Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Total private

(In thousands)

                                               Establishments gaining jobs              Establishments losing jobs
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                   100        2,332         1,621          711         1,963          1,352         611
March 1995                   124        2,417         1,667          750         2,012          1,386         626
March 1996                    85        2,391         1,640          751         2,132          1,466         666
March 1997                   120        2,493         1,699          794         2,144          1,470         674
March 1998                    82        2,512         1,716          796         2,224          1,510         714
March 1999                   133        2,591         1,752          839         2,231          1,525         706
March 2000                    99        2,630         1,783          847         2,307          1,559         748
March 2001                    55        2,575         1,731          844         2,440          1,651         789
March 2002                    27        2,478         1,636          842         2,558          1,743         815
March 2003                    76        2,507         1,652          855         2,496          1,717         779
March 2004                    92        2,606         1,747          859         2,413          1,646         767
March 2005                    94        2,661         1,778          883         2,456          1,667         789
March 2006                   166        2,783         1,836          947         2,465          1,684         781
March 2007                    85        2,744         1,829          915         2,591          1,761         830
March 2008                    22        2,664         1,769          895         2,719          1,846         873
March 2009                  -147        2,300         1,471          829         3,084          2,108         976
March 2010                  -115        2,309         1,512          797         2,824          1,912         912
March 2011                    31        2,588         1,738          850         2,464          1,645         819
March 2012                   119        2,727         1,819          908         2,397          1,608         789
March 2013                    95        2,691         1,827          864         2,427          1,658         769
March 2014                    92        2,769         1,894          875         2,451          1,668         783
March 2015                   101        2,828         1,929          899         2,490          1,692         798
March 2016                   136        2,915         1,969          946         2,534          1,724         810
March 2017                   106        2,896         1,946          950         2,661          1,817         844
March 2018                    90        2,910         1,953          957         2,710          1,843         867
March 2019                   117        2,961         1,966          995         2,754          1,876         878
March 2020                    53        2,933         1,909        1,024         2,934          1,963         971
March 2021                   180        2,897         1,751        1,146         3,246          2,280         966
March 2022                   442        3,697         2,332        1,365         2,675          1,752         923
March 2023                   213        3,562         2,236        1,326         3,017          1,904       1,113
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.