Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted New Jersey 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 205 46,283 36,992 9,291 51,617 42,531 9,086 December -33 51,053 40,484 10,569 48,643 38,041 10,602 1993 March -3,542 44,819 35,297 9,522 56,933 43,869 13,064 June 7,373 61,671 47,035 14,636 39,708 32,445 7,263 September -402 47,634 38,686 8,948 52,202 42,852 9,350 December -870 52,383 42,829 9,554 48,021 37,597 10,424 1994 March -5,310 43,475 34,744 8,731 59,557 45,516 14,041 June 8,823 65,068 48,207 16,861 40,415 32,377 8,038 September 2,032 50,620 40,060 10,560 52,139 43,611 8,528 December 455 54,384 43,631 10,753 50,220 39,922 10,298 1995 March -3,906 47,364 38,036 9,328 58,886 45,652 13,234 June 6,255 61,854 47,509 14,345 44,362 36,272 8,090 September -5,683 47,875 39,394 8,481 59,287 45,123 14,164 December 5,697 57,323 42,952 14,371 48,760 40,086 8,674 1996 March -1,611 50,189 37,980 12,209 61,195 47,375 13,820 June 4,408 61,995 49,543 12,452 43,398 35,354 8,044 September 331 50,078 40,563 9,515 55,123 45,939 9,184 December 592 56,778 45,430 11,348 51,384 40,628 10,756 1997 March -4,897 49,760 40,055 9,705 61,037 46,435 14,602 June 6,812 64,501 49,848 14,653 43,633 35,792 7,841 September 1,166 50,113 41,475 8,638 53,825 46,353 7,472 December -3,182 56,136 46,554 9,582 54,490 41,726 12,764 1998 March 466 54,897 39,574 15,323 61,839 46,982 14,857 June 5,752 62,808 50,314 12,494 43,461 36,719 6,742 September -1,936 51,740 40,742 10,998 59,652 46,718 12,934 December -1,593 60,316 47,443 12,873 55,014 40,548 14,466 1999 March 730 59,158 40,389 18,769 65,279 47,240 18,039 June 6,417 69,455 51,790 17,665 49,432 38,184 11,248 September -522 55,033 42,710 12,323 61,540 48,695 12,845 December -127 61,050 48,787 12,263 54,786 42,396 12,390 2000 March 737 59,664 43,062 16,602 65,398 49,533 15,865 June 4,464 68,358 54,085 14,273 50,180 40,371 9,809 September -3,940 52,841 44,074 8,767 63,707 51,000 12,707 December 2,009 63,284 49,336 13,948 55,574 43,635 11,939 2001 March -4,531 52,141 41,930 10,211 65,563 50,821 14,742 June 7,545 68,037 53,218 14,819 47,994 40,720 7,274 September -1,290 51,543 41,705 9,838 63,742 52,614 11,128 December -2,006 54,631 47,653 6,978 55,357 46,373 8,984 2002 March -1,318 53,482 41,303 12,179 63,951 50,454 13,497 June 2,744 63,014 51,231 11,783 49,946 40,907 9,039 September -1,003 51,027 42,194 8,833 60,877 51,041 9,836 December 2,387 57,330 46,598 10,732 52,973 44,628 8,345 2003 March -3,472 51,190 39,517 11,673 66,570 51,425 15,145 June 5,843 65,201 52,349 12,852 45,903 38,894 7,009 September -283 50,847 41,329 9,518 59,209 49,408 9,801 December 2,545 58,521 47,205 11,316 54,080 45,309 8,771 2004 March -6,564 52,349 42,541 9,808 66,414 50,042 16,372 June 4,590 66,951 53,970 12,981 47,839 39,448 8,391 September 1,146 53,733 42,952 10,781 61,435 51,800 9,635 December 3,547 59,636 48,857 10,779 52,801 45,569 7,232 2005 March -5,676 51,294 41,231 10,063 68,886 53,147 15,739 June 5,761 69,140 54,829 14,311 48,645 40,095 8,550 September 1,564 54,041 43,502 10,539 61,720 52,745 8,975 December 1,979 58,722 48,151 10,571 56,272 47,680 8,592 2006 March -2,076 54,845 44,021 10,824 65,491 52,591 12,900 June 2,816 68,125 54,993 13,132 51,508 41,192 10,316 September -407 52,787 42,993 9,794 64,410 54,209 10,201 December 1,593 59,971 49,105 10,866 56,776 47,503 9,273 2007 March -6,047 51,513 41,972 9,541 70,226 54,638 15,588 June 4,595 68,624 55,745 12,879 49,121 40,837 8,284 September 654 53,005 42,254 10,751 65,264 55,167 10,097 December 1,184 59,777 49,272 