Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico 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 -874 8,361 7,282 1,079 9,047 7,094 1,953 December 155 9,750 8,175 1,575 7,479 6,059 1,420 1993 March 672 8,878 6,956 1,922 9,751 8,501 1,250 June 538 8,835 7,359 1,476 7,950 7,012 938 September -435 8,291 7,127 1,164 9,143 7,544 1,599 December 6 9,901 8,571 1,330 7,360 6,036 1,324 1994 March 250 8,366 6,725 1,641 10,167 8,776 1,391 June 394 9,023 7,463 1,560 8,233 7,067 1,166 September -265 8,546 7,134 1,412 9,286 7,609 1,677 December 313 10,531 9,025 1,506 7,123 5,930 1,193 1995 March 583 8,659 6,821 1,838 10,455 9,200 1,255 June 271 9,082 7,576 1,506 8,496 7,261 1,235 September -176 9,072 7,704 1,368 9,158 7,614 1,544 December 286 11,158 9,618 1,540 7,143 5,889 1,254 1996 March 806 9,372 7,233 2,139 10,930 9,597 1,333 June 252 9,346 8,050 1,296 8,390 7,346 1,044 September -8 9,081 7,649 1,432 9,498 8,058 1,440 December 426 12,094 10,418 1,676 7,054 5,804 1,250 1997 March 580 9,036 7,178 1,858 11,375 10,097 1,278 June 509 10,215 8,321 1,894 9,189 7,804 1,385 September -506 9,827 8,042 1,785 10,577 8,286 2,291 December 602 12,013 10,188 1,825 7,449 6,226 1,223 1998 March 589 9,106 7,118 1,988 12,040 10,641 1,399 June -482 9,238 8,202 1,036 9,310 7,792 1,518 September -256 8,997 7,427 1,570 10,086 8,260 1,826 December 285 11,785 10,119 1,666 7,781 6,400 1,381 1999 March 443 9,604 7,773 1,831 11,683 10,295 1,388 June 79 10,417 8,686 1,731 9,494 7,842 1,652 September -245 10,023 8,228 1,795 10,068 8,028 2,040 December 205 11,672 10,191 1,481 7,737 6,461 1,276 2000 March -61 8,607 7,173 1,434 12,148 10,653 1,495 June 802 10,067 7,992 2,075 9,532 8,259 1,273 September -956 8,757 7,718 1,039 10,517 8,522 1,995 December 956 12,469 10,360 2,109 7,358 6,205 1,153 2001 March -11 8,181 6,684 1,497 12,648 11,140 1,508 June -583 8,038 7,219 819 9,188 7,786 1,402 September -1,419 8,686 7,610 1,076 11,179 8,684 2,495 December -772 10,622 9,649 973 7,773 6,028 1,745 2002 March -385 6,799 5,967 832 11,486 10,269 1,217 June -454 7,980 7,201 779 8,990 7,757 1,233 September -1,390 7,718 7,185 533 9,439 7,516 1,923 December -385 10,444 9,878 566 6,122 5,171 951 2003 March -543 6,439 5,848 591 11,290 10,156 1,134 June -985 7,262 7,095 167 8,335 7,183 1,152 September -1,774 7,109 6,872 237 9,007 6,996 2,011 December 7,774 17,121 9,140 7,981 5,135 4,928 207 2004 March 336 8,009 6,746 1,263 12,108 11,181 927 June 1,031 10,030 7,982 2,048 9,078 8,061 1,017 September -67 9,512 7,977 1,535 10,348 8,746 1,602 December 244 12,917 11,557 1,360 6,725 5,609 1,116 2005 March 572 8,763 6,924 1,839 13,192 11,925 1,267 June 392 10,144 8,568 1,576 9,697 8,513 1,184 September -259 9,849 8,275 1,574 10,985 9,152 1,833 December 186 13,062 11,760 1,302 7,208 6,092 1,116 2006 March -84 8,352 7,016 1,336 13,880 12,460 1,420 June 191 9,259 7,862 1,397 10,710 9,504 1,206 September -2,239 9,668 8,399 1,269 12,813 9,305 3,508 December 118 14,270 12,226 2,044 7,922 5,996 1,926 2007 March -38 8,724 6,760 1,964 14,827 12,825 2,002 June 133 9,902 7,978 1,924 10,788 8,997 1,791 September -442 9,839 7,900 1,939 11,584 9,203 2,381 December 11 13,266 11,616 1,650 7,615 5,976 1,639 2008 