Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Georgia 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 1,902 44,338 35,944 8,394 38,922 32,430 6,492 December 651 43,375 35,795 7,580 40,932 34,003 6,929 1993 March 2,381 44,679 35,854 8,825 41,114 34,670 6,444 June 839 46,422 38,448 7,974 40,745 33,610 7,135 September 2,326 48,266 39,687 8,579 40,928 34,675 6,253 December 651 46,668 39,043 7,625 43,164 36,190 6,974 1994 March 1,153 46,366 38,237 8,129 43,543 36,567 6,976 June -86 48,599 40,624 7,975 42,849 34,788 8,061 September 2,249 50,033 41,119 8,914 42,155 35,490 6,665 December 1,535 49,032 40,595 8,437 45,055 38,153 6,902 1995 March 1,124 50,277 41,537 8,740 45,194 37,578 7,616 June 819 50,038 40,874 9,164 45,991 37,646 8,345 September 989 49,809 41,516 8,293 44,372 37,068 7,304 December 1,242 49,971 41,019 8,952 46,987 39,277 7,710 1996 March 1,910 51,474 41,552 9,922 46,987 38,975 8,012 June 1,693 52,497 42,339 10,158 47,931 39,466 8,465 September -186 50,286 41,596 8,690 49,158 40,282 8,876 December 1,076 51,823 42,390 9,433 48,709 40,352 8,357 1997 March 1,085 52,811 42,865 9,946 48,748 39,887 8,861 June 1,308 51,204 41,021 10,183 49,900 41,025 8,875 September -1,597 53,770 44,277 9,493 50,610 39,520 11,090 December 3,225 55,571 43,014 12,557 49,916 40,584 9,332 1998 March -65 54,191 42,813 11,378 52,374 40,931 11,443 June 2,148 55,868 43,371 12,497 51,289 40,940 10,349 September 244 55,607 44,553 11,054 52,421 41,611 10,810 December 1,653 55,897 44,380 11,517 50,824 40,960 9,864 1999 March 1,721 56,203 44,335 11,868 51,557 41,410 10,147 June 2,537 56,302 44,173 12,129 51,092 41,500 9,592 September -418 55,542 43,992 11,550 53,983 42,015 11,968 December 148 56,162 45,033 11,129 52,454 41,473 10,981 2000 March 1,879 57,059 44,905 12,154 52,751 42,476 10,275 June 2,162 57,215 44,413 12,802 53,798 43,158 10,640 September 1,717 56,734 43,965 12,769 54,442 43,390 11,052 December 722 55,143 44,014 11,129 53,937 43,530 10,407 2001 March -2,056 53,858 43,521 10,337 55,056 42,663 12,393 June 1,780 53,212 41,874 11,338 54,436 44,878 9,558 September 640 53,753 41,277 12,476 56,538 44,702 11,836 December -1,611 51,875 40,217 11,658 58,700 45,431 13,269 2002 March 1,314 52,942 41,767 11,175 53,028 43,167 9,861 June 1,467 53,025 41,823 11,202 53,249 43,514 9,735 September 363 53,164 41,585 11,579 54,533 43,317 11,216 December -719 51,606 41,229 10,377 54,255 43,159 11,096 2003 March 619 53,038 41,698 11,340 54,721 44,000 10,721 June -2,300 52,182 41,563 10,619 55,725 42,806 12,919 September 2,163 54,549 43,639 10,910 50,972 42,225 8,747 December 610 51,606 42,373 9,233 50,523 41,900 8,623 2004 March 980 55,117 43,335 11,782 54,022 43,220 10,802 June -785 56,207 43,645 12,562 55,128 41,781 13,347 September -4,414 54,819 42,441 12,378 58,775 41,983 16,792 December 4,519 60,849 44,913 15,936 52,526 41,109 11,417 2005 March -190 57,036 43,191 13,845 57,042 43,007 14,035 June 3,145 59,685 44,571 15,114 54,641 42,672 11,969 September 938 59,889 45,340 14,549 56,339 42,728 13,611 December 282 58,849 45,418 13,431 56,394 43,245 13,149 2006 March -190 60,706 46,479 14,227 56,600 42,183 14,417 June 2,868 61,285 45,502 15,783 57,060 44,145 12,915 September -1,617 60,365 44,955 15,410 61,356 44,329 17,027 December 439 62,386 45,617 16,769 60,081 43,751 16,330 2007 March 1,800 62,765 46,219 16,546 59,240 44,494 14,746 June -1,393 59,654 44,583 15,071 62,557 46,093 16,464 September 4,111 62,159 44,387 17,772 60,245 46,584 13,661 December -1,338 60,329 45,363 14,966 62,759 46,455 16,304 