Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Food Services and Drinking Places 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 2,550 133,685 113,614 20,071 135,358 117,837 17,521 December 1,788 131,001 110,588 20,413 140,348 121,723 18,625 1993 March 2,447 130,624 109,529 21,095 142,707 124,059 18,648 June 1,790 139,767 119,512 20,255 136,285 117,820 18,465 September 2,806 139,367 119,015 20,352 139,940 122,394 17,546 December 1,602 135,771 115,608 20,163 146,233 127,672 18,561 1994 March 404 133,115 114,330 18,785 146,667 128,286 18,381 June 1,290 141,101 119,836 21,265 145,637 125,662 19,975 September 2,432 143,149 122,248 20,901 145,730 127,261 18,469 December 162 142,024 121,339 20,685 149,001 128,478 20,523 1995 March 2,217 143,203 122,074 21,129 148,867 129,955 18,912 June 1,851 142,915 121,899 21,016 149,630 130,465 19,165 September 836 147,221 126,533 20,688 148,379 128,527 19,852 December 940 142,317 120,891 21,426 155,984 135,498 20,486 1996 March 1,183 143,845 122,635 21,210 153,039 133,012 20,027 June 1,314 144,315 122,825 21,490 155,275 135,099 20,176 September 1,927 146,102 124,638 21,464 153,932 134,395 19,537 December 1,782 148,556 126,044 22,512 156,971 136,241 20,730 1997 March 1,627 146,946 125,625 21,321 156,302 136,608 19,694 June 1,124 146,553 125,322 21,231 158,071 137,964 20,107 September -422 150,431 129,828 20,603 157,123 136,098 21,025 December 695 148,889 126,616 22,273 160,198 138,620 21,578 1998 March -303 147,241 125,610 21,631 160,367 138,433 21,934 June 3,449 147,726 124,987 22,739 159,728 140,438 19,290 September -276 151,399 131,288 20,111 155,901 135,514 20,387 December -36 152,259 131,939 20,320 156,253 135,897 20,356 1999 March -854 150,852 129,371 21,481 161,120 138,785 22,335 June 1,151 148,929 127,703 21,226 160,675 140,600 20,075 September 346 153,074 132,320 20,754 157,938 137,530 20,408 December 704 157,470 136,788 20,682 155,651 135,673 19,978 2000 March 1,119 152,285 131,423 20,862 160,608 140,865 19,743 June 762 148,683 128,584 20,099 164,849 145,512 19,337 September 1,304 154,919 133,968 20,951 158,769 139,122 19,647 December 980 154,199 133,744 20,455 159,972 140,497 19,475 2001 March -171 152,796 132,570 20,226 161,231 140,834 20,397 June 314 148,437 128,055 20,382 164,459 144,391 20,068 September 131 149,698 129,091 20,607 162,856 142,380 20,476 December 1,696 153,545 132,953 20,592 159,204 140,308 18,896 2002 March 1,968 152,440 131,114 21,326 162,692 143,334 19,358 June 2,665 153,349 131,819 21,530 163,382 144,517 18,865 September 1,934 155,745 135,182 20,563 161,250 142,621 18,629 December 1,976 152,568 131,743 20,825 166,923 148,074 18,849 2003 March 1,062 148,156 127,738 20,418 172,593 153,237 19,356 June 2,251 155,058 134,456 20,602 163,688 145,337 18,351 September 2,071 158,820 138,000 20,820 163,114 144,365 18,749 December 2,305 159,211 137,910 21,301 166,172 147,176 18,996 2004 March 804 160,213 139,192 21,021 168,811 148,594 20,217 June 1,101 157,523 136,373 21,150 171,986 151,937 20,049 September 1,883 163,497 141,070 22,427 167,945 147,401 20,544 December 2,834 166,082 143,335 22,747 169,424 149,511 19,913 2005 March 1,478 164,535 142,590 21,945 172,709 152,242 20,467 June 2,363 