Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Real Estate 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 672 40,656 30,157 10,499 39,187 29,360 9,827 December -457 37,217 28,282 8,935 40,140 30,748 9,392 1993 March 2,796 42,179 30,881 11,298 37,343 28,841 8,502 June 870 42,330 31,950 10,380 37,883 28,373 9,510 September 1,793 42,625 31,750 10,875 38,866 29,784 9,082 December -671 39,241 30,684 8,557 40,436 31,208 9,228 1994 March 2,726 43,113 31,668 11,445 38,831 30,112 8,719 June 410 42,810 31,730 11,080 40,995 30,325 10,670 September 933 42,615 31,333 11,282 41,508 31,159 10,349 December -1,931 38,071 29,234 8,837 43,512 32,744 10,768 1995 March 1,982 42,137 30,952 11,185 39,959 30,756 9,203 June 514 42,321 31,475 10,846 40,897 30,565 10,332 September -99 42,594 31,953 10,641 41,242 30,502 10,740 December -1,179 39,758 30,424 9,334 42,173 31,660 10,513 1996 March 1,939 43,620 32,320 11,300 39,198 29,837 9,361 June 584 42,955 32,010 10,945 41,316 30,955 10,361 September 473 42,990 31,791 11,199 41,924 31,198 10,726 December -797 41,180 31,281 9,899 42,324 31,628 10,696 1997 March 2,537 44,951 32,739 12,212 40,259 30,584 9,675 June 205 43,405 32,308 11,097 41,653 30,761 10,892 September 428 43,964 32,688 11,276 42,218 31,370 10,848 December -1,372 42,709 32,430 10,279 43,292 31,641 11,651 1998 March 2,298 45,998 33,255 12,743 40,862 30,417 10,445 June 1,689 45,762 33,129 12,633 41,304 30,360 10,944 September 422 44,982 33,165 11,817 42,580 31,185 11,395 December -748 43,828 33,259 10,569 42,370 31,053 11,317 1999 March 2,309 46,244 33,934 12,310 41,456 31,455 10,001 June -256 45,311 33,381 11,930 44,743 32,557 12,186 September -155 45,800 33,819 11,981 44,509 32,373 12,136 December -1,020 44,569 33,574 10,995 44,179 32,164 12,015 2000 March 1,829 45,828 33,415 12,413 43,497 32,913 10,584 June 495 44,859 33,293 11,566 44,092 33,021 11,071 September 103 45,101 33,248 11,853 44,333 32,583 11,750 December -330 44,398 33,205 11,193 43,519 31,996 11,523 2001 March 1,418 45,920 33,433 12,487 43,286 32,217 11,069 June 621 45,569 33,795 11,774 42,843 31,690 11,153 September 12 44,107 32,123 11,984 44,863 32,891 11,972 December 854 45,090 33,128 11,962 42,730 31,622 11,108 2002 March 788 44,491 32,346 12,145 43,238 31,881 11,357 June 1,604 45,087 32,237 12,850 42,789 31,543 11,246 September 1,932 46,644 33,389 13,255 42,497 31,174 11,323 December 979 46,744 34,095 12,649 42,818 31,148 11,670 2003 March 2,249 47,048 33,373 13,675 43,588 32,162 11,426 June 1,300 47,207 34,172 13,035 43,728 31,993 11,735 September 2,095 48,133 34,722 13,411 43,664 32,348 11,316 December 1,283 47,608 34,231 13,377 44,977 32,883 12,094 2004 March 1,911 49,022 34,657 14,365 45,541 33,087 12,454 June 2,109 49,157 34,391 14,766 45,920 33,263 12,657 September 1,291 50,068 35,162 14,906 46,635 33,020 13,615 December 2,901 51,538 35,809 15,729 46,293 33,465 12,828 2005 March 1,635 50,747 34,976 15,771 49,235 35,099 14,136 June 3,481 53,072 35,743 17,329 47,733 33,885 13,848 