Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Arizona Total private 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 413 22,899 18,731 4,168 22,797 19,042 3,755 December -404 24,940 20,589 4,351 21,769 17,014 4,755 1993 March 1,884 25,059 19,408 5,651 22,871 19,104 3,767 June 1,021 26,047 21,704 4,343 21,379 18,057 3,322 September 402 24,011 20,161 3,850 23,273 19,825 3,448 December 1,208 27,089 22,898 4,191 20,569 17,586 2,983 1994 March -40 25,648 21,168 4,480 24,106 19,586 4,520 June 1,392 27,935 22,999 4,936 22,102 18,558 3,544 September 281 25,342 21,146 4,196 24,665 20,750 3,915 December 1,927 28,832 23,560 5,272 22,050 18,705 3,345 1995 March -806 26,892 22,141 4,751 26,604 21,047 5,557 June 1,709 28,466 23,117 5,349 24,006 20,366 3,640 September 555 25,937 21,642 4,295 25,554 21,814 3,740 December 2,566 30,532 24,511 6,021 23,094 19,639 3,455 1996 March -584 27,682 22,478 5,204 27,456 21,668 5,788 June 999 28,452 23,502 4,950 24,917 20,966 3,951 September 724 26,684 22,209 4,475 26,120 22,369 3,751 December 1,817 30,099 24,632 5,467 23,793 20,143 3,650 1997 March -1,182 27,687 23,017 4,670 28,254 22,402 5,852 June 1,044 28,939 23,786 5,153 25,403 21,294 4,109 September 599 27,543 22,869 4,674 26,621 22,546 4,075 December 2,332 31,432 25,492 5,940 23,868 20,260 3,608 1998 March -1,301 28,497 23,609 4,888 29,145 22,956 6,189 June 690 30,434 25,347 5,087 25,622 21,225 4,397 September -326 26,970 23,014 3,956 27,862 23,580 4,282 December 1,507 31,538 25,739 5,799 24,786 20,494 4,292 1999 March -2,985 27,430 22,897 4,533 30,944 23,426 7,518 June 1,480 30,384 24,551 5,833 25,784 21,431 4,353 September -75 27,443 22,939 4,504 27,887 23,308 4,579 December 2,966 33,040 25,602 7,438 25,292 20,820 4,472 2000 March -1,108 29,626 23,413 6,213 31,360 24,039 7,321 June 357 30,649 25,415 5,234 27,208 22,331 4,877 September -175 28,270 22,957 5,313 29,724 24,236 5,488 December 3,103 33,564 25,815 7,749 26,283 21,637 4,646 2001 March -2,190 29,395 23,651 5,744 32,774 24,840 7,934 June -554 29,491 24,448 5,043 28,622 23,025 5,597 September -95 26,806 21,534 5,272 30,301 24,934 5,367 December 2,044 30,599 23,154 7,445 28,236 22,835 5,401 2002 March -1,425 29,006 22,677 6,329 31,826 24,072 7,754 June 651 29,893 23,866 6,027 28,200 22,824 5,376 September -48 27,553 22,212 5,341 29,677 24,288 5,389 December 3,376 32,506 24,745 7,761 26,062 21,677 4,385 2003 March -2,596 28,492 22,968 5,524 32,347 24,227 8,120 June -1,155 28,294 24,001 4,293 27,525 22,077 5,448 September 869 28,925 22,571 6,354 29,371 23,886 5,485 December 2,672 32,989 25,742 7,247 25,591 21,016 4,575 2004 March -2,389 29,476 24,172 5,304 31,152 23,459 7,693 June -595 30,637 25,642 4,995 27,240 21,650 5,590 September 326 28,697 23,361 5,336 28,725 23,715 5,010 December 4,628 35,428 26,577 8,851 25,347 21,124 4,223 2005 March -1,048 31,471 24,987 6,484 31,836 24,304 7,532 June 1,893 34,566 26,705 7,861 28,521 22,553 5,968 September 1,324 32,701 25,808 6,893 30,052 24,483 5,569 December 4,655 37,614 27,782 9,832 28,323 23,146 5,177 2006 March -86 35,735 27,187 8,548 34,314 25,680 8,634 June 1,471 36,358 28,395 7,963 31,299 24,807 6,492 September 140 32,714 26,316 6,398 33,917 27,659 6,258 December 4,006 38,958 29,085 9,873 30,480 24,613 5,867 2007 March -2,298 34,556 26,875 7,681 38,022 28,043 9,979 June -135 35,505 27,854 7,651 34,608 26,822 7,786 September -539 31,691 25,215 6,476 36,158 29,143 7,015 December 4,059 38,329 27,697 10,632 33,223 26,650 