Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Telecommunications 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 32 5,857 5,006 851 5,885 5,066 819 December 340 5,619 4,734 885 5,637 5,092 545 1993 March 308 6,047 4,779 1,268 7,062 6,102 960 June 255 6,403 5,490 913 5,605 4,947 658 September 145 6,109 5,222 887 6,124 5,382 742 December 196 6,180 5,347 833 6,146 5,509 637 1994 March 379 6,535 5,128 1,407 7,290 6,262 1,028 June 243 7,029 5,918 1,111 6,586 5,718 868 September 307 7,069 5,927 1,142 7,115 6,280 835 December 225 7,099 6,021 1,078 7,368 6,515 853 1995 March 392 7,725 6,291 1,434 7,611 6,569 1,042 June 331 7,928 6,745 1,183 6,871 6,019 852 September 96 6,836 5,726 1,110 7,870 6,856 1,014 December 227 7,212 5,999 1,213 7,788 6,802 986 1996 March -152 8,092 6,487 1,605 8,613 6,856 1,757 June 399 8,000 6,452 1,548 7,309 6,160 1,149 September 264 8,601 7,271 1,330 7,164 6,098 1,066 December 454 8,987 7,513 1,474 6,831 5,811 1,020 1997 March 448 8,686 6,841 1,845 8,126 6,729 1,397 June 243 9,885 8,431 1,454 7,149 5,938 1,211 September 50 8,161 6,883 1,278 7,858 6,630 1,228 December 424 8,815 7,251 1,564 7,300 6,160 1,140 1998 March 51 8,565 6,612 1,953 8,827 6,925 1,902 June 251 9,454 7,936 1,518 7,371 6,104 1,267 September 127 8,454 7,041 1,413 8,385 7,099 1,286 December 422 9,596 8,104 1,492 7,152 6,082 1,070 1999 March 353 9,257 7,133 2,124 9,888 8,117 1,771 June 308 10,337 8,478 1,859 8,192 6,641 1,551 September 509 9,458 7,574 1,884 8,691 7,316 1,375 December 244 10,439 8,741 1,698 8,116 6,662 1,454 2000 March 667 11,387 8,886 2,501 9,321 7,487 1,834 June 548 11,835 9,810 2,025 8,447 6,970 1,477 September 358 10,967 8,970 1,997 8,723 7,084 1,639 December 401 10,903 9,072 1,831 8,899 7,469 1,430 2001 March 169 11,374 8,585 2,789 11,829 9,209 2,620 June 269 10,396 7,838 2,558 11,757 9,468 2,289 September -370 8,865 6,758 2,107 12,098 9,621 2,477 December -88 9,164 7,191 1,973 11,584 9,523 2,061 2002 March 444 9,644 6,735 2,909 13,487 11,022 2,465 June -48 8,133 6,242 1,891 13,138 11,199 1,939 September -486 7,683 6,140 1,543 12,759 10,730 2,029 December -17 8,451 6,827 1,624 10,626 8,985 1,641 2003 March -506 8,058 6,296 1,762 13,001 10,733 2,268 June -230 8,129 6,475 1,654 11,494 9,610 1,884 September -187 8,626 7,152 1,474 10,076 8,415 1,661 December 142 9,261 7,616 1,645 9,650 8,147 1,503 2004 March -453 9,176 7,283 1,893 12,608 10,262 2,346 June -151 8,686 7,179 1,507 11,363 9,705 1,658 September -369 8,875 7,338 1,537 11,196 9,290 1,906 December 143 9,847 8,158 1,689 9,180 7,634 1,546 2005 March -454 9,282 7,609 1,673 10,612 8,485 2,127 June 46 9,440 7,747 1,693 10,130 8,483 1,647 September -36 8,622 7,154 1,468 10,068 8,564 1,504 December 148 9,808 8,232 1,576 9,544 8,116 1,428 2006 March -779 9,479 7,925 1,554 10,698 8,365 2,333 June 67 9,511 7,909 1,602 10,083 8,548 1,535 September -184 9,202 7,778 1,424 10,373 8,765 1,608 December 227 10,404 8,842 1,562 8,549 7,214 1,335 2007 March -215 10,588 8,401 2,187 11,829 9,427 2,402 June -95 10,329 8,792 1,537 10,432 8,800 1,632 September -220 10,419 8,919 1,500 10,884 9,164 1,720 December 227 10,896 9,069 