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

Leisure and hospitality

(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                    11          227           161           66           212            157          55
March 1995                     9          234           165           69           222            162          60
March 1996                     7          231           163           68           230            169          61
March 1997                     8          235           165           70           237            175          62
March 1998                     2          234           167           67           243            178          65
March 1999                     5          241           172           69           241            177          64
March 2000                     7          247           179           68           237            176          61
March 2001                     5          243           175           68           251            188          63
March 2002                     7          244           171           73           261            195          66
March 2003                    10          245           172           73           265            202          63
March 2004                    10          262           188           74           259            195          64
March 2005                     9          269           192           77           268            200          68
March 2006                    13          278           197           81           273            205          68
March 2007                     9          279           201           78           281            212          69
March 2008                     5          271           195           76           296            225          71
March 2009                    -4          242           171           71           329            254          75
March 2010                     0          247           178           69           315            246          69
March 2011                     8          285           213           72           277            213          64
March 2012                     6          303           230           73           272            205          67
March 2013                     7          302           230           72           281            216          65
March 2014                     5          307           237           70           283            218          65
March 2015                     5          312           242           70           289            224          65
March 2016                    10          329           256           73           286            223          63
March 2017                     9          320           246           74           313            248          65
March 2018                    10          323           245           78           328            260          68
March 2019                     8          331           252           79           334            263          71
March 2020                    -9          301           225           76           380            295          85
March 2021                   -14          263           182           81           452            357          95
March 2022                    32          446           347           99           260            193          67
March 2023                     8          387           299           88           319            239          80
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.