6,573 2008 March -4,452 31,411 24,605 6,806 41,403 30,145 11,258 June -732 31,550 24,211 7,339 37,026 28,955 8,071 September -646 28,790 22,151 6,639 37,535 30,250 7,285 December 2,247 32,614 22,880 9,734 36,883 29,396 7,487 2009 March -4,069 27,226 19,910 7,316 43,059 31,674 11,385 June -2,115 27,934 21,023 6,911 36,912 27,886 9,026 September -1,459 28,714 22,632 6,082 34,904 27,363 7,541 December 3,973 33,588 23,365 10,223 32,332 26,082 6,250 2010 March -4,365 28,742 22,018 6,724 36,900 25,811 11,089 June -1,024 29,943 23,521 6,422 30,832 23,386 7,446 September -505 27,725 21,149 6,576 32,530 25,449 7,081 December 3,949 35,473 25,338 10,135 27,607 21,421 6,186 2011 March -3,610 30,098 23,333 6,765 34,476 24,101 10,375 June -325 31,280 24,316 6,964 29,861 22,572 7,289 September 291 29,474 22,781 6,693 30,839 24,437 6,402 December 3,696 34,770 25,051 9,719 27,976 21,953 6,023 2012 March -2,730 31,315 24,505 6,810 33,492 23,952 9,540 June -7 31,758 24,864 6,894 30,262 23,361 6,901 September -121 29,340 23,253 6,087 30,784 24,576 6,208 December 4,447 36,386 26,270 10,116 27,665 21,996 5,669 2013 March -3,223 31,628 24,836 6,792 34,691 24,676 10,015 June -205 32,393 25,950 6,443 30,132 23,484 6,648 September 532 30,040 23,957 6,083 30,665 25,114 5,551 December 4,023 36,423 26,844 9,579 27,948 22,392 5,556 2014 March -2,900 31,970 25,261 6,709 34,933 25,324 9,609 June -28 32,354 25,612 6,742 31,443 24,673 6,770 September 115 30,396 24,367 6,029 31,055 25,141 5,914 December 4,195 39,330 29,501 9,829 27,706 22,072 5,634 2015 March -2,799 33,105 26,238 6,867 36,195 26,529 9,666 June -298 33,251 26,621 6,630 31,584 24,656 6,928 September 1,100 32,984 25,772 7,212 31,733 25,621 6,112 December 5,021 39,296 28,414 10,882 28,946 23,085 5,861 2016 March -2,969 33,797 26,535 7,262 36,550 26,319 10,231 June -604 34,217 27,019 7,198 33,318 25,516 7,802 September 1,311 33,304 26,119 7,185 31,932 26,058 5,874 December 4,210 38,717 28,204 10,513 30,224 23,921 6,303 2017 March -2,369 34,936 27,031 7,905 36,870 26,596 10,274 June -241 34,275 27,001 7,274 33,531 26,016 7,515 September 438 33,406 26,222 7,184 33,461 26,715 6,746 December 4,560 39,532 28,752 10,780 30,372 24,152 6,220 2018 March -2,713 35,599 27,651 7,948 37,377 26,716 10,661 June -633 35,366 27,946 7,420 34,448 26,395 8,053 September 1,371 33,843 26,753 7,090 33,498 27,779 5,719 December 4,776 40,916 29,675 11,241 30,884 24,419 6,465 2019 March -2,517 36,810 28,225 8,585 38,793 27,691 11,102 June 912 36,143 28,336 7,807 34,110 27,215 6,895 September 284 34,826 27,658 7,168 34,574 27,690 6,884 December 4,542 41,556 30,278 11,278 31,511 24,775 6,736 2020 March -4,924 35,662 27,266 8,396 43,161 29,841 13,320 June 529 33,759 24,050 9,709 44,817 35,637 9,180 September 2,666 38,369 28,072 10,297 36,058 28,427 7,631 December 5,457 46,221 33,575 12,646 30,106 22,917 7,189 2021 March -1,354 40,554 30,662 9,892 38,659 27,413 11,246 June 1,664 41,840 32,363 9,477 34,048 26,235 7,813 September 3,964 40,597 31,177 9,420 33,069 27,613 5,456 December 7,151 48,148 35,025 13,123 31,983 26,011 5,972 2022 March -5,025 41,796 31,646 10,150 44,635 29,460 15,175 June 1,513 42,346 32,497 9,849 37,595 29,259 8,336 September -1,096 38,042 30,545 7,497 37,405 28,812 8,593 December 7,343 49,393 33,316 16,077 35,904 27,170 8,734 2023 March -4,353 38,800 29,968 8,832 43,986 30,801 13,185 June 2,730 44,294 31,657 12,637 41,031 31,124 9,907 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.