Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted California Total private 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 1,900 197,436 155,123 42,313 207,750 167,337 40,413 December 4,109 194,484 149,689 44,795 205,027 164,341 40,686 1993 March -13,790 188,703 144,738 43,965 229,463 171,708 57,755 June 3,019 205,280 162,681 42,599 179,824 140,244 39,580 September 5,823 197,538 154,617 42,921 193,184 156,086 37,098 December 5,756 197,977 152,643 45,334 197,216 157,638 39,578 1994 March -13,236 194,873 149,546 45,327 225,278 166,715 58,563 June 4,260 215,944 169,983 45,961 181,860 140,159 41,701 September 7,669 205,549 162,344 43,205 190,046 154,510 35,536 December -2,614 205,924 158,406 47,518 208,074 157,942 50,132 1995 March 1,563 197,158 150,802 46,356 213,580 168,787 44,793 June 4,849 215,295 173,683 41,612 176,095 139,332 36,763 September -7,287 212,382 167,743 44,639 205,503 153,577 51,926 December 5,780 215,724 163,559 52,165 202,648 156,263 46,385 1996 March 3,661 212,693 157,938 54,755 216,992 165,898 51,094 June 8,058 225,117 179,215 45,902 180,473 142,629 37,844 September -8,009 211,492 165,951 45,541 215,065 161,515 53,550 December 10,586 224,203 168,928 55,275 201,355 156,666 44,689 1997 March -3,344 216,424 163,538 52,886 222,843 166,613 56,230 June 11,184 236,155 183,706 52,449 184,558 143,293 41,265 September -15,310 216,618 173,626 42,992 212,042 153,740 58,302 December 7,831 220,428 165,944 54,484 208,167 161,514 46,653 1998 March 9,053 227,317 157,167 70,150 227,372 166,275 61,097 June 29,535 254,486 185,573 68,913 182,102 142,724 39,378 September 3,015 225,671 174,064 51,607 209,696 161,104 48,592 December 10,303 232,752 176,144 56,608 207,887 161,582 46,305 1999 March -6,217 219,687 163,507 56,180 240,573 178,176 62,397 June 5,016 241,810 188,761 53,049 196,020 147,987 48,033 September -7,688 224,782 176,058 48,724 220,326 163,914 56,412 December 39,465 260,453 177,659 82,794 207,904 164,575 43,329 2000 March -8,191 226,422 168,596 57,826 249,226 183,209 66,017 June 10,182 252,246 195,070 57,176 200,584 153,590 46,994 September 763 236,310 178,780 57,530 226,517 169,750 56,767 December 10,913 242,168 178,181 63,987 221,186 168,112 53,074 2001 March 597 238,323 171,190 67,133 250,471 183,935 66,536 June 7,505 246,579 186,783 59,796 214,651 162,360 52,291 September -5,034 226,367 167,205 59,162 244,659 180,463 64,196 December 23,943 242,324 167,273 75,051 229,960 178,852 51,108 2002 March -5,546 231,147 165,582 65,565 255,448 184,337 71,111 June 14,268 252,366 183,955 68,411 212,627 158,484 54,143 September 5,759 231,917 167,758 64,159 235,885 177,485 58,400 December 17,293 246,430 171,819 74,611 229,057 171,739 57,318 2003 March -7,727 227,210 160,538 66,672 263,102 188,703 74,399 June 13,168 252,734 184,631 68,103 212,907 157,972 54,935 September 1,838 230,944 166,413 64,531 241,001 178,308 62,693 December 17,573 251,119 173,856 77,263 226,022 166,332 59,690 2004 March -4,342 236,805 168,413 68,392 253,728 180,994 72,734 June 2,011 247,642 185,333 62,309 214,707 154,409 60,298 September 8,471 244,812 172,369 72,443 238,787 174,815 63,972 December 11,945 258,884 178,419 80,465 239,936 171,416 68,520 2005 March 1,080 247,087 168,413 78,674 265,498 187,904 77,594 June 9,861 263,675 190,191 73,484 223,249 159,626 63,623 September 12,996 255,270 180,060 75,210 238,183 175,969 62,214 December 13,087 265,161 185,317 79,844 241,136 174,379 66,757 2006 March -2,251 252,145 175,589 76,556 272,015 193,208 78,807 June 7,047 267,074 195,513 71,561 229,221 164,707 64,514 September -1,852 249,473 179,703 69,770 255,626 184,004 71,622 December 8,517 268,065 182,633 85,432 256,945 180,030 76,915 2007 March 734 261,289 177,682 83,607 276,528 193,655 82,873 June 3,639 266,685 191,774 74,911 240,907 169,635 71,272 September -3,846 251,467 175,986 75,481 268,027 188,700 79,327 December 28,502 279,421 181,600 97,821 253,648 