Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March South Carolina Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 2,140 31,156 22,046 9,110 24,759 17,789 6,970 March 1995 2,123 32,002 22,421 9,581 26,004 18,546 7,458 March 1996 1,717 32,631 22,480 10,151 27,825 19,391 8,434 March 1997 2,857 33,956 23,050 10,906 27,984 19,935 8,049 March 1998 1,482 33,651 24,057 9,594 29,038 20,926 8,112 March 1999 3,836 36,900 24,016 12,884 30,337 21,289 9,048 March 2000 957 35,120 25,164 9,956 31,733 22,734 8,999 March 2001 -883 34,687 23,505 11,182 35,623 23,558 12,065 March 2002 1,174 33,625 22,216 11,409 35,237 25,002 10,235 March 2003 2,750 34,601 23,020 11,581 33,828 24,997 8,831 March 2004 -86 35,358 24,976 10,382 34,133 23,665 10,468 March 2005 2,327 37,713 25,440 12,273 33,818 23,872 9,946 March 2006 -379 37,517 26,514 11,003 34,714 23,332 11,382 March 2007 4,792 41,697 26,274 15,423 34,839 24,208 10,631 March 2008 -761 36,316 25,158 11,158 39,089 27,170 11,919 March 2009 -4,265 29,100 19,258 9,842 45,665 31,558 14,107 March 2010 -2,192 30,219 20,468 9,751 39,604 27,661 11,943 March 2011 -447 33,586 23,547 10,039 34,057 23,571 10,486 March 2012 1,387 35,068 24,292 10,776 32,701 23,312 9,389 March 2013 -19 34,749 24,982 9,767 33,242 23,456 9,786 March 2014 2,249 37,796 26,405 11,391 31,711 22,569 9,142 March 2015 1,362 38,251 27,197 11,054 32,789 23,097 9,692 March 2016 2,122 40,468 28,396 12,072 32,824 22,874 9,950 March 2017 1,401 39,544 27,752 11,792 35,082 24,691 10,391 March 2018 3,013 42,110 28,825 13,285 35,977 25,705 10,272 March 2019 2,285 44,264 30,074 14,190 38,705 26,800 11,905 March 2020 519 42,344 27,816 14,528 41,793 27,784 14,009 March 2021 3,914 42,461 26,674 15,787 42,647 30,774 11,873 March 2022 8,768 55,390 33,601 21,789 38,919 25,898 13,021 March 2023 7,718 58,011 35,024 22,987 42,426 27,157 15,269 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.