Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Financial activities

(In thousands)

                                               Establishments gaining jobs              Establishments losing jobs
Year ended            Net change(1)     Total     Expanding      Opening         Total     Contracting    Closing
                                               establishments establishments            establishments establishments

March 1994                    12          201           136           65           164            111          53
March 1995                     5          192           127           65           186            126          60
March 1996                     8          205           137           68           182            122          60
March 1997                    11          212           140           72           183            122          61
March 1998                     9          221           147           74           188            123          65
March 1999                    11          228           150           78           194            127          67
March 2000                     6          222           143           79           212            139          73
March 2001                     2          228           151           77           211            136          75
March 2002                     6          229           152           77           206            135          71
March 2003                    12          236           155           81           205            136          69
March 2004                    14          241           159           82           208            140          68
March 2005                    16          247           159           88           220            148          72
March 2006                    20          257           163           94           226            152          74
March 2007                     7          253           163           90           245            162          83
March 2008                   -15          236           154           82           268            171          97
March 2009                   -31          202           132           70           284            183         101
March 2010                   -19          195           129           66           250            165          85
March 2011                    -9          207           140           67           221            145          76
March 2012                    -1          215           145           70           212            141          71
March 2013                     4          219           149           70           205            139          66
March 2014                     2          218           150           68           210            144          66
March 2015                     3          221           151           70           213            146          67
March 2016                     2          227           156           71           215            146          69
March 2017                     3          231           157           74           219            148          71
March 2018                     5          236           157           79           224            150          74
March 2019                     2          238           157           81           232            153          79
March 2020                     2          240           156           84           236            154          82
March 2021                    21          243           141          102           263            182          81
March 2022                    22          288           175          113           246            155          91
March 2023                     1          280           176          104           263            160         103
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.