Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Real Estate 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 672 40,656 30,157 10,499 39,187 29,360 9,827 December -457 37,217 28,282 8,935 40,140 30,748 9,392 1993 March 2,796 42,179 30,881 11,298 37,343 28,841 8,502 June 870 42,330 31,950 10,380 37,883 28,373 9,510 September 1,793 42,625 31,750 10,875 38,866 29,784 9,082 December -671 39,241 30,684 8,557 40,436 31,208 9,228 1994 March 2,726 43,113 31,668 11,445 38,831 30,112 8,719 June 410 42,810 31,730 11,080 40,995 30,325 10,670 September 933 42,615 31,333 11,282 41,508 31,159 10,349 December -1,931 38,071 29,234 8,837 43,512 32,744 10,768 1995 March 1,982 42,137 30,952 11,185 39,959 30,756 9,203 June 514 42,321 31,475 10,846 40,897 30,565 10,332 September -99 42,594 31,953 10,641 41,242 30,502 10,740 December -1,179 39,758 30,424 9,334 42,173 31,660 10,513 1996 March 1,939 43,620 32,320 11,300 39,198 29,837 9,361 June 584 42,955 32,010 10,945 41,316 30,955 10,361 September 473 42,990 31,791 11,199 41,924 31,198 10,726 December -797 41,180 31,281 9,899 42,324 31,628 10,696 1997 March 2,537 44,951 32,739 12,212 40,259 30,584 9,675 June 205 43,405 32,308 11,097 41,653 30,761 10,892 September 428 43,964 32,688 11,276 42,218 31,370 10,848 December -1,372 42,709 32,430 10,279 43,292 31,641 11,651 1998 March 2,298 45,998 33,255 12,743 40,862 30,417 10,445 June 1,689 45,762 33,129 12,633 41,304 30,360 10,944 September 422 44,982 33,165 11,817 42,580 31,185 11,395 December -748 43,828 33,259 10,569 42,370 31,053 11,317 1999 March 2,309 46,244 33,934 12,310 41,456 31,455 10,001 June -256 45,311 33,381 11,930 44,743 32,557 12,186 September -155 45,800 33,819 11,981 44,509 32,373 12,136 December -1,020 44,569 33,574 10,995 44,179 32,164 12,015 2000 March 1,829 45,828 33,415 12,413 43,497 32,913 10,584 June 495 44,859 33,293 11,566 44,092 33,021 11,071 September 103 45,101 33,248 11,853 44,333 32,583 11,750 December -330 44,398 33,205 11,193 43,519 31,996 11,523 2001 March 1,418 45,920 33,433 12,487 43,286 32,217 11,069 June 621 45,569 33,795 11,774 42,843 31,690 11,153 September 12 44,107 32,123 11,984 44,863 32,891 11,972 December 854 45,090 33,128 11,962 42,730 31,622 11,108 2002 March 788 44,491 32,346 12,145 43,238 31,881 11,357 June 1,604 45,087 32,237 12,850 42,789 31,543 11,246 September 1,932 46,644 33,389 13,255 42,497 31,174 11,323 December 979 46,744 34,095 12,649 42,818 31,148 11,670 2003 March 2,249 47,048 33,373 13,675 43,588 32,162 11,426 June 1,300 47,207 34,172 13,035 43,728 31,993 11,735 September 2,095 48,133 34,722 13,411 43,664 32,348 11,316 December 1,283 47,608 34,231 13,377 44,977 32,883 12,094 2004 March 1,911 49,022 34,657 14,365 45,541 33,087 12,454 June 2,109 49,157 34,391 14,766 45,920 33,263 12,657 September 1,291 50,068 35,162 14,906 46,635 33,020 13,615 December 2,901 51,538 35,809 15,729 46,293 33,465 12,828 2005 March 1,635 50,747 34,976 15,771 49,235 35,099 14,136 June 3,481 53,072 35,743 17,329 47,733 33,885 13,848 September 4,142 55,364 37,421 17,943 47,718 33,917 13,801 December 3,620 54,996 37,241 17,755 50,024 35,889 14,135 2006 March 224 53,321 36,888 16,433 52,496 36,287 16,209 June 1,211 53,434 36,121 17,313 53,624 37,522 16,102 September -420 51,798 35,559 16,239 53,911 37,252 16,659 December 1,113 54,409 36,065 18,344 53,717 36,486 17,231 2007 March -1,027 53,465 36,722 16,743 54,396 36,626 17,770 June -1,784 51,504 35,211 16,293 55,769 37,692 18,077 September -1,778 50,866 34,342 16,524 55,830 37,528 18,302 December -695 52,899 35,137 17,762 55,223 36,766 18,457 