Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not 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 0 32 25 7 33 26 7 December 0 34 27 7 35 28 7 1993 March 0 30 22 8 39 31 8 June 3 46 37 9 25 19 6 September 1 33 26 7 31 25 6 December 0 36 29 7 34 27 7 1994 March 0 31 23 8 39 31 8 June 3 48 38 10 27 20 7 September 2 36 28 8 32 26 6 December -1 37 30 7 37 29 8 1995 March 1 34 25 9 40 32 8 June 4 48 38 10 28 22 6 September 0 35 28 7 35 28 7 December -1 39 31 8 39 30 9 1996 March 0 34 25 9 42 33 9 June 4 51 40 11 30 23 7 September 1 36 28 8 36 29 7 December 0 40 32 8 38 30 8 1997 March 0 35 26 9 42 33 9 June 3 50 40 10 29 22 7 September -1 37 30 7 37 29 8 December -1 41 33 8 39 30 9 1998 March -1 36 26 10 46 35 11 June 5 53 41 12 30 23 7 September 0 37 29 8 39 31 8 December -2 41 34 7 39 30 9 1999 March 0 36 26 10 46 36 10 June 4 53 42 11 31 24 7 September 0 38 30 8 40 32 8 December -1 43 35 8 40 31 9 2000 March 0 38 28 10 47 37 10 June 4 54 43 11 32 25 7 September 0 38 30 8 41 33 8 December -1 42 34 8 42 33 9 2001 March 0 37 27 10 48 38 10 June 3 50 39 11 36 28 8 September -1 33 25 8 44 35 9 December -1 38 30 8 44 35 9 2002 March 1 34 24 10 46 37 9 June 3 49 38 11 33 25 8 September 0 34 26 8 39 31 8 December 0 37 29 8 39 31 8 2003 March 0 31 22 9 46 37 9 June 2 48 38 10 32 24 8 September 0 33 26 7 36 29 7 December 0 38 30 8 37 29 8 2004 March 0 34 25 9 43 34 9 June 3 50 39 11 30 22 8 September 0 34 26 8 38 30 8 December 0 40 32 8 37 29 8 2005 March -1 34 25 9 45 35 10 June 4 52 40 12 31 23 8 September 0 36 28 8 38 30 8 December 0 40 32 8 39 31 8 2006 March 0 36 27 9 42 33 9 June 3 51 40 11 32 24 8 September 0 34 27 7 38 31 7 December 0 40 32 8 38 30 8 2007 March 0 35 26 9 44 35 9 June 2 50 40 10 32 24 8 September -1 33 26 7 40 32 8 December 0 40 32 8 39 31 8 2008 March -1 33 24 9 46 36 10 June 2 47 37 10 33 25 8 September -1 31 24 7 42 34 8 December -2 35 28 7 46 37 9 2009 March -1 26 18 8 53 44 9 June 2 42 32 10 35 27 8 September -1 27 21 6 37 30 7 December -1 34 27 7 36 28 8 2010 March -1 27 20 7 39 31 8 June 2 45 36 9 26 19 7 September -1 29 23 6 33 26 7 December 0 36 29 7 33 26 7 2011 March 0 30 22 8 37 29 8 June 2 46 36 10 27 19 8 September 0 31 24 7 33 26 7 December -1 35 28 7 34 26 8 2012 March 0 31 23 8 37 29 8 June 3 46 36 10 27 20 7 September 0 30 23 7 34 27 7 December -1 36 29 7 33 25 8 2013 March 0 31 23 8 38 30 8 June 1 46 37 9 28 20 8 September 1 31 24 7 33 27 6 December 0 37 30 7 33 26 7 2014 March 0 30 22 8 38 30 8 June 2 49 39 10 28 20 8 September 0 32 25 7 34 27 7 December 0 38 31 7 33 26 7 2015 March 0 30 22 8 40 32 8 June 2 48 39 9 27 20 7 September 0 32 25 7 35 28 7 December -1 39 32 7 35 27 8 2016 March 0 31 23 8 40 32 8 June 2 48 38 10 30 22 8 September 1 34 26 8 37 30 7 December -1 37 30 7 36 28 8 2017 March 0 32 24 8 39 31 8 June 2 48 39 9 29 22 7 September 0 31 24 7 38 31 7 December -1 38 31 7 34 26 8 2018 March 0 32 24 8 39 31 8 June 3 49 39 10 30 23 7 September 0 32 25 7 38 31 7 December -1 38 31 7 35 27 8 2019 March 1 33 24 9 39 31 8 June 2 48 38 10 32 24 8 September 0 32 25 7 38 31 7 December -1 37 30 7 35 27 8 2020 March -2 30 22 8 45 35 10 June -8 33 25 8 89 73 16 September 3 52 41 11 36 28 8 December -1 42 34 8 36 27 9 2021 March 2 36 27 9 35 28 7 June 3 54 44 10 30 23 7 September -1 38 30 8 39 30 9 December 2 48 38 10 33 25 8 2022 March -1 37 28 9 39 29 10 June 3 52 41 11 32 24 8 September 0 38 30 8 38 30 8 December -1 39 31 8 37 28 9 2023 March 0 35 26 9 39 30 9 June 3 50 39 11 32 24 8 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.