March 101 8,385 6,203 2,182 15,160 13,079 2,081 June 65 9,335 7,425 1,910 10,762 8,917 1,845 September -929 8,677 7,375 1,302 11,279 9,048 2,231 December -59 12,549 10,875 1,674 7,601 5,868 1,733 2009 March -262 7,261 5,333 1,928 15,041 12,851 2,190 June -78 8,263 6,676 1,587 10,068 8,403 1,665 September -327 8,690 6,919 1,771 10,641 8,543 2,098 December 105 12,196 10,488 1,708 6,930 5,327 1,603 2010 March -109 7,247 5,631 1,616 13,710 11,985 1,725 June -318 8,241 6,990 1,251 9,607 8,038 1,569 September -719 8,454 7,048 1,406 10,114 7,989 2,125 December 27 12,431 10,980 1,451 6,486 5,062 1,424 2011 March -22 7,498 5,963 1,535 13,255 11,698 1,557 June -251 8,253 6,930 1,323 9,222 7,648 1,574 September -551 8,487 7,063 1,424 9,570 7,595 1,975 December 452 12,274 10,654 1,620 6,180 5,012 1,168 2012 March 117 7,571 5,941 1,630 13,020 11,507 1,513 June 69 9,127 7,718 1,409 8,662 7,322 1,340 September -185 9,002 7,411 1,591 9,592 7,816 1,776 December 89 12,313 10,951 1,362 6,126 4,853 1,273 2013 March -47 7,346 5,891 1,455 12,993 11,491 1,502 June 99 8,378 7,017 1,361 8,924 7,662 1,262 September -190 8,475 6,892 1,583 9,960 8,187 1,773 December 80 12,141 10,773 1,368 6,408 5,120 1,288 2014 March -196 7,083 5,693 1,390 13,212 11,626 1,586 June -31 8,223 6,881 1,342 8,974 7,601 1,373 September -399 8,112 6,745 1,367 9,823 8,057 1,766 December 182 11,825 10,484 1,341 6,035 4,876 1,159 2015 March -198 7,097 5,742 1,355 12,857 11,304 1,553 June -347 8,146 7,009 1,137 8,987 7,503 1,484 September -616 7,808 6,601 1,207 9,922 8,099 1,823 December 336 11,985 10,511 1,474 6,181 5,043 1,138 2016 March 73 7,272 5,817 1,455 12,583 11,201 1,382 June 38 8,036 6,814 1,222 8,463 7,279 1,184 September -223 8,158 6,866 1,292 9,301 7,786 1,515 December 61 11,386 10,184 1,202 6,170 5,029 1,141 2017 March 89 7,414 5,936 1,478 12,361 10,972 1,389 June 333 8,097 6,828 1,269 8,448 7,512 936 September -1,813 6,575 5,844 731 10,746 8,202 2,544 December -737 10,147 8,442 1,705 10,087 7,645 2,442 2018 March 30 8,903 6,674 2,229 13,006 10,807 2,199 June 739 10,178 8,229 1,949 7,978 6,768 1,210 September 549 9,677 7,823 1,854 8,613 7,308 1,305 December 394 11,431 10,027 1,404 6,470 5,460 1,010 2019 March 659 9,420 7,599 1,821 11,012 9,850 1,162 June 409 9,610 7,981 1,629 8,555 7,335 1,220 September -159 8,865 7,456 1,409 9,393 7,825 1,568 December 278 11,319 9,961 1,358 6,571 5,491 1,080 2020 March -427 7,407 6,261 1,146 12,428 10,855 1,573 June -4,258 6,508 5,173 1,335 17,925 12,332 5,593 September 1,905 13,747 10,073 3,674 8,348 6,579 1,769 December 1,580 13,728 11,386 2,342 6,106 5,344 762 2021 March 926 9,654 7,483 2,171 11,944 10,699 1,245 June 829 11,314 9,510 1,804 8,431 7,456 975 September 449 11,738 9,920 1,818 9,264 7,895 1,369 December 1,119 14,295 12,309 1,986 6,934 6,067 867 2022 March 51 10,155 8,698 1,457 12,663 11,257 1,406 June 610 10,478 8,872 1,606 10,270 9,274 996 September -37 10,191 8,844 1,347 9,994 8,610 1,384 December 596 13,502 12,046 1,456 7,169 6,309 860 2023 March 99 8,822 7,410 1,412 13,963 12,650 1,313 June 434 10,272 8,886 1,386 9,426 8,474 952 September -39 10,382 8,909 1,473 10,186 8,674 1,512 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.