,222 141,293 110,165 31,128 151,869 119,519 32,350 December 2,419 145,533 112,124 33,409 148,950 117,960 30,990 2007 March 1,808 150,483 116,701 33,782 147,751 115,777 31,974 June -3,565 143,288 111,985 31,303 157,281 122,413 34,868 September -2,595 139,322 106,952 32,370 157,541 122,576 34,965 December -3,055 139,180 107,255 31,925 155,161 120,181 34,980 2008 March -3,455 136,026 104,074 31,952 155,870 120,463 35,407 June -10,149 132,337 101,787 30,550 167,124 126,425 40,699 September -9,045 127,825 98,078 29,747 157,695 118,903 38,792 December -11,846 115,967 85,864 30,103 166,180 124,231 41,949 2009 March -13,419 105,573 76,635 28,938 166,110 123,753 42,357 June -11,274 115,143 84,121 31,022 161,650 119,354 42,296 September -10,034 117,396 86,021 31,375 143,274 101,865 41,409 December -3,703 117,925 84,277 33,648 137,596 100,245 37,351 2010 March -6,735 110,849 80,326 30,523 137,226 99,968 37,258 June -1,562 122,651 90,009 32,642 126,578 92,374 34,204 September -2,263 121,545 89,359 32,186 124,918 90,469 34,449 December -1,475 121,070 87,805 33,265 126,271 91,531 34,740 2011 March -3,634 115,015 84,799 30,216 126,159 92,309 33,850 June -1,650 121,044 89,740 31,304 119,570 86,616 32,954 September 1,766 125,253 93,187 32,066 116,639 86,339 30,300 December -29 120,567 89,084 31,483 121,123 89,611 31,512 2012 March -764 119,059 89,354 29,705 119,901 89,432 30,469 June -1,405 118,409 89,878 28,531 117,653 87,717 29,936 September -333 119,100 90,005 29,095 116,370 86,942 29,428 December 2,410 123,413 92,988 30,425 113,025 85,010 28,015 2013 March -1,001 120,587 92,549 28,038 116,055 87,016 29,039 June 1,429 122,473 94,234 28,239 112,302 85,492 26,810 September 2,676 123,995 95,484 28,511 111,189 85,354 25,835 December 391 121,476 93,494 27,982 116,303 88,712 27,591 2014 March -815 120,706 94,669 26,037 114,282 87,430 26,852 June 744 124,641 97,358 27,283 112,949 86,410 26,539 September 1,289 121,361 95,444 25,917 112,837 88,209 24,628 December 360 122,819 96,656 26,163 114,720 88,917 25,803 2015 March 721 121,736 94,944 26,792 118,033 91,962 26,071 June 1,639 124,751 98,240 26,511 113,979 89,107 24,872 September 271 121,849 96,953 24,896 114,839 90,214 24,625 December 3,108 128,771 101,391 27,380 113,490 89,218 24,272 2016 March 1,628 125,253 99,294 25,959 116,093 91,762 24,331 June -2,280 121,156 96,809 24,347 121,813 95,186 26,627 September 707 124,649 98,151 26,498 118,817 93,026 25,791 December 709 123,359 96,970 26,389 119,355 93,675 25,680 2017 March 3,487 132,436 104,451 27,985 115,824 91,326 24,498 June -402 125,319 99,906 25,413 122,873 97,058 25,815 September -1,759 120,285 94,851 25,434 126,905 99,712 27,193 December 3,254 132,164 103,164 29,000 119,206 93,460 25,746 2018 March 2,073 131,972 105,378 26,594 117,947 93,426 24,521 June 634 127,605 101,204 26,401 124,184 98,417 25,767 September -1,816 121,665 96,695 24,970 127,701 100,915 26,786 December 957 130,335 102,632 27,703 122,775 96,029 26,746 2019 March 3,025 134,710 105,202 29,508 122,477 95,994 26,483 June -1,375 128,363 101,230 27,133 130,749 102,241 28,508 September 527 127,031 99,514 27,517 127,186 100,196 26,990 December 1,139 130,971 101,700 29,271 126,686 98,554 28,132 2020 March -1,583 132,506 104,682 27,824 126,594 97,187 29,407 June -15,271 114,710 88,508 26,202 166,930 125,457 41,473 September 8,724 138,009 101,742 36,267 126,733 99,190 27,543 December 6,702 140,814 108,539 32,275 116,506 90,933 25,573 2021 March 7,504 140,748 108,394 32,354 119,607 94,757 24,850 June -320 126,102 98,707 27,395 134,902 107,187 27,715 September 1,444 130,226 99,474 30,752 133,044 103,736 29,308 December 6,003 142,774 110,309 32,465 121,889 95,427 26,462 2022 March 3,473 141,294 111,856 29,438 121,647 95,682 25,965 June -5,367 125,098 99,325 25,773 138,755 107,615 31,140 September -3,229 125,195 100,450 24,745 129,467 101,493 27,974 December 274 130,506 102,019 28,487 128,484 100,271 28,213 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.