Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Rental and Leasing Services 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 -145 16,166 13,533 2,633 15,133 12,355 2,778 December 232 16,039 13,356 2,683 15,037 12,586 2,451 1993 March 137 16,153 13,464 2,689 15,070 12,518 2,552 June -342 15,455 13,066 2,389 15,657 12,926 2,731 September 144 16,770 14,065 2,705 14,812 12,251 2,561 December -30 15,927 13,472 2,455 15,080 12,595 2,485 1994 March 53 16,281 13,646 2,635 15,279 12,697 2,582 June -132 16,134 13,561 2,573 15,461 12,756 2,705 September 262 18,000 15,148 2,852 14,811 12,221 2,590 December 16 16,543 13,941 2,602 16,048 13,462 2,586 1995 March 297 17,271 14,660 2,611 15,540 13,226 2,314 June -80 16,353 13,863 2,490 16,084 13,514 2,570 September -99 17,578 14,934 2,644 16,030 13,287 2,743 December -206 16,444 13,865 2,579 16,436 13,651 2,785 1996 March 333 17,579 14,737 2,842 16,041 13,532 2,509 June 73 16,919 14,226 2,693 16,649 14,029 2,620 September 231 18,223 15,258 2,965 16,444 13,710 2,734 December 125 18,450 15,625 2,825 16,297 13,597 2,700 1997 March 326 17,484 14,597 2,887 16,307 13,746 2,561 June -467 16,231 13,865 2,366 17,742 14,909 2,833 September 26 17,988 15,264 2,724 16,439 13,741 2,698 December -236 18,567 15,911 2,656 16,707 13,815 2,892 1998 March -58 17,843 15,146 2,697 16,572 13,817 2,755 June 347 16,903 14,027 2,876 17,432 14,903 2,529 September -244 17,910 15,411 2,499 16,555 13,812 2,743 December -280 17,701 15,329 2,372 16,561 13,909 2,652 1999 March 12 17,472 14,624 2,848 16,861 14,025 2,836 June -196 16,839 14,134 2,705 17,518 14,617 2,901 September -544 17,281 14,746 2,535 17,055 13,976 3,079 December -92 18,209 15,767 2,442 15,739 13,205 2,534 2000 March 249 17,389 14,536 2,853 17,798 15,194 2,604 June -214 17,057 14,749 2,308 16,598 14,076 2,522 September -415 16,371 14,040 2,331 17,415 14,669 2,746 December -122 18,107 15,806 2,301 16,024 13,601 2,423 2001 March -223 16,497 14,260 2,237 17,841 15,381 2,460 June -166 16,272 14,085 2,187 16,921 14,568 2,353 September 119 16,153 13,581 2,572 16,989 14,536 2,453 December -280 14,165 11,905 2,260 17,826 15,286 2,540 2002 March -242 14,923 12,468 2,455 17,613 14,916 2,697 June 42 15,494 13,131 2,363 16,442 14,121 2,321 September -159 16,168 13,878 2,290 16,209 13,760 2,449 December -302 15,601 13,404 2,197 16,582 14,083 2,499 2003 March -133 15,106 12,925 2,181 16,727 14,413 2,314 June -180 15,582 13,453 2,129 15,625 13,316 2,309 September 29 15,138 13,111 2,027 15,587 13,589 1,998 December 92 15,606 13,519 2,087 15,152 13,157 1,995 2004 March 76 16,295 14,048 2,247 16,060 13,889 2,171 June -63 16,420 14,336 2,084 15,630 13,483 2,147 September -69 15,582 13,404 2,178 16,556 14,309 2,247 December -41 16,138 14,087 2,051 15,385 13,293 2,092 2005 March -345 15,476 13,479 1,997 15,546 13,204 2,342 June -36 15,710 13,598 2,112 15,493 13,345 2,148 September -25 15,038 12,752 2,286 17,700 15,389 2,311 December -17 15,426 13,104 2,322 16,062 13,723 2,339 2006 March 32 15,808 13,593 2,215 16,504 14,321 2,183 June -93 15,916 13,705 2,211 16,185 13,881 2,304 September -205 15,517 13,426 2,091 17,059 14,763 2,296 December -180 16,582 14,519 2,063 15,866 13,623 2,243 2007 March -216 16,746 14,688 2,058 16,270 13,996 2,274 June -389 15,792 13,916 1,876 16,883 14,618 2,265 September -245 15,298 13,321 1,977 17,586 15,364 2,222 December -367 15,889 13,780 2,109 17,806 15,330 2,476 2008 March -259 16,437 14,164 2,273 17,473 14,941 2,532 June -588 15,591 13,593 1,998 17,889 15,303 2,586 September -585 13,738 11,883 1,855 18,465 16,025 2,440 December -714 13,913 11,966 1,947 18,982 16,321 2,661 2009 March -754 11,126 9,426 1,700 20,490 18,036 2,454 June -589 12,819 10,996 1,823 17,059 14,647 2,412 September -871 12,642 11,005 1,637 16,362 13,854 2,508 December -588 12,165 10,255 1,910 16,963 14,465 2,498 2010 March -968 12,331 10,683 1,648 15,516 12,900 2,616 June -432 13,133 11,263 1,870 16,084 13,782 2,302 September -3,017 12,652 10,833 1,819 16,201 11,365 4,836 December -154 12,881 10,908 1,973 13,251 11,124 2,127 2011 March -524 12,891 11,244 1,647 12,914 10,743 2,171 June -45 12,907 10,972 1,935 14,000 12,020 1,980 September -393 12,897 11,054 1,843 12,940 10,704 2,236 December -216 11,926 10,064 1,862 13,035 10,957 2,078 2012 March -317 12,933 11,070 1,863 12,703 10,523 2,180 June -383 13,827 11,839 1,988 12,949 10,578 2,371 September -118 12,550 10,683 1,867 12,828 10,843 1,985 December -130 12,324 10,465 1,859 12,476 10,487 1,989 2013 March -192 12,501 10,787 1,714 12,646 10,740 1,906 June -221 13,166 11,320 1,846 12,202 10,135 2,067 September -106 12,697 10,897 1,800 12,447 10,541 1,906 December -208 12,755 10,874 1,881 12,867 10,778 2,089 2014 March -268 12,641 10,810 1,831 12,356 10,257 2,099 June -23 13,975 12,093 1,882 11,656 9,751 1,905 September 101 12,961 11,133 1,828 12,127 10,400 1,727 December -29 12,695 10,844 1,851 12,237 10,357 1,880 2015 March -165 12,683 11,024 1,659 13,024 11,200 1,824 June 123 13,352 11,440 1,912 12,642 10,853 1,789 September -56 13,522 11,779 1,743 12,453 10,654 1,799 December -189 12,836 11,060 1,776 13,185 11,220 1,965 2016 March -235 12,443 10,770 1,673 13,055 11,147 1,908 June -57 12,699 10,819 1,880 13,000 11,063 1,937 September -63 12,633 10,846 1,787 13,247 11,397 1,850 December -419 11,592 9,917 1,675 14,165 12,071 2,094 2017 March -178 12,780 11,151 1,629 12,590 10,783 1,807 June -39 13,363 11,543 1,820 12,674 10,815 1,859 September -239 12,209 10,466 1,743 13,592 11,610 1,982 December -312 11,882 10,112 1,770 13,876 11,794 2,082 2018 March -119 12,765 11,108 1,657 12,280 10,504 1,776 June 77 13,757 11,714 2,043 12,936 10,970 1,966 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.