Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping 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 113 882 425 457 821 477 344 December -209 713 407 306 971 456 515 1993 March 92 847 406 441 778 429 349 June 58 880 432 448 882 492 390 September 29 857 425 432 924 521 403 December -109 769 397 372 961 480 481 1994 March -1 789 413 376 823 446 377 June 98 968 502 466 784 416 368 September 83 974 492 482 903 504 399 December -130 809 395 414 1,045 501 544 1995 March 572 1,423 464 959 806 419 387 June -335 953 464 489 1,252 428 824 September -98 941 459 482 1,080 500 580 December -223 755 398 357 1,066 486 580 1996 March 120 985 472 513 799 406 393 June 68 941 460 481 868 455 413 September 46 906 471 435 878 489 389 December -88 849 457 392 962 482 480 1997 March -31 804 424 380 862 451 411 June 56 910 444 466 855 445 410 September 72 955 475 480 856 448 408 December -151 789 439 350 968 467 501 1998 March -17 785 415 370 829 442 387 June 2 850 409 441 882 443 439 September -17 837 440 397 829 415 414 December 1 839 431 408 856 449 407 1999 March -23 722 370 352 832 457 375 June 26 878 470 408 754 372 382 September -75 759 378 381 909 453 456 December -61 792 414 378 829 390 439 2000 March -94 689 392 297 786 395 391 June 63 819 399 420 740 383 357 September -36 723 368 355 782 391 391 December 0 716 359 357 802 445 357 2001 March -14 749 395 354 754 386 368 June 12 771 400 371 716 357 359 September -10 685 336 349 756 397 359 December -33 700 389 311 758 414 344 2002 March -59 652 370 282 739 398 341 June 4 699 368 331 693 366 327 September -4 642 323 319 684 361 323 December -26 646 314 332 725 367 358 2003 March 88 732 350 382 656 362 294 June -15 675 356 319 697 363 334 September 21 676 357 319 627 329 298 December -6 693 402 291 636 339 297 2004 March -32 610 336 274 696 390 306 June 1 641 321 320 695 376 319 September -53 597 327 270 703 380 323 December 5 673 369 304 620 321 299 2005 March 12 668 344 324 669 357 312 June -11 617 314 303 650 336 314 September -38 607 330 277 650 335 315 December -31 566 290 276 650 343 307 2006 March 84 721 349 372 585 297 288 June -83 568 292 276 716 357 359 September -1 606 324 282 566 283 283 December 0 577 295 282 581 299 282 2007 March 18 662 332 330 600 288 312 June -61 560 286 274 665 330 335 September -43 545 264 281 630 306 324 December 52 619 305 314 516 254 262 2008 March 26 597 300 297 568 297 271 June -99 496 243 253 649 297 352 September -59 545 253 292 613 262 351 December 74 620 296 324 528 278 250 2009 March -3 534 243 291 603 309 294 June -66 519 267 252 607 289 318 September -46 550 283 267 563 250 313 December 111 645 302 343 476 244 232 2010 March -36 529 262 267 586 283 303 June -76 502 259 243 615 296 319 September 48 582 278 304 519 263 256 December 52 569 264 305 528 275 253 2011 March -10 559 267 292 571 269 302 June -8 538 280 258 547 281 266 September 16 585 297 288 539 267 272 December 19 571 277 294 549 274 275 2012 March 60 631 275 356 568 272 296 June -26 574 304 270 571 275 296 September -28 566 289 277 600 295 305 December -7 517 228 289 580 284 296 2013 March 62 658 293 365 548 245 303 June 44 573 288 285 537 296 241 September -66 554 270 284 619 269 350 December 71 560 239 321 510 260 250 2014 March -60 505 256 249 569 260 309 June -42 539 252 287 565 236 329 September 46 519 222 297 508 257 251 December 98 601 279 322 472 248 224 2015 March -160 390 203 187 632 285 347 June 73 533 236 297 450 226 224 September 20 538 281 257 490 253 237 December 42 513 224 289 513 266 247 2016 March -120 490 268 222 585 243 342 June 137 563 234 329 441 249 192 September 5 541 267 274 524 255 269 December 88 589 252 337 513 264 249 2017 March -94 530 254 276 614 244 370 June 34 529 269 260 476 250 226 September -7 550 257 293 552 252 300 December 72 565 228 337 519 254 265 2018 March -108 482 231 251 610 251 359 June 2 498 252 246 485 241 244 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.