Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted District of Columbia 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 2000 March 261 5,851 4,362 1,489 6,001 4,773 1,228 June 43 6,392 5,198 1,194 5,014 3,863 1,151 September -257 5,511 4,465 1,046 5,959 4,656 1,303 December 155 6,194 4,986 1,208 5,155 4,102 1,053 2001 March -104 5,685 4,434 1,251 6,122 4,767 1,355 June 76 6,195 5,131 1,064 5,125 4,137 988 September -296 5,098 4,131 967 6,171 4,908 1,263 December 244 5,717 4,502 1,215 5,240 4,269 971 2002 March -165 5,404 4,225 1,179 6,045 4,701 1,344 June 80 5,707 4,714 993 4,861 3,948 913 September -146 4,844 3,927 917 5,836 4,773 1,063 December 251 5,591 4,439 1,152 5,082 4,181 901 2003 March -59 5,247 4,006 1,241 6,034 4,734 1,300 June 3 5,638 4,715 923 4,864 3,944 920 September -13 5,020 4,014 1,006 5,909 4,890 1,019 December 273 5,712 4,507 1,205 5,074 4,142 932 2004 March -168 5,455 4,330 1,125 5,946 4,653 1,293 June 25 5,907 4,906 1,001 4,964 3,988 976 September -101 5,140 4,084 1,056 5,934 4,777 1,157 December 414 5,872 4,642 1,230 4,988 4,172 816 2005 March -152 5,560 4,384 1,176 6,043 4,715 1,328 June 98 6,130 5,043 1,087 5,007 4,018 989 September 21 5,268 4,166 1,102 6,060 4,979 1,081 December 344 5,951 4,796 1,155 5,116 4,305 811 2006 March -113 5,176 4,040 1,136 5,808 4,559 1,249 June 20 6,301 5,226 1,075 5,264 4,209 1,055 September -152 5,346 4,275 1,071 6,326 5,103 1,223 December 308 6,100 4,850 1,250 5,231 4,289 942 2007 March -62 5,966 4,579 1,387 6,172 4,723 1,449 June 91 6,377 5,224 1,153 5,189 4,127 1,062 September -211 5,377 4,304 1,073 6,485 5,201 1,284 December 325 6,367 5,021 1,346 5,187 4,166 1,021 2008 March -249 5,670 4,463 1,207 6,339 4,883 1,456 June 1 6,101 5,113 988 5,139 4,152 987 September -24 5,433 4,268 1,165 6,230 5,041 1,189 December -67 5,688 4,533 1,155 5,832 4,610 1,222 2009 March -401 5,099 3,922 1,177 6,718 5,140 1,578 June 46 5,669 4,587 1,082 5,346 4,310 1,036 September -53 4,965 3,888 1,077 6,262 5,132 1,130 December 481 5,995 4,639 1,356 5,047 4,172 875 2010 March -203 5,133 3,978 1,155 6,169 4,811 1,358 June 57 6,125 5,082 1,043 4,997 4,011 986 September -536 5,129 4,147 982 6,406 4,888 1,518 December 467 6,171 4,740 1,431 5,142 4,178 964 2011 March -228 5,763 4,427 1,336 6,134 4,570 1,564 June 267 6,363 5,100 1,263 5,045 4,049 996 September 72 5,509 4,329 1,180 6,010 4,902 1,108 December 530 6,094 4,688 1,406 5,211 4,335 876 2012 March -64 5,995 4,679 1,316 6,145 4,765 1,380 June 210 6,458 5,240 1,218 5,147 4,139 1,008 September -237 5,538 4,323 1,215 6,537 5,085 1,452 December 450 6,235 4,716 1,519 5,411 4,342 1,069 2013 March 47 6,044 4,559 1,485 6,434 4,996 1,438 June 271 6,654 5,350 1,304 5,327 4,294 1,033 September 259 5,886 4,492 1,394 6,454 5,319 1,135 December 417 6,430 4,924 1,506 5,835 4,746 1,089 2014 March 73 6,248 4,684 1,564 6,569 5,078 1,491 June 146 7,020 5,736 1,284 5,436 4,298 1,138 September 366 6,214 4,859 1,355 6,478 5,489 989 December -329 6,594 5,419 1,175 6,228 4,724 1,504 2015 March -310 6,338 4,947 1,391 7,044 5,343 1,701 June -160 7,233 5,803 1,430 6,005 4,415 1,590 September 24 6,383 4,942 1,441 6,806 5,389 1,417 December 581 7,088 5,423 1,665 5,895 4,811 1,084 2016 March -368 6,286 4,833 1,453 7,234 5,413 1,821 June 289 7,267 5,759 1,508 5,895 4,676 1,219 September -195 6,194 4,841 1,353 7,193 5,645 1,548 December 589 6,769 5,060 1,709 6,270 5,150 1,120 2017 March 91 6,761 5,085 1,676 6,990 5,405 1,585 June 331 7,405 5,871 1,534 5,983 4,780 1,203 September 118 6,504 4,976 1,528 7,153 5,743 1,410 December 492 7,277 5,545 1,732 6,306 5,066 1,240 2018 March -22 7,013 5,279 1,734 7,440 5,684 1,756 June 294 7,728 6,111 1,617 6,271 4,948 1,323 September 2 6,805 5,216 1,589 7,716 6,129 1,587 December 601 7,454 5,567 1,887 6,659 5,373 1,286 2019 March -220 7,110 5,352 1,758 7,813 5,835 1,978 June 280 7,969 6,319 1,650 6,589 5,219 1,370 September 83 7,191 5,504 1,687 7,622 6,018 1,604 December 639 7,803 5,822 1,981 6,695 5,353 1,342 2020 March -281 6,971 5,123 1,848 8,406 6,277 2,129 June -656 5,600 4,026 1,574 9,565 7,335 2,230 September 496 7,410 5,259 2,151 7,044 5,389 1,655 December 676 7,314 5,142 2,172 6,803 5,307 1,496 2021 March -20 7,279 5,118 2,161 7,745 5,564 2,181 June 820 8,693 6,384 2,309 6,297 4,808 1,489 September 347 8,449 6,100 2,349 7,657 5,655 2,002 December 1,109 9,084 6,374 2,710 6,807 5,206 1,601 2022 March -9 8,336 5,786 2,550 8,563 6,004 2,559 June 182 8,987 6,607 2,380 7,590 5,392 2,198 September 967 8,962 6,131 2,831 7,817 5,953 1,864 December 552 8,241 5,860 2,381 7,548 5,719 1,829 2023 March -693 8,047 5,706 2,341 9,119 6,085 3,034 June -204 8,052 6,458 1,594 7,201 5,403 1,798 September 1,032 8,467 5,294 3,173 8,599 6,458 2,141 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.