Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Financial activities (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 1 124 99 25 119 95 24 December 2 120 97 23 118 97 21 1993 March 6 129 101 28 117 95 22 June 3 129 104 25 114 92 22 September 4 132 106 26 117 95 22 December 0 127 105 22 118 96 22 1994 March 6 132 105 27 120 99 21 June 2 132 105 27 124 99 25 September 2 131 104 27 129 104 25 December -3 122 99 23 134 108 26 1995 March 3 130 103 27 130 106 24 June 3 134 106 28 126 101 25 September 0 134 108 26 128 102 26 December -1 131 106 25 131 105 26 1996 March 4 140 112 28 126 102 24 June 2 138 110 28 130 104 26 September 1 140 112 28 131 104 27 December 1 138 111 27 131 105 26 1997 March 5 143 113 30 130 105 25 June 2 142 113 29 132 105 27 September 2 146 116 30 133 105 28 December -1 144 116 28 137 108 29 1998 March 5 150 118 32 132 105 27 June 6 151 117 34 135 107 28 September 3 149 118 31 136 108 28 December -2 147 119 28 137 107 30 1999 March 4 150 118 32 139 111 28 June 2 150 117 33 144 113 31 September 2 148 115 33 146 115 31 December -3 148 119 29 144 112 32 2000 March 6 150 115 35 148 119 29 June 1 153 121 32 146 115 31 September -2 151 118 33 150 115 35 December 0 151 120 31 145 114 31 2001 March 3 154 121 33 142 112 30 June 1 152 121 31 142 112 30 September -1 149 117 32 148 115 33 December 1 150 119 31 142 112 30 2002 March 3 149 116 33 143 113 30 June 3 151 117 34 145 114 31 September 3 154 121 33 142 112 30 December 2 155 123 32 142 112 30 2003 March 4 154 120 34 144 114 30 June 4 158 125 33 142 113 29 September 4 157 124 33 145 116 29 December 4 154 120 34 150 120 30 2004 March 4 160 124 36 150 118 32 June 4 161 125 36 151 119 32 September 3 161 125 36 155 122 33 December 5 164 127 37 153 121 32 2005 March 3 163 126 37 158 124 34 June 5 165 127 38 152 119 33 September 8 173 133 40 152 120 32 December 6 168 128 40 160 126 34 2006 March 1 167 129 38 164 127 37 June 4 170 129 41 167 130 37 September 0 166 129 37 166 129 37 December 3 170 129 41 169 131 38 2007 March 0 170 132 38 166 128 38 June -4 165 128 37 175 134 41 September -3 164 125 39 175 133 42 December -3 166 126 40 178 135 43 2008 March -7 163 126 37 175 131 44 June -9 155 120 35 178 134 44 September -6 147 112 35 173 132 41 December -8 150 113 37 180 135 45 2009 March -11 134 103 31 177 135 42 June -7 135 103 32 168 129 39 September -7 135 103 32 160 121 39 December 2 143 106 37 155 120 35 2010 March -8 135 105 30 153 115 38 June -2 138 107 31 150 117 33 September -6 139 109 30 148 112 36 December 3 145 110 35 141 109 32 2011 March -4 138 108 30 144 110 34 June -3 138 107 31 146 112 34 September 1 146 113 33 141 109 32 December 3 143 108 35 142 110 32 2012 March -3 143 112 31 142 108 34 June 0 143 112 31 140 109 31 September 1 142 111 31 139 109 30 December 5 149 114 35 137 107 30 2013 March -2 145 114 31 144 111 33 June 3 146 114 32 139 110 29 September 2 146 114 32 142 112 30 December 4 149 115 34 142 112 30 2014 March -4 140 111 29 147 114 33 June -1 145 115 30 145 114 31 September 0 145 114 31 144 113 31 December 2 152 118 34 143 111 32 2015 March -3 146 115 31 150 116 34 June 0 148 117 31 145 114 31 September -1 149 119 30 146 115 31 December 3 154 119 35 146 114 32 2016 March -3 149 117 32 150 115 35 June -3 148 116 32 153 118 35 September 2 155 121 34 146 114 32 December 3 154 118 36 149 116 33 2017 March -2 153 120 33 150 115 35 June 1 154 120 34 150 117 33 September 0 152 118 34 153 119 34 December 2 157 119 38 153 117 36 2018 March -2 157 121 36 154 116 38 June 1 157 120 37 154 118 36 September -1 155 118 37 160 122 38 December 4 160 118 42 156 118 38 2019 March -5 157 121 36 157 116 41 June 1 157 119 38 155 118 37 September 1 156 118 38 153 116 37 December 7 163 119 44 152 115 37 2020 March -8 153 117 36 164 120 44 June -6 134 90 44 211 161 50 September 6 170 120 50 158 114 44 December 10 168 119 49 150 111 39 2021 March 5 168 121 47 155 113 42 June 6 167 118 49 168 125 43 September 5 180 128 52 167 120 47 December 13 191 136 55 157 115 42 2022 March -4 180 134 46 168 118 50 June 6 177 127 50 171 127 44 September -1 182 136 46 168 121 47 December 3 178 127 51 173 125 48 2023 March -10 165 126 39 169 120 49 June -3 164 122 42 165 120 45 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.