2008 March -3,508 49,179 33,776 15,403 56,017 37,106 18,911 June -4,887 47,771 32,840 14,931 56,680 36,862 19,818 September -2,597 46,988 31,888 15,100 53,766 36,069 17,697 December -2,852 47,247 30,709 16,538 56,240 36,850 19,390 2009 March -4,741 42,669 29,163 13,506 54,582 36,335 18,247 June -2,421 43,707 29,726 13,981 50,975 34,573 16,402 September -2,384 43,530 29,677 13,853 48,356 32,119 16,237 December 1,813 46,629 30,054 16,575 46,599 31,837 14,762 2010 March -3,079 41,932 28,766 13,166 48,364 32,119 16,245 June -270 44,329 30,550 13,779 45,400 31,351 14,049 September -885 43,377 29,841 13,536 45,723 31,302 14,421 December 1,885 46,891 30,822 16,069 44,930 30,746 14,184 2011 March -1,977 43,712 30,309 13,403 46,559 31,179 15,380 June -757 44,648 30,448 14,200 45,540 30,583 14,957 September 1,073 46,525 31,791 14,734 44,298 30,637 13,661 December 1,472 45,994 30,569 15,425 44,704 30,751 13,953 2012 March -1,423 45,650 31,878 13,772 45,439 30,244 15,195 June 1,090 45,997 31,793 14,204 43,718 30,604 13,114 September 896 45,106 31,165 13,941 44,085 31,040 13,045 December 3,633 49,281 33,017 16,264 42,112 29,481 12,631 2013 March -1,078 47,387 33,160 14,227 46,131 30,826 15,305 June 2,161 47,761 32,960 14,801 43,599 30,959 12,640 September 1,546 47,557 32,863 14,694 44,688 31,540 13,148 December 3,038 49,793 33,602 16,191 44,114 30,961 13,153 2014 March -3,036 45,714 33,000 12,714 47,846 32,096 15,750 June 300 47,453 33,339 14,114 46,104 32,290 13,814 September 193 46,869 32,999 13,870 45,905 32,228 13,677 December 1,659 50,503 34,407 16,096 45,591 31,154 14,437 2015 March -1,450 47,747 33,404 14,343 48,354 32,561 15,793 June 1,351 49,827 34,623 15,204 45,913 32,060 13,853 September 465 49,012 34,436 14,576 46,684 32,573 14,111 December 2,804 52,965 35,669 17,296 46,429 31,937 14,492 2016 March -1,935 49,732 34,939 14,793 49,911 33,183 16,728 June -248 49,701 34,187 15,514 49,539 33,777 15,762 September 1,593 51,869 35,671 16,198 47,416 32,811 14,605 December 2,608 53,087 35,359 17,728 47,631 32,511 15,120 2017 March -960 52,545 36,559 15,986 49,840 32,894 16,946 June 1,395 51,815 35,000 16,815 49,652 34,232 15,420 September 569 51,115 34,606 16,509 50,962 35,022 15,940 December 1,642 56,138 37,234 18,904 50,582 33,320 17,262 2018 March -709 55,254 37,026 18,228 53,576 34,639 18,937 June 1,958 54,331 35,922 18,409 52,654 36,203 16,451 September 204 52,912 34,922 17,990 53,835 36,049 17,786 December 3,264 58,644 37,104 21,540 52,641 34,365 18,276 2019 March -2,140 55,540 37,203 18,337 55,253 34,776 20,477 June 1,532 55,569 36,016 19,553 54,075 36,054 18,021 September 1,867 55,343 36,092 19,251 53,090 35,706 17,384 December 4,560 61,003 38,018 22,985 52,288 33,863 18,425 2020 March -5,249 54,622 36,715 17,907 59,356 36,200 23,156 June -2,260 50,973 27,578 23,395 78,703 53,048 25,655 September 4,184 65,362 39,609 25,753 54,869 33,300 21,569 December 7,072 63,820 38,472 25,348 51,044 32,768 18,276 2021 March 1,166 59,773 37,762 22,011 55,596 34,751 20,845 June 1,765 57,478 35,110 22,368 59,889 39,286 20,603 September 3,666 65,539 40,249 25,290 58,194 36,570 21,624 December 7,191 70,711 43,235 27,476 54,444 34,159 20,285 2022 March -3,095 64,113 42,067 22,046 62,492 37,351 25,141 June 3,079 61,827 37,911 23,916 61,919 41,082 20,837 September -1,535 62,153 41,163 20,990 60,121 37,596 22,525 December 2,810 65,446 39,244 26,202 61,644 38,252 23,392 2023 March -6,499 57,443 38,625 18,818 63,301 37,984 25,317 June -1,703 56,783 36,308 20,475 60,955 38,777 22,178 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.