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

Other Services (except Public Admin)

(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                     7          165           115           50           143            100          43
March 1995                     6          168           118           50           146            102          44
March 1996                     5          169           119           50           150            105          45
March 1997                     7          172           119           53           154            108          46
March 1998                     2          169           118           51           161            112          49
March 1999                     3          173           122           51           159            111          48
March 2000                     2          174           124           50           160            112          48
March 2001                    -1          170           121           49           166            116          50
March 2002                     2          167           117           50           166            118          48
March 2003                     2          163           113           50           168            120          48
March 2004                     1          164           115           49           166            118          48
March 2005                     0          163           113           50           170            120          50
March 2006                     3          169           116           53           169            119          50
March 2007                     1          170           119           51           167            117          50
March 2008                     0          166           116           50           169            119          50
March 2009                    -8          146           100           46           186            132          54
March 2010                    -3          147           101           46           172            123          49
March 2011                     2          161           113           48           156            110          46
March 2012                     5          166           116           50           154            109          45
March 2013                     3          164           116           48           157            112          45
March 2014                     1          165           119           46           156            111          45
March 2015                     2          170           122           48           158            112          46
March 2016                     2          175           126           49           159            112          47
March 2017                     1          172           123           49           167            119          48
March 2018                     3          176           124           52           170            121          49
March 2019                     3          178           125           53           170            120          50
March 2020                    -8          174           121           53           188            127          61
March 2021                     3          167           102           65           222            160          62
March 2022                    19          226           154           72           158            105          53
March 2023                     5          210           145           65           175            115          60
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.