Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Goods-producing (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 7 337 274 63 335 279 56 December -8 315 253 62 359 289 70 1993 March -29 307 245 62 382 291 91 June 40 431 340 91 260 209 51 September 12 351 286 65 327 274 53 December -1 333 269 64 353 288 65 1994 March -29 317 257 60 384 295 89 June 45 452 357 95 261 211 50 September 10 364 299 65 336 281 55 December -6 337 274 63 369 300 69 1995 March -25 332 270 62 387 300 87 June 40 440 349 91 282 231 51 September 4 352 290 62 355 297 58 December -4 336 271 65 375 306 69 1996 March -27 332 268 64 396 305 91 June 43 455 361 94 279 228 51 September 7 360 296 64 359 302 57 December -3 344 278 66 377 308 69 1997 March -23 346 281 65 393 305 88 June 38 457 367 90 285 233 52 September 4 367 303 64 363 303 60 December -8 351 285 66 387 313 74 1998 March -27 341 274 67 405 311 94 June 48 468 370 98 282 232 50 September 4 362 299 63 372 313 59 December -4 352 289 63 381 314 67 1999 March -28 338 275 63 416 325 91 June 36 460 370 90 294 240 54 September 2 366 303 63 375 314 61 December 0 359 293 66 379 313 66 2000 March -25 353 288 65 410 320 90 June 35 458 371 87 300 248 52 September -1 356 294 62 388 325 63 December -6 338 275 63 396 327 69 2001 March -28 333 270 63 420 329 91 June 32 435 352 83 307 256 51 September -4 332 274 58 395 333 62 December -7 314 253 61 405 337 68 2002 March -32 314 255 59 418 327 91 June 36 434 348 86 292 242 50 September 0 338 280 58 369 311 58 December -4 319 257 62 388 322 66 2003 March -33 306 247 59 420 328 92 June 34 433 348 85 286 235 51 September 1 342 284 58 356 299 57 December 0 333 270 63 366 303 63 2004 March -25 331 268 63 397 309 88 June 34 448 363 85 275 224 51 September 3 352 291 61 354 296 58 December 5 342 275 67 368 306 62 2005 March -31 326 264 62 413 320 93 June 39 456 365 91 283 231 52 September 8 363 299 64 356 300 56 December 3 346 278 68 381 316 65 2006 March -23 348 283 65 400 312 88 June 33 454 368 86 294 241 53 September -1 345 285 60 382 321 61 December -2 336 268 68 397 327 70 2007 March -33 331 267 64 424 327 97 June 27 440 354 86 307 248 59 September -2 338 276 62 390 326 64 December -9 326 260 66 404 329 75 2008 March -44 306 245 61 444 339 105 June 20 412 327 85 321 256 65 September -12 311 253 58 392 322 70 December -25 271 208 63 441 353 88 2009 March -68 229 175 54 496 374 122 June 15 351 267 84 328 259 69 September -17 284 226 58 361 286 75 December -11 280 212 68 365 286 79 2010 March -50 261 203 58 395 287 108 June 33 395 306 89 246 190 56 September -2 305 245 60 312 250 62 December -5 292 224 68 336 263 73 2011 March -42 271 214 57 367 268 99 June 31 390 304 86 239 184 55 September 6 313 252 61 299 244 55 December -4 290 226 64 327 259 68 2012 March -34 280 223 57 353 262 91 June 29 384 304 80 240 189 51 September 3 297 240 57 304 250 54 December 1 293 230 63 315 253 62 2013 March -32 280 225 55 349 262 87 June 35 390 310 80 234 189 45 September 5 305 250 55 297 247 50 December 1 293 233 60 317 258 59 2014 March -29 280 228 52 344 263 81 June 29 398 322 76 236 189 47 September 4 304 253 51 299 252 47 December 1 299 241 58 314 257 57 2015 March -27 279 226 53 357 277 80 June 30 391 317 74 242 198 44 September 0 298 248 50 313 263 50 December 2 300 241 59 324 267 57 2016 March -26 281 230 51 356 279 77 June 22 379 310 69 256 209 47 September 0 302 250 52 318 266 52 December 1 296 237 59 328 270 58 2017 March -23 299 244 55 346 268 78 June 26 396 323 73 253 206 47 September -2 299 248 51 329 276 53 December 4 314 252 62 323 265 58 2018 March -23 307 249 58 355 274 81 June 30 405 328 77 255 208 47 September -1 307 254 53 334 280 54 December 4 315 251 64 333 273 60 2019 March -26 301 244 57 364 281 83 June 25 399 323 76 269 218 51 September 1 306 252 54 335 282 53 December 1 308 245 63 343 281 62 2020 March -36 294 238 56 380 288 92 June -1 342 266 76 360 283 77 September 16 331 258 73 337 280 57 December 11 329 260 69 316 258 58 2021 March -12 317 251 66 350 272 78 June 29 400 321 79 270 220 50 September 4 325 263 62 339 281 58 December 12 345 273 72 321 261 60 2022 March -21 328 264 64 361 276 85 June 29 407 327 80 274 223 51 September -1 322 267 55 337 281 56 December 1 316 252 64 343 280 63 2023 March -29 309 253 56 364 279 85 June 21 399 324 75 275 221 54 September -4 296 242 54 346 288 58 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.