Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Water Transportation 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 -31 403 338 65 420 324 96 December -22 362 321 41 407 344 63 1993 March -9 374 324 50 395 336 59 June 18 385 314 71 411 358 53 September 19 371 311 60 378 337 41 December -16 364 321 43 407 348 59 1994 March 1 423 371 52 371 320 51 June 4 376 319 57 373 320 53 September 3 392 338 54 375 324 51 December 6 398 338 60 371 317 54 1995 March 3 384 322 62 377 318 59 June 1 381 327 54 397 344 53 September 0 439 381 58 357 299 58 December -2 380 333 47 389 340 49 1996 March -4 362 310 52 433 377 56 June -8 380 321 59 402 335 67 September 18 371 322 49 376 345 31 December -11 406 342 64 406 331 75 1997 March 10 395 331 64 374 320 54 June 12 381 312 69 401 344 57 September -18 391 328 63 404 323 81 December 0 405 338 67 383 316 67 1998 March -12 419 338 81 402 309 93 June 2 414 343 71 364 295 69 September -1 385 330 55 382 326 56 December -4 420 359 61 383 318 65 1999 March 10 361 280 81 427 356 71 June -12 382 319 63 429 354 75 September 0 384 320 64 383 319 64 December 19 392 312 80 398 337 61 2000 March 3 406 334 72 378 309 69 June -30 374 315 59 426 337 89 September -11 385 316 69 373 293 80 December 31 404 318 86 377 322 55 2001 March 0 375 307 68 387 319 68 June -9 377 314 63 377 305 72 September 0 360 290 70 385 315 70 December 5 395 310 85 414 334 80 2002 March -8 368 300 68 424 348 76 June 27 385 302 83 433 377 56 September -3 374 309 65 432 364 68 December -12 355 300 55 392 325 67 2003 March -3 402 327 75 382 304 78 June -8 362 302 60 402 334 68 September -5 370 299 71 394 318 76 December -3 399 339 60 398 335 63 2004 March 0 420 353 67 405 338 67 June -6 390 325 65 408 337 71 September 2 428 361 67 360 295 65 December 20 436 356 80 386 326 60 2005 March 30 416 323 93 395 332 63 June -7 426 352 74 419 338 81 September 1 462 375 87 432 346 86 December 19 439 350 89 423 353 70 2006 March 8 464 392 72 393 329 64 June 32 466 369 97 444 379 65 September -1 495 406 89 458 368 90 December 37 500 399 101 438 374 64 2007 March -8 482 419 63 438 367 71 June 2 478 395 83 463 382 81 September 29 509 417 92 434 371 63 December 11 520 430 90 454 375 79 2008 March 8 508 429 79 468 397 71 June 18 505 423 82 465 401 64 September 18 511 407 104 504 418 86 December 18 525 428 97 501 422 79 2009 March -19 397 323 74 542 449 93 June -1 422 328 94 607 512 95 September -12 431 344 87 545 446 99 December 11 451 356 95 507 423 84 2010 March -9 446 360 86 497 402 95 June 21 540 451 89 416 348 68 September 1 528 431 97 451 355 96 December 7 473 372 101 539 445 94 2011 March 7 489 389 100 492 399 93 June -8 507 413 94 459 357 102 September 24 492 389 103 479 400 79 December 14 494 387 107 497 404 93 2012 March 8 547 432 115 485 378 107 June 17 536 421 115 463 365 98 September 1 491 388 103 550 448 102 December -12 503 406 97 519 410 109 2013 March 33 539 423 116 501 418 83 June -3 527 423 104 534 427 107 September 13 511 406 105 545 453 92 December -10 533 434 99 495 386 109 2014 March 16 525 418 107 495 404 91 June 11 541 443 98 472 385 87 September 12 545 433 112 525 425 100 December -33 543 463 80 499 386 113 2015 March -22 455 377 78 566 466 100 June 30 515 403 112 537 455 82 September 18 541 424 117 535 436 99 December -24 468 380 88 581 469 112 2016 March -16 487 402 85 533 432 101 June -8 489 395 94 551 449 102 September -19 462 366 96 549 434 115 December -14 470 365 105 574 455 119 2017 March -14 470 375 95 522 413 109 June 28 494 390 104 493 417 76 September -10 471 369 102 543 431 112 December -25 465 370 95 546 426 120 2018 March -12 492 406 86 471 373 98 June 43 549 440 109 420 354 66 September 17 502 402 100 501 418 83 December -8 495 387 108 516 400 116 2019 March -1 512 413 99 474 374 100 June -4 507 401 106 506 396 110 September 13 497 392 105 498 406 92 December -25 472 370 102 520 393 127 2020 March -27 482 388 94 509 388 121 June -41 376 264 112 779 626 153 September 20 525 374 151 529 398 131 December 29 518 388 130 487 386 101 2021 March 2 489 372 117 498 383 115 June 38 524 400 124 458 372 86 September 41 610 451 159 507 389 118 December 15 610 462 148 497 364 133 2022 March -29 532 447 85 511 397 114 June 35 578 452 126 470 379 91 September 30 587 457 130 508 408 100 December 29 607 468 139 509 399 110 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.