Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments 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 317 8,003 5,787 2,216 6,676 4,777 1,899 December 594 8,383 6,098 2,285 6,408 4,717 1,691 1993 March 514 8,905 6,380 2,525 6,629 4,618 2,011 June 529 8,868 6,534 2,334 6,648 4,843 1,805 September 611 9,271 6,840 2,431 6,476 4,656 1,820 December 580 9,430 7,043 2,387 6,565 4,758 1,807 1994 March 515 9,304 6,799 2,505 7,089 5,099 1,990 June 782 9,174 6,467 2,707 7,308 5,383 1,925 September 479 9,090 6,533 2,557 7,729 5,651 2,078 December 328 8,824 6,350 2,474 8,050 5,904 2,146 1995 March 324 9,083 6,500 2,583 8,184 5,925 2,259 June 296 8,878 6,316 2,562 8,532 6,266 2,266 September 365 9,705 7,157 2,548 7,901 5,718 2,183 December 623 9,838 7,129 2,709 8,182 6,096 2,086 1996 March 445 9,878 7,132 2,746 8,386 6,085 2,301 June 703 10,422 7,488 2,934 8,003 5,772 2,231 September 452 10,120 7,294 2,826 8,616 6,242 2,374 December 871 10,756 7,679 3,077 8,425 6,219 2,206 1997 March 724 11,232 8,146 3,086 8,462 6,100 2,362 June 453 10,755 7,754 3,001 8,876 6,328 2,548 September 675 11,624 8,409 3,215 8,773 6,233 2,540 December 333 11,065 8,017 3,048 9,766 7,051 2,715 1998 March 818 12,132 8,587 3,545 8,907 6,180 2,727 June 1,054 12,259 8,673 3,586 8,790 6,258 2,532 September 646 12,378 8,869 3,509 9,743 6,880 2,863 December 406 11,882 8,370 3,512 10,283 7,177 3,106 1999 March 933 12,684 8,965 3,719 9,751 6,965 2,786 June 764 13,226 9,358 3,868 10,316 7,212 3,104 September 881 13,345 9,136 4,209 11,779 8,451 3,328 December 605 14,939 10,982 3,957 10,560 7,208 3,352 2000 March 1,775 15,007 10,111 4,896 11,418 8,297 3,121 June 1,581 16,992 11,988 5,004 11,052 7,629 3,423 September 1,445 15,515 10,393 5,122 11,833 8,156 3,677 December 385 14,589 10,196 4,393 12,722 8,714 4,008 2001 March 1,112 14,742 10,014 4,728 12,244 8,628 3,616 June 393 13,887 9,233 4,654 14,193 9,932 4,261 September 205 13,666 8,933 4,733 14,404 9,876 4,528 December 236 13,442 8,986 4,456 13,946 9,726 4,220 2002 March 1,057 14,026 9,033 4,993 13,265 9,329 3,936 June 622 13,935 9,045 4,890 13,791 9,523 4,268 September 559 13,903 8,944 4,959 13,816 9,416 4,400 December 35 13,061 8,672 4,389 14,034 9,680 4,354 2003 March 84 12,791 8,464 4,327 13,607 9,364 4,243 June 496 13,927 9,017 4,910 14,092 9,678 4,414 September 486 13,902 9,246 4,656 13,263 9,093 4,170 December 232 14,028 9,415 4,613 13,456 9,075 4,381 2004 March 833 14,803 10,031 4,772 12,630 8,691 3,939 June 814 14,985 10,145 4,840 13,026 9,000 4,026 September 742 14,919 9,994 4,925 13,221 9,038 4,183 December 668 15,050 10,238 4,812 13,269 9,125 4,144 2005 March 896 15,230 10,242 4,988 13,345 9,253 4,092 June 739 15,464 10,507 4,957 13,266 9,048 4,218 September 972 15,691 10,688 5,003 13,314 9,283 4,031 December 878 15,866 10,855 5,011 13,886 9,753 4,133 2006 March 778 16,068 10,957 5,111 13,994 9,661 4,333 June 669 16,298 11,086 5,212 14,341 9,798 4,543 September 658 15,900 10,857 5,043 14,338 9,953 4,385 December 704 16,759 11,510 5,249 14,284 9,739 4,545 2007 March 612 16,628 11,446 5,182 14,590 10,020 4,570 June 94 16,607 11,654 4,953 14,690 9,831 4,859 September 657 16,985 11,673 5,312 14,267 9,612 4,655 December 416 17,368 11,974 5,394 15,016 10,038 4,978 2008 March 549 17,358 11,756 5,602 15,366 10,313 5,053 June 388 16,808 11,441 5,367 15,218 10,239 4,979 September 248 16,046 10,973 5,073 15,247 10,422 4,825 December -364 15,367 10,382 4,985 16,979 11,630 5,349 2009 March -718 13,400 8,776 4,624 17,878 12,536 5,342 June -308 13,583 8,760 4,823 17,389 12,258 5,131 September -195 13,790 8,834 4,956 15,646 10,495 5,151 December 158 15,292 9,987 5,305 15,338 10,191 5,147 2010 March -258 14,939 10,096 4,843 14,683 9,582 5,101 June 99 14,402 9,827 4,575 13,998 9,522 4,476 September 125 14,613 9,868 4,745 14,457 9,837 4,620 December 682 15,206 10,203 5,003 13,210 8,889 4,321 2011 March 347 14,820 10,026 4,794 13,723 9,276 4,447 June 79 15,068 10,416 4,652 13,680 9,107 4,573 September 252 15,451 10,765 4,686 14,264 9,830 4,434 December 177 14,229 9,547 4,682 13,498 8,993 4,505 2012 March -36 14,187 9,766 4,421 14,195 9,738 4,457 June 86 14,264 9,888 4,376 13,688 9,398 4,290 September 70 14,284 9,800 4,484 14,203 9,789 4,414 December 751 15,183 10,130 5,053 13,621 9,319 4,302 2013 March -192 15,365 10,714 4,651 14,509 9,666 4,843 June 327 15,691 10,960 4,731 14,380 9,976 4,404 September 261 15,865 11,270 4,595 13,814 9,480 4,334 December 463 15,577 10,846 4,731 14,021 9,753 4,268 2014 March -382 14,960 10,846 4,114 14,457 9,961 4,496 June -76 15,723 11,386 4,337 13,994 9,581 4,413 September -54 14,900 10,755 4,145 13,746 9,547 4,199 December 365 15,651 10,991 4,660 13,469 9,174 4,295 2015 March -255 14,878 10,612 4,266 14,430 9,909 4,521 June 60 15,860 11,536 4,324 13,481 9,217 4,264 September -26 15,121 10,801 4,320 14,259 9,913 4,346 December 242 15,822 10,953 4,869 14,525 9,898 4,627 2016 March -16 15,175 10,372 4,803 15,173 10,354 4,819 June -157 15,745 11,190 4,555 15,055 10,343 4,712 September 844 16,189 10,922 5,267 15,040 10,617 4,423 December 198 15,853 10,761 5,092 15,393 10,499 4,894 2017 March 67 16,340 11,532 4,808 15,215 10,474 4,741 June 242 16,659 11,805 4,854 15,018 10,406 4,612 September 413 16,432 11,115 5,317 16,022 11,118 4,904 December 314 17,204 11,716 5,488 15,120 9,946 5,174 2018 March -188 16,632 11,651 4,981 15,499 10,330 5,169 June -224 17,106 12,327 4,779 15,077 10,074 5,003 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.