1,827 10,510 8,910 1,600 2008 March -304 10,204 8,234 1,970 11,283 9,009 2,274 June -1 10,011 8,372 1,639 11,310 9,670 1,640 September -432 9,121 7,870 1,251 11,459 9,776 1,683 December 475 10,201 8,099 2,102 10,640 9,013 1,627 2009 March -5 9,244 6,788 2,456 12,631 10,170 2,461 June -97 7,931 6,406 1,525 11,298 9,676 1,622 September -513 7,709 6,623 1,086 11,047 9,448 1,599 December -98 8,416 7,100 1,316 10,172 8,758 1,414 2010 March -666 7,931 6,518 1,413 11,632 9,553 2,079 June -142 8,549 7,234 1,315 9,875 8,418 1,457 September -291 7,492 6,339 1,153 10,751 9,307 1,444 December -5 8,966 7,610 1,356 9,088 7,727 1,361 2011 March -1,093 8,633 7,353 1,280 10,875 8,502 2,373 June -196 8,591 7,362 1,229 9,351 7,926 1,425 September 7 7,949 6,754 1,195 9,156 7,968 1,188 December 29 8,354 6,942 1,412 9,199 7,816 1,383 2012 March -250 8,190 6,712 1,478 10,101 8,373 1,728 June -140 7,706 6,612 1,094 9,462 8,228 1,234 September -559 7,919 6,749 1,170 9,989 8,260 1,729 December 163 8,355 7,126 1,229 8,297 7,231 1,066 2013 March -531 8,079 6,875 1,204 9,711 7,976 1,735 June -303 8,038 6,990 1,048 8,953 7,602 1,351 September -220 7,870 6,868 1,002 8,814 7,592 1,222 December -57 8,251 7,125 1,126 8,093 6,910 1,183 2014 March -343 7,665 6,431 1,234 10,206 8,629 1,577 June -127 8,739 7,724 1,015 8,268 7,126 1,142 September -131 7,848 6,967 881 8,165 7,153 1,012 December 89 8,076 6,978 1,098 8,412 7,403 1,009 2015 March -2,121 7,276 6,260 1,016 10,406 7,269 3,137 June -171 7,557 6,582 975 8,219 7,073 1,146 September -218 7,198 6,275 923 8,167 7,026 1,141 December 202 7,826 6,610 1,216 7,697 6,683 1,014 2016 March -273 7,034 6,009 1,025 8,306 7,008 1,298 June -363 7,664 6,656 1,008 8,101 6,730 1,371 September -170 6,830 5,845 985 8,303 7,148 1,155 December 95 6,969 5,836 1,133 8,033 6,995 1,038 2017 March -419 6,844 5,608 1,236 9,483 7,828 1,655 June -508 7,135 6,055 1,080 9,251 7,663 1,588 September -69 6,795 5,715 1,080 8,809 7,660 1,149 December -70 6,898 5,953 945 7,502 6,487 1,015 2018 March -343 6,718 5,516 1,202 9,681 8,136 1,545 June -103 6,839 5,786 1,053 8,627 7,471 1,156 September -261 6,110 5,161 949 9,206 7,996 1,210 December -66 6,553 5,566 987 7,941 6,888 1,053 2019 March -397 6,766 5,643 1,123 8,865 7,345 1,520 June 55 6,779 5,536 1,243 8,951 7,763 1,188 September -355 6,351 5,340 1,011 8,951 7,585 1,366 December 71 7,052 5,931 1,121 7,972 6,922 1,050 2020 March -427 6,923 5,735 1,188 9,044 7,429 1,615 June -280 5,663 4,642 1,021 8,986 7,685 1,301 September 819 7,225 5,133 2,092 9,017 7,744 1,273 December 247 7,308 5,672 1,636 8,045 6,656 1,389 2021 March -238 7,245 5,694 1,551 8,518 6,729 1,789 June 7 7,324 6,025 1,299 8,243 6,951 1,292 September -310 7,374 6,090 1,284 8,929 7,335 1,594 December 427 8,688 7,001 1,687 7,533 6,273 1,260 2022 March -310 7,805 6,423 1,382 8,746 7,054 1,692 June 140 8,299 6,741 1,558 8,335 6,917 1,418 September -41 7,811 6,443 1,368 8,018 6,609 1,409 December -27 7,233 5,910 1,323 7,884 6,534 1,350 2023 March -282 6,791 5,608 1,183 8,656 7,191 1,465 June -137 7,169 5,996 1,173 7,700 6,390 1,310 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.