Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 11 to 14 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 1 37 29 8 32 25 7 December 1 34 26 8 34 27 7 1993 March 1 35 27 8 33 26 7 June 1 37 29 8 31 24 7 September 1 38 30 8 32 25 7 December 1 36 28 8 34 27 7 1994 March 1 37 29 8 33 26 7 June 1 38 30 8 32 25 7 September 2 41 32 9 33 26 7 December 0 37 29 8 36 28 8 1995 March 1 39 31 8 34 27 7 June 1 38 30 8 35 28 7 September 1 41 32 9 35 27 8 December 1 39 30 9 37 29 8 1996 March 1 40 31 9 36 28 8 June 2 40 31 9 36 29 7 September 1 41 32 9 37 29 8 December 1 40 31 9 37 29 8 1997 March 1 42 33 9 37 29 8 June 1 39 31 8 36 29 7 September 1 43 34 9 36 28 8 December 0 41 32 9 39 30 9 1998 March -1 41 32 9 39 29 10 June 2 42 32 10 37 29 8 September 1 42 33 9 38 30 8 December -1 41 33 8 38 29 9 1999 March 0 42 33 9 40 31 9 June 1 42 33 9 39 31 8 September 1 45 35 10 40 31 9 December 0 43 34 9 39 30 9 2000 March 1 45 35 10 40 31 9 June 1 42 33 9 40 32 8 September 0 43 34 9 41 32 9 December 0 42 33 9 41 32 9 2001 March 1 43 33 10 41 32 9 June 1 40 31 9 43 35 8 September -1 38 29 9 44 34 10 December 0 38 29 9 43 34 9 2002 March 1 40 30 10 40 31 9 June 1 38 29 9 40 32 8 September 1 39 30 9 39 31 8 December 1 38 29 9 39 31 8 2003 March 0 36 28 8 39 31 8 June 0 37 29 8 39 31 8 September 1 37 29 8 35 28 7 December 1 38 29 9 37 29 8 2004 March 1 40 31 9 37 29 8 June 0 39 30 9 37 28 9 September 0 39 30 9 38 29 9 December 2 41 31 10 36 28 8 2005 March 0 40 31 9 39 30 9 June 1 41 31 10 38 29 9 September 0 41 32 9 38 29 9 December 1 40 31 9 38 30 8 2006 March 1 42 33 9 36 28 8 June 1 40 31 9 39 31 8 September 1 40 31 9 38 30 8 December 1 40 31 9 38 30 8 2007 March 0 40 32 8 38 30 8 June 0 39 31 8 39 31 8 September 0 37 29 8 39 31 8 December 1 40 31 9 38 30 8 2008 March -1 38 30 8 40 31 9 June -1 37 29 8 41 32 9 September 0 35 27 8 41 33 8 December -1 35 27 8 45 36 9 2009 March -2 30 23 7 47 38 9 June -1 33 25 8 44 35 9 September -1 31 24 7 37 29 8 December 0 34 26 8 36 28 8 2010 March -1 32 25 7 34 26 8 June 0 36 28 8 33 25 8 September -1 33 26 7 33 25 8 December 1 36 28 8 32 25 7 2011 March 0 34 27 7 32 25 7 June 0 36 28 8 33 25 8 September 1 36 28 8 32 25 7 December 0 35 27 8 33 25 8 2012 March 1 37 29 8 31 24 7 June 0 36 28 8 34 26 8 September 1 34 26 8 33 26 7 December 1 36 28 8 32 25 7 2013 March 1 36 28 8 32 25 7 June 0 37 29 8 33 25 8 September 1 35 27 8 33 26 7 December 1 37 29 8 32 25 7 2014 March 1 36 28 8 33 26 7 June 0 38 30 8 33 25 8 September 0 36 28 8 35 27 8 December 1 38 30 8 32 25 7 2015 March 1 35 27 8 34 27 7 June 1 38 30 8 33 26 7 September 0 36 28 8 36 28 8 December 1 39 31 8 34 27 7 2016 March 1 36 28 8 35 28 7 June 0 37 29 8 36 28 8 September 2 38 29 9 36 29 7 December -1 36 29 7 36 28 8 2017 March 1 38 30 8 34 27 7 June 0 38 30 8 36 28 8 September 0 36 28 8 38 30 8 December -1 37 30 7 34 26 8 2018 March 1 38 30 8 34 27 7 June 0 38 30 8 37 29 8 September 0 37 29 8 38 30 8 December 0 38 30 8 35 27 8 2019 March 0 37 29 8 35 27 8 June 0 38 30 8 37 29 8 September 0 37 29 8 38 30 8 December 0 37 29 8 35 27 8 2020 March -2 35 28 7 39 30 9 June -10 26 19 7 109 92 17 September 4 60 48 12 35 27 8 December 1 42 33 9 35 27 8 2021 March 2 43 34 9 32 25 7 June 1 42 34 8 36 29 7 September 0 44 34 10 39 29 10 December 4 47 36 11 31 24 7 2022 March -1 42 34 8 34 25 9 June 0 41 32 9 39 30 9 September 1 45 35 10 37 28 9 December 0 39 30 9 36 27 9 2023 March 0 41 32 9 35 26 9 June 1 39 30 9 38 30 8 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.