Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Other Services (except Public Admin) (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 1 101 82 19 109 91 18 December 1 103 84 19 104 86 18 1993 March -1 105 85 20 109 88 21 June 5 121 99 22 92 75 17 September 2 105 86 19 108 91 17 December 1 105 87 18 103 86 17 1994 March -1 108 88 20 110 89 21 June 4 125 103 22 96 78 18 September 2 109 90 19 111 94 17 December 1 108 89 19 108 90 18 1995 March -1 111 91 20 113 92 21 June 4 124 103 21 99 82 17 September -1 108 90 18 115 96 19 December 2 111 91 20 109 91 18 1996 March -1 115 94 21 114 92 22 June 5 128 106 22 100 83 17 September 0 109 90 19 119 100 19 December 2 115 94 21 112 93 19 1997 March -1 117 96 21 116 94 22 June 4 128 106 22 104 86 18 September -1 111 93 18 120 101 19 December 1 115 94 21 115 95 20 1998 March -2 116 94 22 120 96 24 June 7 132 108 24 102 85 17 September -2 110 92 18 122 102 20 December 0 116 97 19 113 94 19 1999 March -2 118 97 21 121 98 23 June 4 132 110 22 104 86 18 September -1 113 94 19 124 104 20 December 0 117 97 20 115 95 20 2000 March -2 119 98 21 122 99 23 June 3 129 108 21 107 89 18 September -1 114 95 19 124 104 20 December 0 114 95 19 116 97 19 2001 March -4 118 98 20 121 97 24 June 5 131 109 22 104 87 17 September -2 109 90 19 127 106 21 December 1 112 92 20 116 97 19 2002 March -1 117 96 21 118 96 22 June 6 128 105 23 104 87 17 September 0 109 90 19 123 104 19 December 0 111 91 20 116 96 20 2003 March -2 112 91 21 123 100 23 June 4 124 103 21 104 87 17 September -1 107 89 18 121 102 19 December 1 110 90 20 114 95 19 2004 March -3 115 94 21 121 97 24 June 5 126 103 23 105 87 18 September -2 108 89 19 123 102 21 December 0 110 90 20 116 96 20 2005 March -4 114 93 21 123 98 25 June 6 129 105 24 105 87 18 September -1 111 91 20 123 102 21 December 1 111 90 21 118 98 20 2006 March -3 117 96 21 121 97 24 June 5 130 107 23 105 87 18 September -2 109 90 19 125 104 21 December 1 114 93 21 115 95 20 2007 March -3 119 97 22 122 97 25 June 4 128 106 22 106 88 18 September 0 110 90 20 125 105 20 December 2 114 93 21 115 96 19 2008 March -4 115 94 21 124 99 25 June 3 126 103 23 109 89 20 September -2 104 85 19 127 106 21 December -1 104 83 21 124 102 22 2009 March -7 103 83 20 129 102 27 June 3 116 94 22 105 86 19 September -4 97 79 18 122 100 22 December 1 103 82 21 112 92 20 2010 March -4 105 84 21 118 93 25 June 4 121 99 22 98 80 18 September -2 104 85 19 116 95 21 December 2 108 86 22 109 89 20 2011 March -4 110 89 21 116 91 25 June 4 123 100 23 98 79 19 September 0 108 88 20 116 96 20 December 2 107 86 21 109 90 19 2012 March -2 113 91 22 115 91 24 June 6 125 102 23 99 82 17 September -1 106 87 19 118 98 20 December 2 108 87 21 109 90 19 2013 March -4 113 92 21 117 92 25 June 4 125 103 22 101 83 18 September -1 107 88 19 118 98 20 December 1 109 89 20 110 91 19 2014 March -4 114 94 20 116 92 24 June 4 129 107 22 101 83 18 September -2 108 90 18 120 100 20 December 0 111 92 19 111 92 19 2015 March -3 115 94 21 120 96 24 June 4 131 109 22 101 83 18 September -2 110 92 18 121 101 20 December 1 117 96 21 114 94 20 2016 March -3 116 95 21 121 97 24 June 4 131 108 23 106 87 19 September -2 112 93 19 124 103 21 December 1 113 92 21 117 97 20 2017 March -4 118 97 21 124 99 25 June 4 132 109 23 108 89 19 September -3 110 91 19 130 108 22 December 2 119 97 22 116 96 20 2018 March -4 121 98 23 127 100 27 June 6 137 112 25 108 89 19 September -2 113 93 20 131 109 22 December 2 121 98 23 118 97 21 2019 March -4 122 99 23 128 101 27 June 3 136 112 24 111 90 21 September -1 116 95 21 130 108 22 December 3 122 98 24 119 98 21 2020 March -15 115 92 23 148 110 38 June -38 99 72 27 210 145 65 September 26 158 106 52 118 92 26 December 7 128 96 32 116 91 25 2021 March 6 132 99 33 120 93 27 June 10 151 120 31 103 82 21 September 2 136 108 28 127 101 26 December 9 143 112 31 115 93 22 2022 March -4 134 107 27 131 100 31 June 7 150 120 30 113 90 23 September -1 129 105 24 132 107 25 December 3 130 104 26 122 99 23 2023 March -6 130 106 24 130 100 30 June 4 145 118 27 113 90 23 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.