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 -1 315 256 59 302 242 60 June 0 324 264 60 297 237 60 September 4 319 260 59 296 241 55 December 2 323 264 59 299 242 57 2015 March -1 311 252 59 314 254 60 June 2 321 262 59 305 248 57 September -1 311 255 56 309 252 57 December 5 323 262 61 306 250 56 2016 March 0 315 257 58 313 255 58 June -7 310 255 55 323 261 62 September 0 317 257 60 314 254 60 December 2 317 258 59 310 253 57 2017 March 5 334 272 62 303 246 57 June -1 324 266 58 316 257 59 September -4 314 256 58 325 263 62 December 5 338 275 63 306 248 58 2018 March 6 342 277 65 313 254 59 June 1 332 271 61 321 261 60 September -1 323 262 61 329 267 62 December 4 339 274 65 317 256 61 2019 March 5 339 274 65 319 259 60 June -3 325 264 61 336 272 64 September 1 321 259 62 331 270 61 December 2 333 267 66 327 263 64 2020 March -4 330 267 63 332 265 67 June -37 277 217 60 448 351 97 September 18 347 265 82 330 266 64 December 12 355 283 72 302 242 60 2021 March 16 354 281 73 307 250 57 June 0 330 266 64 339 275 64 September 3 341 271 70 334 267 67 December 14 372 298 74 306 246 60 2022 March 7 360 293 67 313 253 60 June -14 325 266 59 349 276 73 September -7 329 271 58 330 265 65 December 2 335 271 64 325 263 62 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.