Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 30 to 39 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 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 1993 March 0 9 6 3 12 9 3 June 0 12 10 2 7 5 2 September 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1994 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June 1 13 10 3 7 5 2 September 0 10 8 2 8 6 2 December 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 1995 March 1 9 6 3 12 10 2 June 1 13 10 3 8 6 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 1996 March 0 9 6 3 14 11 3 June 1 14 11 3 8 6 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 1 13 10 3 10 8 2 1997 March 0 10 7 3 13 10 3 June 1 14 11 3 8 6 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December -1 12 10 2 11 8 3 1998 March 0 10 7 3 13 10 3 June 1 14 11 3 8 6 2 September 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 December 0 12 10 2 10 8 2 1999 March 0 10 7 3 14 11 3 June 1 15 12 3 8 6 2 September -1 10 8 2 11 8 3 December 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 2000 March 0 10 7 3 14 11 3 June 1 15 12 3 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 December 0 12 10 2 11 9 2 2001 March 0 10 7 3 15 12 3 June 1 14 11 3 10 8 2 September -1 9 7 2 12 9 3 December 0 11 9 2 12 10 2 2002 March 0 10 7 3 14 11 3 June 1 14 11 3 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 10 8 2 December 0 10 8 2 11 9 2 2003 March 0 9 6 3 14 11 3 June 0 12 10 2 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 2004 March -1 8 6 2 13 10 3 June 1 13 10 3 7 5 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 2005 March 0 8 6 2 12 10 2 June 1 14 11 3 7 5 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 2006 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June 0 13 11 2 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 2007 March 0 8 6 2 12 10 2 June 0 13 11 2 8 6 2 September 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 December 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 2008 March 0 8 6 2 12 10 2 June 0 12 10 2 8 6 2 September 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 December 0 9 7 2 12 10 2 2009 March 0 6 4 2 14 12 2 June 0 11 9 2 9 7 2 September -1 6 5 1 9 7 2 December -1 8 7 1 9 7 2 2010 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 1 12 10 2 6 5 1 September -1 7 6 1 8 6 2 December 1 10 8 2 8 7 1 2011 March 0 7 5 2 10 8 2 June 1 11 9 2 6 5 1 September 1 8 6 2 7 6 1 December -1 9 8 1 9 7 2 2012 March 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 June 1 11 9 2 6 5 1 September 0 7 6 1 7 6 1 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2013 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June 1 12 10 2 6 5 1 September 1 8 6 2 7 6 1 December 0 9 8 1 8 7 1 2014 March 0 7 5 2 11 9 2 June 1 12 10 2 6 5 1 September 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2015 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June 1 12 10 2 6 5 1 September 1 8 6 2 8 7 1 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2016 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June 1 12 10 2 6 5 1 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2017 March 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 June 1 12 10 2 6 5 1 September 0 8 6 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2018 March 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 June 1 12 10 2 6 5 1 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2019 March 0 8 6 2 10 8 2 June 0 12 10 2 8 6 2 September 0 8 6 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2020 March 0 8 6 2 11 9 2 June -3 9 7 2 30 25 5 September 1 13 11 2 8 7 1 December 0 12 10 2 9 7 2 2021 March 0 9 7 2 10 8 2 June 1 13 11 2 7 6 1 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 12 10 2 8 6 2 2022 March 0 9 7 2 10 8 2 June 1 13 10 3 8 6 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2023 March -1 8 6 2 11 8 3 June 1 13 10 3 8 6 2 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.