2008 March 1,133 59,561 43,499 16,062 61,844 46,915 14,929 June -1,267 55,658 41,565 14,093 64,444 49,084 15,360 September -1,296 54,427 40,854 13,573 62,745 47,876 14,869 December -2,231 52,403 37,941 14,462 67,808 51,115 16,693 2009 March -3,239 48,584 36,016 12,568 65,427 49,620 15,807 June -2,722 50,265 37,216 13,049 62,990 47,219 15,771 September -1,513 49,164 36,586 12,578 58,764 44,673 14,091 December -213 52,850 38,871 13,979 56,721 42,529 14,192 2010 March -1,125 51,547 38,844 12,703 55,778 41,950 13,828 June -1,397 52,995 40,158 12,837 55,135 40,901 14,234 September 843 54,363 40,519 13,844 53,257 40,256 13,001 December -213 54,086 40,564 13,522 54,146 40,411 13,735 2011 March -357 54,179 40,956 13,223 53,298 39,718 13,580 June 341 53,808 40,877 12,931 53,228 40,638 12,590 September 751 54,079 40,874 13,205 53,322 40,868 12,454 December -924 53,505 40,377 13,128 54,801 40,749 14,052 2012 March 686 56,365 42,283 14,082 52,332 38,936 13,396 June 541 54,078 40,935 13,143 52,990 40,388 12,602 September 199 53,963 41,002 12,961 53,721 40,959 12,762 December 724 55,643 41,820 13,823 52,548 39,449 13,099 2013 March 307 55,508 42,321 13,187 53,379 40,499 12,880 June 436 54,960 42,367 12,593 52,613 40,456 12,157 September 1,058 55,799 43,034 12,765 52,176 40,469 11,707 December 108 56,641 43,439 13,202 52,727 39,633 13,094 2014 March 1,010 56,671 43,057 13,614 53,329 40,725 12,604 June 919 57,999 44,692 13,307 53,423 41,035 12,388 September 2,751 58,378 44,444 13,934 53,262 42,079 11,183 December 1,935 58,753 45,694 13,059 51,909 40,785 11,124 2015 March 266 57,353 45,154 12,199 54,541 42,608 11,933 June 697 58,775 46,428 12,347 54,428 42,778 11,650 September 358 57,508 45,817 11,691 54,579 43,246 11,333 December 1,874 60,758 47,023 13,735 54,381 42,520 11,861 2016 March 1,225 57,968 46,866 11,102 53,422 43,545 9,877 June -1,834 60,158 46,023 14,135 60,918 44,949 15,969 September 1,082 60,109 46,781 13,328 56,618 44,372 12,246 December 1,573 61,092 46,843 14,249 57,183 44,507 12,676 2017 March 668 60,946 47,339 13,607 57,969 45,030 12,939 June -1,150 58,177 46,225 11,952 59,624 46,522 13,102 September -537 56,762 44,825 11,937 60,330 47,856 12,474 December 2,174 63,645 48,875 14,770 55,683 43,087 12,596 2018 March 393 61,814 48,179 13,635 58,380 45,138 13,242 June -287 60,147 46,805 13,342 60,566 46,937 13,629 September 696 61,295 47,808 13,487 59,173 46,382 12,791 December -1,340 59,308 47,466 11,842 59,088 45,906 13,182 2019 March 4,354 65,464 48,302 17,162 57,561 44,753 12,808 June 101 60,893 47,229 13,664 61,768 48,205 13,563 September 4,710 64,745 47,516 17,229 59,665 47,146 12,519 December 2,532 64,567 48,985 15,582 58,654 45,604 13,050 2020 March -4,863 58,066 45,438 12,628 66,576 49,085 17,491 June 206 54,820 37,852 16,968 81,777 65,015 16,762 September 984 68,794 50,558 18,236 62,507 45,255 17,252 December 2,008 65,150 50,175 14,975 52,465 39,498 12,967 2021 March 6,415 69,139 50,339 18,800 57,901 45,516 12,385 June 4,092 69,981 51,651 18,330 61,543 47,305 14,238 September 3,837 71,360 52,120 19,240 64,067 48,664 15,403 December 4,219 75,640 55,869 19,771 60,241 44,689 15,552 2022 March 3,792 73,387 54,317 19,070 63,893 48,615 15,278 June 4,966 72,877 53,188 19,689 66,443 51,720 14,723 September -1,303 74,230 57,046 17,184 68,565 50,078 18,487 December 1,064 72,830 54,214 18,616 67,856 50,304 17,552 2023 March 2,408 72,410 53,301 19,109 67,602 50,901 16,701 June 2,198 69,898 51,952 17,946 68,155 52,407 15,748 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.