Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 10 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 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 1993 March 1 15 11 4 13 10 3 June 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 September 1 16 12 4 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 1994 March 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 June 1 16 12 4 13 10 3 September 1 17 13 4 13 10 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 1995 March 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 June 1 16 12 4 14 11 3 September 1 17 13 4 14 11 3 December 1 16 12 4 15 12 3 1996 March 0 16 12 4 15 11 4 June 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 September 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 December 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 1997 March 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 June 1 16 12 4 15 12 3 September 0 17 13 4 15 11 4 December 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 1998 March 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 June 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 September 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 December 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 1999 March 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 June 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 December 0 18 14 4 16 12 4 2000 March 0 19 15 4 17 13 4 June 1 18 14 4 16 13 3 September 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 December 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 2001 March 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 June 0 16 12 4 18 14 4 September 0 16 12 4 18 14 4 December 0 16 12 4 18 14 4 2002 March 0 16 12 4 17 13 4 June 0 16 12 4 17 13 4 September 1 16 12 4 15 12 3 December 1 16 12 4 16 13 3 2003 March -1 15 12 3 17 13 4 June 0 15 12 3 16 13 3 September 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 December 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 2004 March 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 June 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 September 0 16 12 4 16 12 4 December 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 2005 March 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 June 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 16 12 4 December 1 17 13 4 16 13 3 2006 March 1 18 14 4 15 12 3 June 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 September 0 16 13 3 16 13 3 December 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 2007 March 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 June 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 September 1 16 12 4 16 13 3 December 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 2008 March -1 15 12 3 17 13 4 June -1 15 12 3 17 13 4 September -1 14 11 3 17 13 4 December -1 14 11 3 19 15 4 2009 March -1 13 10 3 19 15 4 June -1 13 10 3 18 14 4 September -1 13 10 3 16 12 4 December 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 2010 March 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 June 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 2011 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 2012 March 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 June 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 2013 March 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 June 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 2014 March 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 June 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 2015 March 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 June 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 September 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2016 March 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 June -1 15 12 3 16 12 4 September 1 16 12 4 15 12 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 2017 March 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 June 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 September 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2018 March 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 June 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 September 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2019 March 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 June -1 15 12 3 16 12 4 September 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2020 March -1 14 11 3 16 12 4 June -4 11 8 3 41 34 7 September 1 23 18 5 15 11 4 December 1 17 13 4 14 11 3 2021 March 1 17 13 4 13 10 3 June 0 17 14 3 14 11 3 September 0 18 14 4 16 12 4 December 1 19 15 4 13 10 3 2022 March 0 17 14 3 13 10 3 June 1 17 13 4 15 12 3 September 1 18 14 4 15 12 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2023 March 1 17 13 4 14 11 3 June -1 15 12 3 16 12 4 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.