184,329 69,319 2008 March -18,303 245,586 168,551 77,035 295,748 200,410 95,338 June 7,639 262,112 181,392 80,720 247,774 174,693 73,081 September 2,345 243,331 163,387 79,944 268,656 191,057 77,599 December 16,992 248,386 155,769 92,617 273,638 198,013 75,625 2009 March -18,920 213,986 136,255 77,731 313,078 216,427 96,651 June 2,789 237,434 160,471 76,963 243,502 169,328 74,174 September -17,011 221,533 147,089 74,444 266,796 175,341 91,455 December 14,923 248,466 153,889 94,577 244,740 165,086 79,654 2010 March -32,513 217,556 145,858 71,698 283,995 179,784 104,211 June -4,663 252,990 175,172 77,818 231,241 148,760 82,481 September 5,817 241,339 157,919 83,420 244,400 166,797 77,603 December 17,586 258,024 165,711 92,313 233,157 158,430 74,727 2011 March -10,998 233,573 157,124 76,449 260,517 173,070 87,447 June -3,522 257,012 176,195 80,817 222,097 137,758 84,339 September -9,901 247,536 175,796 71,740 253,659 172,018 81,641 December 14,262 251,083 165,161 85,922 231,315 159,655 71,660 2012 March 39,735 280,742 166,601 114,141 244,127 169,721 74,406 June 25,494 262,695 186,445 76,250 200,930 150,174 50,756 September 2,431 224,971 171,247 53,724 221,215 169,922 51,293 December 41,076 250,765 174,226 76,539 198,463 163,000 35,463 2013 March -20,348 227,771 180,882 46,889 243,052 175,815 67,237 June -1,213 264,617 197,040 67,577 225,727 156,937 68,790 September 2,426 243,080 186,504 56,576 230,011 175,861 54,150 December 33,290 275,796 194,014 81,782 224,121 175,629 48,492 2014 March -14,777 249,584 188,063 61,521 266,515 190,217 76,298 June 5,745 262,700 204,022 58,678 224,784 171,851 52,933 September 4,245 255,029 191,473 63,556 243,729 184,418 59,311 December 24,889 274,541 192,317 82,224 238,589 181,254 57,335 2015 March -14,370 257,587 189,638 67,949 273,118 190,799 82,319 June 7,815 271,265 205,236 66,029 231,950 173,736 58,214 September 9,644 263,178 198,104 65,074 238,865 183,435 55,430 December 31,825 294,132 202,244 91,888 253,798 193,735 60,063 2016 March -18,214 259,883 191,304 68,579 286,945 200,152 86,793 June 10,953 277,715 206,515 71,200 241,272 181,025 60,247 September 12,307 270,902 197,944 72,958 254,155 193,504 60,651 December 27,805 285,158 197,656 87,502 252,029 192,332 59,697 2017 March -12,678 272,158 199,074 73,084 287,616 201,854 85,762 June 11,080 285,135 212,377 72,758 246,876 185,198 61,678 September 4,929 265,681 198,297 67,384 265,997 203,542 62,455 December 35,048 295,665 200,971 94,694 256,261 196,615 59,646 2018 March -24,960 268,606 199,202 69,404 301,593 207,229 94,364 June 10,651 287,711 215,096 72,615 250,886 188,922 61,964 September 973 268,134 199,762 68,372 274,245 206,846 67,399 December 37,949 301,913 203,323 98,590 259,196 198,555 60,641 2019 March -24,788 272,682 201,840 70,842 304,325 208,695 95,630 June 7,958 286,577 213,824 72,753 257,262 192,467 64,795 September 6,154 270,551 200,299 70,252 270,734 206,636 64,098 December 42,431 307,066 203,735 103,331 260,865 199,965 60,900 2020 March -34,784 269,248 194,958 74,290 333,644 224,570 109,074 June -35,104 224,024 150,330 73,694 393,879 285,081 108,798 September 8,075 298,767 209,500 89,267 272,079 190,887 81,192 December 51,424 322,379 206,798 115,581 245,411 181,254 64,157 2021 March -15,123 287,018 204,534 82,484 291,286 193,679 97,607 June 14,085 314,063 230,926 83,137 246,536 177,484 69,052 September 8,011 297,950 218,329 79,621 269,711 198,101 71,610 December 60,140 354,112 231,581 122,531 250,106 187,715 62,391 2022 March 2,443 317,819 216,421 101,398 301,553 202,598 98,955 June -9,132 310,044 224,702 85,342 294,657 200,183 94,474 September 5,680 291,064 217,530 73,534 279,582 211,728 67,854 December 31,271 318,886 209,817 109,069 287,310 209,512 77,798 2023 March -14,633 293,544 203,608 89,936 323,529 218,960 104,569 June 10,096 303,732 224,190 79,542 260,897 191,451 69,446 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.