September 4,142 55,364 37,421 17,943 47,718 33,917 13,801 December 3,620 54,996 37,241 17,755 50,024 35,889 14,135 2006 March 224 53,321 36,888 16,433 52,496 36,287 16,209 June 1,211 53,434 36,121 17,313 53,624 37,522 16,102 September -420 51,798 35,559 16,239 53,911 37,252 16,659 December 1,113 54,409 36,065 18,344 53,717 36,486 17,231 2007 March -1,027 53,465 36,722 16,743 54,396 36,626 17,770 June -1,784 51,504 35,211 16,293 55,769 37,692 18,077 September -1,778 50,866 34,342 16,524 55,830 37,528 18,302 December -695 52,899 35,137 17,762 55,223 36,766 18,457 2008 March -3,508 49,179 33,776 15,403 56,017 37,106 18,911 June -4,887 47,771 32,840 14,931 56,680 36,862 19,818 September -2,597 46,988 31,888 15,100 53,766 36,069 17,697 December -2,852 47,247 30,709 16,538 56,240 36,850 19,390 2009 March -4,741 42,669 29,163 13,506 54,582 36,335 18,247 June -2,421 43,707 29,726 13,981 50,975 34,573 16,402 September -2,384 43,530 29,677 13,853 48,356 32,119 16,237 December 1,813 46,629 30,054 16,575 46,599 31,837 14,762 2010 March -3,079 41,932 28,766 13,166 48,364 32,119 16,245 June -270 44,329 30,550 13,779 45,400 31,351 14,049 September -885 43,377 29,841 13,536 45,723 31,302 14,421 December 1,885 46,891 30,822 16,069 44,930 30,746 14,184 2011 March -1,977 43,712 30,309 13,403 46,559 31,179 15,380 June -757 44,648 30,448 14,200 45,540 30,583 14,957 September 1,073 46,525 31,791 14,734 44,298 30,637 13,661 December 1,472 45,994 30,569 15,425 44,704 30,751 13,953 2012 March -1,423 45,650 31,878 13,772 45,439 30,244 15,195 June 1,090 45,997 31,793 14,204 43,718 30,604 13,114 September 896 45,106 31,165 13,941 44,085 31,040 13,045 December 3,633 49,281 33,017 16,264 42,112 29,481 12,631 2013 March -1,078 47,387 33,160 14,227 46,131 30,826 15,305 June 2,161 47,761 32,960 14,801 43,599 30,959 12,640 September 1,546 47,557 32,863 14,694 44,688 31,540 13,148 December 3,038 49,793 33,602 16,191 44,114 30,961 13,153 2014 March -3,102 45,754 33,034 12,720 47,890 32,068 15,822 June 384 47,440 33,310 14,130 46,104 32,358 13,746 September 176 46,774 32,934 13,840 45,922 32,258 13,664 December 1,706 50,576 34,476 16,100 45,495 31,101 14,394 2015 March -1,659 47,735 33,451 14,284 48,482 32,539 15,943 June 1,437 49,750 34,550 15,200 45,943 32,180 13,763 September 470 48,847 34,342 14,505 46,646 32,611 14,035 December 3,002 53,209 35,809 17,400 46,224 31,826 14,398 2016 March -2,262 49,596 34,934 14,662 50,145 33,221 16,924 June -64 49,637 34,086 15,551 49,551 33,936 15,615 September 1,461 51,709 35,665 16,044 47,380 32,797 14,583 December 2,971 53,401 35,496 17,905 47,296 32,362 14,934 2017 March -1,412 52,282 36,518 15,764 50,095 32,919 17,176 June 1,490 51,653 34,893 16,760 49,857 34,587 15,270 September 577 51,091 34,586 16,505 50,964 35,036 15,928 December 2,146 56,556 37,431 19,125 49,979 33,000 16,979 2018 March -1,773 52,658 36,607 16,051 52,021 34,197 17,824 June 1,800 52,599 35,360 17,239 51,808 36,369 15,439 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.