Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 15 to 19 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 25 19 6 21 16 5 December 1 23 17 6 23 18 5 1993 March 1 24 18 6 22 17 5 June 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 September 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 December 0 23 18 5 22 17 5 1994 March 0 24 19 5 22 17 5 June 0 24 19 5 21 16 5 September 2 27 21 6 20 16 4 December 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 1995 March 0 25 20 5 23 18 5 June 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 September 1 27 21 6 22 17 5 December 1 25 19 6 24 19 5 1996 March 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 June 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 September 1 27 21 6 24 19 5 December 1 27 21 6 24 19 5 1997 March 1 27 21 6 23 18 5 June 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 September 0 28 22 6 24 18 6 December 0 27 21 6 25 19 6 1998 March 0 27 21 6 25 19 6 June 2 27 20 7 24 19 5 September 1 27 21 6 24 19 5 December 0 27 21 6 25 19 6 1999 March 0 27 21 6 26 20 6 June 1 27 21 6 25 20 5 September 0 28 22 6 26 20 6 December 1 28 22 6 24 19 5 2000 March 1 30 23 7 26 20 6 June 1 27 21 6 26 21 5 September 0 28 22 6 26 20 6 December 1 27 21 6 26 21 5 2001 March 0 28 22 6 27 21 6 June 1 26 20 6 29 24 5 September 0 25 19 6 29 23 6 December 0 24 18 6 28 22 6 2002 March 1 25 19 6 25 20 5 June 1 25 19 6 25 20 5 September 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 December 1 24 18 6 25 20 5 2003 March 0 23 18 5 25 20 5 June 0 23 18 5 24 19 5 September 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 December 0 23 18 5 23 18 5 2004 March 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 June -1 24 19 5 24 18 6 September 1 25 19 6 23 18 5 December 1 26 20 6 22 17 5 2005 March 1 25 19 6 23 18 5 June 1 25 19 6 23 18 5 September 1 27 21 6 23 18 5 December 1 26 20 6 23 18 5 2006 March 0 26 21 5 23 18 5 June 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 September 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 December 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 2007 March 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 June 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 September 0 23 18 5 25 20 5 December 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 2008 March 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 June 0 23 18 5 26 21 5 September 0 22 17 5 26 21 5 December 0 22 17 5 28 23 5 2009 March -1 19 15 4 29 24 5 June 0 21 16 5 27 22 5 September 0 19 15 4 22 18 4 December 0 20 16 4 21 17 4 2010 March 0 20 16 4 20 16 4 June 1 22 17 5 19 15 4 September 0 21 17 4 20 16 4 December 1 23 18 5 20 16 4 2011 March 0 21 17 4 20 16 4 June 1 23 18 5 19 15 4 September 1 23 18 5 20 16 4 December 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 2012 March 0 23 19 4 19 15 4 June 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 September 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 December 0 22 18 4 20 16 4 2013 March 1 23 18 5 20 16 4 June 1 23 18 5 20 16 4 September 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 December 1 23 18 5 20 16 4 2014 March 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 June 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 September 0 22 18 4 21 17 4 December 1 24 19 5 19 15 4 2015 March 1 22 17 5 21 17 4 June 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 September 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 December 1 24 19 5 21 17 4 2016 March 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 June 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 September 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 December 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 2017 March 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 June 1 24 19 5 21 17 4 September 1 22 17 5 23 19 4 December 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 2018 March 1 24 19 5 20 16 4 June 1 24 19 5 21 17 4 September 1 23 18 5 23 19 4 December 0 24 19 5 22 17 5 2019 March 1 24 19 5 21 17 4 June 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 September 0 23 18 5 23 18 5 December 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 2020 March 0 23 18 5 23 18 5 June -7 17 13 4 76 65 11 September 4 39 31 8 21 17 4 December 0 26 21 5 22 17 5 2021 March 1 27 22 5 19 15 4 June 1 26 21 5 22 18 4 September 1 28 22 6 23 18 5 December 2 29 23 6 19 15 4 2022 March 0 27 22 5 20 15 5 June 0 26 20 6 25 19 6 September 1 30 23 7 24 18 6 December 0 25 19 6 24 18 6 2023 March 0 26 20 6 22 16 6 June 0 25 19 6 24 18 6 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.