Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Fishing, Hunting, 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 -61 503 256 247 568 260 308 June -36 542 252 290 563 237 326 September 46 520 223 297 507 256 251 December 94 601 280 321 475 248 227 2015 March -154 390 202 188 627 285 342 June 80 537 235 302 449 227 222 September 16 537 281 256 493 253 240 December 33 510 225 285 519 267 252 2016 March -112 490 267 223 579 244 335 June 145 566 233 333 436 248 188 September 0 539 267 272 527 255 272 December 76 588 254 334 522 264 258 2017 March -78 534 253 281 603 244 359 June 40 530 267 263 473 250 223 September -13 548 257 291 555 251 304 December 55 561 230 331 529 253 276 2018 March -92 487 231 256 600 252 348 June 5 499 250 249 486 242 244 September 51 519 230 289 504 266 238 December 84 551 236 315 468 237 231 2019 March -45 542 240 302 582 235 347 June -31 492 250 242 522 249 273 September 70 541 236 305 493 258 235 December 75 558 229 329 512 258 254 2020 March -142 493 254 239 641 260 381 June -25 541 230 311 616 280 336 September 57 596 255 341 524 240 284 December 101 575 239 336 480 245 235 2021 March -32 540 249 291 553 230 323 June 58 575 295 280 455 233 222 September 38 551 256 295 525 268 257 December 141 605 261 344 479 276 203 2022 March -156 453 269 184 604 264 340 June -25 542 312 230 481 226 255 September -41 486 255 231 527 255 272 December 65 480 177 303 541 303 238 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.