Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 6 Jobs (In thousands) 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 2 41 32 9 36 29 7 December 0 38 30 8 38 30 8 1993 March 1 39 30 9 38 30 8 June 1 41 32 9 36 28 8 September 2 42 33 9 35 28 7 December 1 40 32 8 37 30 7 1994 March 0 40 32 8 38 30 8 June 1 42 33 9 37 29 8 September 2 44 35 9 37 30 7 December 0 41 33 8 40 32 8 1995 March 1 43 34 9 39 31 8 June 1 43 34 9 40 32 8 September 1 45 36 9 39 31 8 December 1 43 34 9 41 33 8 1996 March 0 44 35 9 41 32 9 June 1 43 34 9 41 33 8 September 1 44 35 9 40 32 8 December 1 45 36 9 41 33 8 1997 March 1 45 36 9 40 32 8 June 1 44 35 9 41 33 8 September 0 46 37 9 42 33 9 December 1 47 37 10 43 34 9 1998 March 0 46 36 10 43 33 10 June 1 46 36 10 43 34 9 September 0 46 37 9 43 34 9 December 0 46 37 9 43 34 9 1999 March 1 48 38 10 43 34 9 June 1 48 38 10 45 36 9 September 1 49 39 10 45 36 9 December 1 49 39 10 44 35 9 2000 March 2 51 40 11 45 36 9 June 0 47 38 9 47 38 9 September 1 49 39 10 46 37 9 December 0 46 37 9 46 37 9 2001 March 1 48 38 10 45 36 9 June 0 44 35 9 48 39 9 September -1 43 34 9 49 39 10 December 0 43 34 9 48 39 9 2002 March 1 44 34 10 44 35 9 June 1 44 34 10 45 36 9 September 1 43 34 9 43 35 8 December 0 43 34 9 44 35 9 2003 March 0 42 33 9 45 36 9 June 0 43 34 9 44 35 9 September 1 43 34 9 41 33 8 December 0 44 35 9 43 34 9 2004 March 0 45 36 9 43 34 9 June 0 45 36 9 42 33 9 September 1 46 36 10 43 34 9 December 1 47 37 10 43 34 9 2005 March 1 45 35 10 44 35 9 June 1 46 36 10 43 34 9 September 1 47 37 10 43 34 9 December 1 46 36 10 44 35 9 2006 March 1 49 39 10 43 34 9 June 1 47 37 10 45 36 9 September 0 45 36 9 45 36 9 December 1 47 37 10 44 35 9 2007 March 0 46 37 9 44 35 9 June 0 45 36 9 45 36 9 September 0 45 36 9 46 37 9 December 0 45 36 9 45 36 9 2008 March 0 44 35 9 46 37 9 June -1 43 34 9 49 39 10 September 0 41 32 9 47 38 9 December -1 39 31 8 50 41 9 2009 March -2 35 27 8 52 42 10 June -1 37 29 8 48 39 9 September -1 36 28 8 43 34 9 December 0 39 30 9 42 33 9 2010 March -1 38 30 8 41 32 9 June 0 40 32 8 38 30 8 September 0 39 31 8 38 30 8 December 1 41 32 9 38 30 8 2011 March 0 40 32 8 38 30 8 June -1 41 33 8 38 29 9 September 1 42 33 9 38 30 8 December 1 41 32 9 38 30 8 2012 March 0 42 34 8 37 29 8 June 0 41 33 8 38 30 8 September 0 40 32 8 40 32 8 December 1 42 33 9 38 30 8 2013 March 0 41 33 8 39 31 8 June 0 42 34 8 38 30 8 September 0 41 33 8 40 32 8 December 1 43 34 9 39 31 8 2014 March 0 42 34 8 40 32 8 June 0 44 36 8 39 31 8 September 0 42 34 8 40 32 8 December 0 44 36 8 39 31 8 2015 March 1 43 34 9 41 33 8 June 0 45 37 8 40 32 8 September 0 42 34 8 42 34 8 December 1 46 37 9 40 32 8 2016 March 0 43 35 8 42 34 8 June -1 43 35 8 43 34 9 September 1 45 36 9 42 34 8 December 0 42 34 8 41 33 8 2017 March 1 46 37 9 41 33 8 June -1 44 36 8 44 35 9 September 0 41 33 8 44 36 8 December 1 46 37 9 40 32 8 2018 March 1 46 37 9 41 33 8 June -1 44 36 8 45 36 9 September 0 42 34 8 45 37 8 December 1 46 37 9 41 33 8 2019 March 1 45 36 9 41 33 8 June -1 44 36 8 45 36 9 September 0 42 34 8 44 36 8 December 1 45 36 9 41 33 8 2020 March -1 41 33 8 47 38 9 June -10 30 22 8 101 83 18 September 5 64 50 14 40 31 9 December 1 49 39 10 40 31 9 2021 March 3 49 39 10 38 31 7 June 1 49 40 9 42 34 8 September 0 51 41 10 45 35 10 December 3 56 45 11 39 31 8 2022 March 0 50 41 9 41 32 9 June 1 48 39 9 45 37 8 September 1 50 41 9 43 35 8 December 1 47 38 9 42 34 8 2023 March 1 48 39 9 40 32 8 June -1 45 37 8 45 36 9 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.