Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 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 263 30,558 26,980 3,578 29,328 26,013 3,315 December -283 30,418 27,207 3,211 29,011 25,517 3,494 1993 March -2 30,952 27,465 3,487 28,787 25,298 3,489 June 206 33,362 29,968 3,394 26,820 23,632 3,188 September 390 33,296 29,805 3,491 27,819 24,718 3,101 December -60 32,178 29,045 3,133 28,777 25,584 3,193 1994 March 181 32,586 29,291 3,295 27,910 24,796 3,114 June 195 33,833 30,274 3,559 27,040 23,676 3,364 September 591 33,585 29,941 3,644 28,401 25,348 3,053 December 44 31,661 28,387 3,274 29,790 26,560 3,230 1995 March 554 32,455 28,820 3,635 29,875 26,794 3,081 June 339 32,193 28,673 3,520 30,582 27,401 3,181 September 59 33,087 29,695 3,392 30,339 27,006 3,333 December 168 32,187 28,629 3,558 30,795 27,405 3,390 1996 March 255 33,652 29,965 3,687 30,234 26,802 3,432 June 259 33,571 29,947 3,624 30,083 26,718 3,365 September 312 33,571 29,818 3,753 31,581 28,140 3,441 December 443 33,389 29,529 3,860 31,284 27,867 3,417 1997 March 208 32,947 29,368 3,579 31,714 28,343 3,371 June -161 32,524 28,895 3,629 32,884 29,094 3,790 September 57 32,697 28,999 3,698 32,688 29,047 3,641 December -69 32,995 29,196 3,799 32,585 28,717 3,868 1998 March -259 32,262 28,634 3,628 32,834 28,947 3,887 June 383 33,730 29,821 3,909 31,039 27,513 3,526 September -199 32,432 28,912 3,520 32,971 29,252 3,719 December -256 34,173 30,718 3,455 30,876 27,165 3,711 1999 March -83 33,839 30,233 3,606 31,063 27,374 3,689 June -218 33,514 29,832 3,682 31,538 27,638 3,900 September -131 33,228 29,672 3,556 31,481 27,794 3,687 December 158 35,033 31,352 3,681 30,603 27,080 3,523 2000 March 545 34,850 30,873 3,977 31,566 28,134 3,432 June -324 33,128 29,949 3,179 33,082 29,579 3,503 September -260 33,434 29,987 3,447 32,784 29,077 3,707 December -43 32,229 28,717 3,512 33,209 29,654 3,555 2001 March -264 31,746 28,423 3,323 33,132 29,545 3,587 June -146 33,522 30,156 3,366 31,639 28,127 3,512 September -283 32,256 28,808 3,448 33,474 29,743 3,731 December -125 32,001 28,514 3,487 32,216 28,604 3,612 2002 March -122 32,585 29,045 3,540 31,580 27,918 3,662 June 233 32,444 28,944 3,500 31,244 27,977 3,267 September 97 32,503 29,225 3,278 31,208 28,027 3,181 December -20 30,720 27,347 3,373 32,774 29,381 3,393 2003 March -43 30,356 27,004 3,352 33,448 30,053 3,395 June -129 31,865 28,687 3,178 31,273 27,966 3,307 September 48 33,999 30,653 3,346 29,840 26,542 3,298 December 36 31,030 27,746 3,284 31,984 28,736 3,248 2004 March 319 33,042 29,514 3,528 30,747 27,538 3,209 June 163 32,259 28,891 3,368 31,362 28,157 3,205 September -261 30,611 27,372 3,239 33,780 30,280 3,500 December 209 33,038 29,614 3,424 31,310 28,095 3,215 2005 March 114 33,109 29,701 3,408 31,416 28,122 3,294 June 152 31,913 28,463 3,450 33,203 29,905 3,298 September -71 32,921 29,493 3,428 32,247 28,748 3,499 December 59 31,971 28,651 3,320 33,458 30,197 3,261 2006 March 130 31,914 28,561 3,353 33,078 29,855 3,223 June -34 31,477 28,174 3,303 33,891 30,554 3,337 September -446 31,842 28,834 3,008 32,725 29,271 3,454 December 29 31,515 28,176 3,339 31,931 28,621 3,310 2007 March -46 31,799 28,487 3,312 32,332 28,974 3,358 June -370 31,667 28,516 3,151 33,749 30,228 3,521 September -9 31,664 28,255 3,409 33,783 30,365 3,418 December -272 31,874 28,674 3,200 32,878 29,406 3,472 2008 March -184 30,363 27,092 3,271 34,186 30,731 3,455 June -719 28,676 25,675 3,001 36,397 32,677 3,720 September -896 26,588 23,641 2,947 36,586 32,743 3,843 December -1,505 24,084 21,121 2,963 39,168 34,700 4,468 2009 March -1,459 25,582 22,840 2,742 36,300 32,099 4,201 June -1,093 27,681 24,684 2,997 32,013 27,923 4,090 September -1,094 28,893 26,031 2,862 28,968 25,012 3,956 December -546 27,509 24,460 3,049 29,867 26,272 3,595 2010 March -652 28,026 25,149 2,877 28,685 25,156 3,529 June -148 30,668 27,665 3,003 25,545 22,394 3,151 September -243 29,642 26,683 2,959 26,427 23,225 3,202 December 67 29,972 26,899 3,073 26,865 23,859 3,006 2011 March -141 30,110 27,169 2,941 27,551 24,469 3,082 June -22 29,877 26,775 3,102 27,693 24,569 3,124 September 225 29,902 26,855 3,047 27,704 24,882 2,822 December 88 31,175 28,149 3,026 26,604 23,666 2,938 2012 March 115 31,220 28,244 2,976 26,860 23,999 2,861 June 1 29,213 26,302 2,911 28,387 25,477 2,910 September 195 28,900 25,870 3,030 28,794 25,959 2,835 December 196 29,703 26,768 2,935 27,078 24,339 2,739 2013 March -130 29,550 26,710 2,840 26,976 24,006 2,970 June 67 28,838 26,006 2,832 26,571 23,806 2,765 September 278 29,488 26,606 2,882 25,827 23,223 2,604 December -156 30,018 27,357 2,661 26,606 23,789 2,817 2014 March -102 32,259 29,556 2,703 27,546 24,741 2,805 June -188 31,501 28,776 2,725 27,995 25,082 2,913 September -51 31,331 28,634 2,697 28,986 26,238 2,748 December -222 33,044 30,512 2,532 27,988 25,234 2,754 2015 March -149 31,485 28,701 2,784 29,011 26,078 2,933 June -173 31,026 28,421 2,605 29,965 27,187 2,778 September -237 32,151 29,616 2,535 29,146 26,374 2,772 December -56 33,424 30,713 2,711 28,544 25,777 2,767 2016 March -99 31,560 28,961 2,599 29,613 26,915 2,698 June -373 28,581 26,085 2,496 32,791 29,922 2,869 September -148 30,985 28,296 2,689 29,959 27,122 2,837 December -31 32,829 30,143 2,686 28,808 26,091 2,717 2017 March -23 31,277 28,631 2,646 30,342 27,673 2,669 June -329 28,656 26,063 2,593 33,500 30,578 2,922 September -568 29,878 27,337 2,541 31,700 28,591 3,109 December 42 32,979 30,228 2,751 28,631 25,922 2,709 2018 March -72 29,804 27,347 2,457 29,206 26,677 2,529 June -239 29,408 26,824 2,584 32,886 30,063 2,823 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.