10,505 57,869 48,548 9,321 2008 March -6,564 51,620 42,522 9,098 70,311 54,649 15,662 June 6,707 67,343 52,712 14,631 50,486 42,562 7,924 September -2,324 49,331 40,639 8,692 66,479 55,463 11,016 December -987 52,387 43,149 9,238 62,004 51,779 10,225 2009 March -7,900 43,998 34,889 9,109 75,288 58,279 17,009 June 4,658 62,034 48,167 13,867 51,183 41,974 9,209 September -2,180 47,412 38,824 8,588 62,475 51,707 10,768 December 641 54,253 44,218 10,035 54,863 45,469 9,394 2010 March -7,026 46,109 37,594 8,515 66,845 51,304 15,541 June 5,309 65,086 51,931 13,155 45,275 37,429 7,846 September -1,348 48,282 40,044 8,238 59,761 50,175 9,586 December 1,985 56,374 46,130 10,244 51,722 43,463 8,259 2011 March -6,375 48,265 39,589 8,676 65,021 49,970 15,051 June 5,811 65,368 51,921 13,447 44,825 37,189 7,636 September -1,085 49,684 41,271 8,413 58,809 49,311 9,498 December 1,351 55,555 45,763 9,792 52,072 43,631 8,441 2012 March -4,347 50,937 41,733 9,204 62,216 48,665 13,551 June 4,645 64,090 51,760 12,330 45,641 37,956 7,685 September -1,224 48,855 40,834 8,021 59,156 49,911 9,245 December 1,686 55,730 45,904 9,826 52,257 44,117 8,140 2013 March -5,759 50,077 41,765 8,312 63,180 49,109 14,071 June 6,041 66,675 53,609 13,066 44,573 37,548 7,025 September -628 49,895 41,714 8,181 59,523 50,714 8,809 December 1,703 56,641 46,614 10,027 53,549 45,225 8,324 2014 March -5,934 48,876 40,617 8,259 65,523 51,330 14,193 June 5,256 67,148 54,290 12,858 44,992 37,390 7,602 September -1,559 50,210 41,998 8,212 60,773 51,002 9,771 December 1,478 56,845 47,288 9,557 52,540 44,461 8,079 2015 March -5,474 48,431 39,713 8,718 66,701 52,509 14,192 June 5,922 69,261 55,340 13,921 45,724 37,725 7,999 September -1,491 50,629 42,246 8,383 62,000 52,126 9,874 December 3,952 60,490 48,643 11,847 53,205 45,310 7,895 2016 March -5,727 51,095 42,514 8,581 65,692 51,384 14,308 June 4,163 66,031 54,312 11,719 47,212 39,656 7,556 September -1,841 50,847 43,138 7,709 61,802 52,252 9,550 December 4,328 59,784 47,453 12,331 54,969 46,966 8,003 2017 March -5,162 51,153 42,918 8,235 65,433 52,036 13,397 June 4,944 67,432 55,135 12,297 46,987 39,634 7,353 September -2,296 49,711 42,281 7,430 63,417 53,691 9,726 December 1,834 58,247 48,141 10,106 55,012 46,740 8,272 2018 March -3,842 52,094 42,310 9,784 66,943 53,317 13,626 June 5,302 68,596 55,874 12,722 47,339 39,919 7,420 September -1,119 50,410 42,308 8,102 63,804 54,583 9,221 December 1,403 59,787 49,578 10,209 54,906 46,100 8,806 2019 March -3,814 53,004 43,837 9,167 65,087 52,106 12,981 June 4,661 66,170 53,926 12,244 49,475 41,892 7,583 September -1,106 50,767 42,819 7,948 63,605 54,551 9,054 December 5,148 62,115 48,617 13,498 55,284 46,934 8,350 2020 March -2,262 52,519 41,319 11,200 69,228 55,766 13,462 June -14,592 45,004 33,939 11,065 95,324 69,667 25,657 September 8,069 76,134 56,279 19,855 53,263 41,477 11,786 December 7,098 66,585 51,251 15,334 52,784 44,548 8,236 2021 March 2,911 62,738 46,841 15,897 62,263 49,277 12,986 June 8,129 76,052 59,963 16,089 47,667 39,707 7,960 September 2,344 61,187 48,733 12,454 64,008 53,898 10,110 December 15,040 84,990 59,956 25,034 52,504 42,510 9,994 2022 March -4,252 62,943 51,715 11,228 65,806 50,326 15,480 June 5,764 76,477 61,443 15,034 51,202 41,932 9,270 September -4,780 60,188 48,688 11,500 70,984 54,704 16,280 December 10,717 74,767 52,085 22,682 60,772 48,807 11,965 2023 March -3,771 58,397 47,779 10,618 66,515 52,126 14,389 June 4,635 88,102 74,335 13,767 51,401 42,269 9,132 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.