Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Kentucky Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 1,443 30,987 22,909 8,078 24,719 18,084 6,635 March 1995 1,243 31,888 23,539 8,349 26,065 18,959 7,106 March 1996 978 30,525 22,163 8,362 27,907 20,523 7,384 March 1997 1,471 32,234 23,260 8,974 28,046 20,543 7,503 March 1998 831 32,054 23,309 8,745 29,130 21,216 7,914 March 1999 1,344 33,280 23,999 9,281 29,510 21,573 7,937 March 2000 2,267 34,446 25,071 9,375 28,616 21,508 7,108 March 2001 -2,417 30,134 21,949 8,185 35,771 25,169 10,602 March 2002 -937 31,539 22,684 8,855 32,930 23,138 9,792 March 2003 -172 30,841 22,271 8,570 31,697 22,955 8,742 March 2004 460 32,256 23,506 8,750 30,168 21,878 8,290 March 2005 902 32,631 23,487 9,144 30,656 22,414 8,242 March 2006 1,076 33,562 24,176 9,386 30,781 22,471 8,310 March 2007 -122 32,281 23,145 9,136 32,993 23,735 9,258 March 2008 135 31,694 22,572 9,122 33,331 24,344 8,987 March 2009 -1,520 27,986 19,746 8,240 36,679 26,919 9,760 March 2010 -1,240 27,981 20,295 7,686 33,772 24,846 8,926 March 2011 -989 30,738 22,889 7,849 30,472 21,634 8,838 March 2012 977 31,795 22,943 8,852 29,731 21,856 7,875 March 2013 1,173 32,069 22,822 9,247 30,486 22,412 8,074 March 2014 1,600 32,855 22,816 10,039 30,957 22,518 8,439 March 2015 1,410 33,784 23,540 10,244 30,877 22,043 8,834 March 2016 705 34,782 25,096 9,686 30,642 21,661 8,981 March 2017 312 34,086 24,213 9,873 32,183 22,622 9,561 March 2018 402 34,145 23,533 10,612 33,563 23,353 10,210 March 2019 1,907 35,414 23,930 11,484 33,065 23,488 9,577 March 2020 1,849 35,529 23,187 12,342 35,267 24,774 10,493 March 2021 815 33,760 22,113 11,647 38,818 27,986 10,832 March 2022 1,844 41,832 27,728 14,104 34,082 21,822 12,260 March 2023 7,051 44,255 27,634 16,621 32,616 23,046 9,570 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.