163,930 141,532 22,398 174,615 154,580 20,035 September 1,252 165,056 141,991 23,065 177,915 156,102 21,813 December 2,820 167,353 144,694 22,659 176,527 156,688 19,839 2006 March 2,402 175,914 153,097 22,817 171,760 151,345 20,415 June 1,367 165,723 143,666 22,057 183,544 162,854 20,690 September 1,595 169,029 146,717 22,312 179,965 159,248 20,717 December 2,561 175,097 152,676 22,421 174,996 155,136 19,860 2007 March 2,126 172,027 149,703 22,324 182,719 162,521 20,198 June 313 169,349 147,441 21,908 188,856 167,261 21,595 September 1,550 171,929 149,134 22,795 185,341 164,096 21,245 December 1,375 173,879 152,102 21,777 184,886 164,484 20,402 2008 March 493 169,444 147,273 22,171 191,138 169,460 21,678 June -837 168,868 147,264 21,604 194,887 172,446 22,441 September -646 165,568 143,842 21,726 193,364 170,992 22,372 December -640 159,905 138,420 21,485 198,899 176,774 22,125 2009 March -1,198 160,735 140,125 20,610 196,560 174,752 21,808 June 1,205 165,700 144,034 21,666 190,466 170,005 20,461 September -190 158,593 138,197 20,396 192,891 172,305 20,586 December 862 157,624 136,815 20,809 192,569 172,622 19,947 2010 March -674 168,412 147,880 20,532 186,584 165,378 21,206 June 2,211 174,821 153,210 21,611 177,913 158,513 19,400 September 1,014 172,107 151,007 21,100 183,747 163,661 20,086 December 2,009 172,011 150,040 21,971 185,688 165,726 19,962 2011 March 847 178,181 157,170 21,011 180,831 160,667 20,164 June 501 178,344 156,787 21,557 183,714 162,658 21,056 September 1,279 178,536 156,401 22,135 187,560 166,704 20,856 December 648 177,736 155,790 21,946 188,140 166,842 21,298 2012 March 2,674 194,983 172,560 22,423 176,854 157,105 19,749 June 1,253 184,430 162,882 21,548 186,730 166,435 20,295 September 1,591 182,804 160,646 22,158 192,682 172,115 20,567 December 763 186,297 165,381 20,916 186,820 166,667 20,153 2013 March 989 188,923 167,635 21,288 190,649 170,350 20,299 June 878 194,262 173,367 20,895 182,904 162,887 20,017 September 2,358 186,353 164,626 21,727 196,229 176,860 19,369 December -54 186,587 166,816 19,771 195,207 175,382 19,825 2014 March 222 191,443 171,789 19,654 193,687 174,255 19,432 June -113 194,527 174,302 20,225 193,456 173,118 20,338 September -739 186,517 167,622 18,895 201,972 182,338 19,634 December -1,572 194,104 175,797 18,307 196,455 176,576 19,879 2015 March 2,221 199,217 177,637 21,580 198,130 178,771 19,359 June 1,092 201,325 180,863 20,462 196,193 176,823 19,370 September 613 194,656 175,112 19,544 203,935 185,004 18,931 December 856 205,800 185,752 20,048 199,373 180,181 19,192 2016 March 863 204,268 184,751 19,517 201,159 182,505 18,654 June 201 199,040 178,741 20,299 211,388 191,290 20,098 September 660 197,811 177,468 20,343 213,852 194,169 19,683 December 223 202,183 182,417 19,766 211,497 191,954 19,543 2017 March 2,420 211,237 189,750 21,487 207,200 188,133 19,067 June 1,223 202,433 180,609 21,824 219,921 199,320 20,601 September 388 197,328 175,705 21,623 227,484 206,249 21,235 December -10 213,604 192,445 21,159 212,607 191,438 21,169 2018 March 1,048 208,309 188,022 20,287 216,735 197,496 19,239 June -529 203,937 183,120 20,817 227,650 206,304 21,346 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.