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

Goods-producing

(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                    19          472           329          143           381            257         124
March 1995                    25          493           342          151           384            258         126
March 1996                    11          463           321          142           418            287         131
March 1997                    24          490           340          150           405            279         126
March 1998                     9          481           339          142           422            289         133
March 1999                    22          487           341          146           419            295         124
March 2000                    14          492           350          142           422            294         128
March 2001                     0          461           322          139           469            330         139
March 2002                    -7          433           297          136           494            351         143
March 2003                    -3          441           303          138           475            334         141
March 2004                    12          480           335          145           434            301         133
March 2005                    14          492           342          150           436            300         136
March 2006                    28          513           353          160           434            302         132
March 2007                    -1          474           328          146           482            335         147
March 2008                   -25          434           300          134           516            357         159
March 2009                   -88          322           212          110           616            418         198
March 2010                   -61          336           224          112           522            349         173
March 2011                   -16          406           284          122           400            262         138
March 2012                     1          425           298          127           374            248         126
March 2013                     2          414           292          122           375            255         120
March 2014                    10          425           305          120           360            250         110
March 2015                    12          433           313          120           360            252         108
March 2016                    11          428           309          119           377            269         108
March 2017                     6          426           307          119           390            277         113
March 2018                    12          442           317          125           389            276         113
March 2019                    10          444           317          127           402            285         117
March 2020                    -4          430           305          125           428            299         129
March 2021                    17          424           287          137           452            332         120
March 2022                    28          489           343          146           402            284         118
March 2023                     7          468           330          138           430            299         131
 
(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.