Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Goods-producing (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 4 351 280 71 334 267 67 December -3 340 274 66 339 270 69 1993 March 3 342 272 70 335 268 67 June 7 355 283 72 324 259 65 September 12 364 291 73 325 264 61 December 1 357 291 66 333 268 65 1994 March 1 354 287 67 337 271 66 June 11 373 297 76 326 261 65 September 10 380 307 73 333 270 63 December -2 363 297 66 348 280 68 1995 March 6 370 300 70 340 276 64 June 5 360 289 71 352 286 66 September 3 368 298 70 352 285 67 December -2 364 296 68 357 287 70 1996 March 4 370 299 71 348 281 67 June 8 373 299 74 352 286 66 September 8 376 303 73 354 289 65 December -1 371 302 69 359 289 70 1997 March 9 387 314 73 344 280 64 June 5 375 303 72 356 289 67 September 2 382 310 72 362 292 70 December -3 378 308 70 365 292 73 1998 March 5 381 307 74 356 287 69 June 13 383 306 77 352 288 64 September 4 377 305 72 368 300 68 December 2 382 315 67 358 293 65 1999 March 6 379 307 72 365 299 66 June 1 375 305 70 368 299 69 September 0 379 309 70 371 301 70 December 1 388 320 68 360 293 67 2000 March 8 397 323 74 360 294 66 June 1 374 306 68 376 309 67 September -2 372 302 70 385 313 72 December -2 368 301 67 375 306 69 2001 March 3 374 303 71 371 303 68 June -1 353 288 65 384 318 66 September -8 346 281 65 392 319 73 December -2 341 276 65 383 316 67 2002 March 1 354 287 67 366 300 66 June 2 354 287 67 368 303 65 September -1 353 287 66 365 298 67 December 1 349 282 67 368 302 66 2003 March -1 344 277 67 368 300 68 June 0 351 285 66 360 294 66 September 1 355 289 66 353 288 65 December 4 362 295 67 346 283 63 2004 March 7 372 301 71 346 282 64 June 1 367 300 67 349 283 66 September 0 364 297 67 352 285 67 December 10 373 301 72 348 286 62 2005 March 2 368 297 71 362 293 69 June 3 371 301 70 357 290 67 September 6 377 305 72 355 289 66 December 9 378 305 73 359 295 64 2006 March 8 392 318 74 352 286 66 June -1 368 301 67 372 304 68 September -4 359 291 68 381 309 72 December 3 366 294 72 374 305 69 2007 March 1 372 300 72 371 300 71 June -8 358 291 67 387 312 75 September -4 352 282 70 387 313 74 December -4 357 286 71 381 306 75 2008 March -7 344 275 69 386 310 76 June -19 334 267 67 408 322 86 September -17 324 260 64 391 310 81 December -22 297 230 67 420 331 89 2009 March -28 259 197 62 432 342 90 June -24 285 219 66 413 323 90 September -22 296 231 65 362 275 87 December -6 305 233 72 345 267 78 2010 March -13 293 228 65 342 264 78 June -3 321 252 69 312 240 72 September -5 317 249 68 313 240 73 December -1 316 245 71 316 244 72 2011 March -6 305 240 65 317 246 71 June -3 317 250 67 302 232 70 September 4 326 257 69 300 235 65 December 2 316 247 69 308 241 67 2012 March 1 315 249 66 305 240 65 June -2 313 250 63 302 237 65 September -1 309 246 63 305 241 64 December 5 317 250 67 297 235 62 2013 March -1 314 252 62 304 241 63 June 2 315 254 61 296 237 59 September 5 319 256 63 295 237 58 December 4 319 255 64 301 241 60 2014 March -1 316 257 59 302 242 60 June 0 324 264 60 297 237 60 September 4 318 259 59 297 242 55 December 2 323 264 59 299 242 57 2015 March 0 313 253 60 315 255 60 June 1 319 261 58 307 250 57 September -1 311 255 56 309 252 57 December 6 326 264 62 305 249 56 2016 March -1 315 258 57 313 255 58 June -7 310 255 55 324 262 62 September -1 315 256 59 315 255 60 December 3 319 259 60 309 252 57 2017 March 5 336 274 62 302 245 57 June -2 323 266 57 319 260 59 September -5 312 255 57 327 265 62 December 6 340 276 64 304 246 58 2018 March 3 336 277 59 307 251 56 June -1 327 269 58 321 262 59 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.