Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 5 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 4 217 170 47 223 180 43 December -5 224 180 44 233 184 49 1993 March 1 207 153 54 257 204 53 June 23 308 244 64 173 132 41 September 8 227 179 48 217 177 40 December -4 238 194 44 229 181 48 1994 March -3 212 162 50 258 205 53 June 24 322 254 68 182 138 44 September 9 240 190 50 225 184 41 December -7 244 200 44 243 192 51 1995 March 0 225 171 54 267 213 54 June 26 320 253 67 191 150 41 September 3 240 191 49 240 194 46 December -4 255 205 50 255 201 54 1996 March -3 229 173 56 278 219 59 June 27 329 259 70 199 156 43 September 4 241 191 50 249 203 46 December -3 264 214 50 252 199 53 1997 March -1 239 182 57 277 219 58 June 25 332 264 68 198 155 43 September -1 250 201 49 254 204 50 December -5 274 221 53 262 204 58 1998 March -7 244 182 62 297 228 69 June 31 350 271 79 207 159 48 September -1 251 201 50 264 213 51 December -9 274 225 49 262 204 58 1999 March -2 250 186 64 303 237 66 June 25 354 280 74 218 169 49 September 0 259 206 53 275 222 53 December -5 286 234 52 265 208 57 2000 March 2 263 198 65 309 246 63 June 24 355 283 72 223 175 48 September -2 259 207 52 282 228 54 December -7 274 224 50 282 225 57 2001 March -4 250 188 62 314 248 66 June 23 335 263 72 236 187 49 September -4 230 180 50 295 241 54 December -6 251 201 50 288 232 56 2002 March 2 231 168 63 303 242 61 June 23 323 251 72 220 171 49 September 1 231 181 50 268 219 49 December -4 251 201 50 267 213 54 2003 March -3 220 162 58 306 245 61 June 16 318 253 65 213 164 49 September 3 227 181 46 249 206 43 December -3 255 205 50 255 202 53 2004 March -1 236 178 58 287 228 59 June 22 334 263 71 203 154 49 September -2 237 187 50 263 211 52 December 0 271 217 54 252 198 54 2005 March -4 234 175 59 297 234 63 June 26 342 267 75 209 160 49 September 3 249 196 53 261 211 50 December 0 270 217 53 264 211 53 2006 March 1 250 191 59 286 228 58 June 22 344 273 71 217 168 49 September -1 238 190 48 272 223 49 December -4 272 222 50 261 207 54 2007 March -1 242 185 57 295 237 58 June 17 337 270 67 219 169 50 September -1 233 185 48 276 227 49 December -5 267 218 49 268 214 54 2008 March -5 229 172 57 309 247 62 June 13 315 249 66 233 180 53 September -3 218 170 48 286 235 51 December -15 229 185 44 308 249 59 2009 March -14 183 133 50 352 288 64 June 14 279 215 64 234 184 50 September -9 190 149 41 262 212 50 December -6 225 180 45 245 194 51 2010 March -6 195 146 49 268 213 55 June 19 305 242 63 181 137 44 September -6 204 162 42 235 187 48 December -1 240 192 48 226 177 49 2011 March -3 205 155 50 252 199 53 June 17 308 243 65 183 135 48 September 5 220 172 48 230 187 43 December -5 235 190 45 227 177 50 2012 March 0 218 167 51 248 197 51 June 18 306 244 62 184 140 44 September -1 206 163 43 237 193 44 December -2 245 198 47 223 174 49 2013 March -3 214 164 50 259 206 53 June 15 315 253 62 187 140 47 September 5 215 169 46 235 194 41 December -4 248 204 44 229 181 48 2014 March 0 214 164 50 259 209 50 June 17 327 264 63 189 143 46 September 0 220 177 43 242 199 43 December -4 258 214 44 228 180 48 2015 March 0 215 163 52 272 220 52 June 16 331 270 61 192 147 45 September 0 219 176 43 251 208 43 December -1 268 220 48 237 188 49 2016 March -2 218 168 50 276 224 52 June 14 319 256 63 207 158 49 September 6 232 183 49 255 212 43 December -7 248 205 43 245 195 50 2017 March 1 230 177 53 266 214 52 June 14 325 264 61 208 161 47 September -1 216 173 43 269 225 44 December -4 264 218 46 236 186 50 2018 March 2 229 176 53 266 215 51 June 16 331 268 63 212 165 47 September -3 222 179 43 273 227 46 December -6 266 219 47 245 192 53 2019 March 1 230 176 54 272 219 53 June 14 328 265 63 218 169 49 September -2 221 177 44 271 225 46 December -4 260 213 47 243 192 51 2020 March -11 212 161 51 306 244 62 June -43 223 167 56 534 435 99 September 21 340 268 72 247 196 51 December -3 287 234 53 240 184 56 2021 March 12 250 191 59 245 198 47 June 20 363 298 65 206 161 45 September -1 267 214 53 272 218 54 December 9 322 263 59 228 178 50 2022 March -6 257 202 55 270 209 61 June 20 355 284 71 223 172 51 September -1 263 213 50 268 217 51 December -4 272 223 49 250 197 53 2023 March -2 244 189 55 266 209 57 June 15 334 269 65 219 169 50 September -5 219 172 47 271 219 52 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.