Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Kentucky 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 161 19,620 16,981 2,639 20,335 17,857 2,478 December 216 19,821 16,956 2,865 19,858 17,209 2,649 1993 March -501 19,958 16,667 3,291 22,756 18,964 3,792 June 1,364 25,657 21,800 3,857 16,697 14,204 2,493 September 455 20,925 18,058 2,867 20,652 18,240 2,412 December 73 21,074 18,197 2,877 20,337 17,533 2,804 1994 March -481 20,386 17,126 3,260 23,437 19,696 3,741 June 1,000 26,376 22,786 3,590 17,120 14,530 2,590 September 230 21,517 18,615 2,902 21,910 19,238 2,672 December 559 21,810 18,536 3,274 21,200 18,485 2,715 1995 March -569 21,427 17,995 3,432 24,166 20,165 4,001 June 1,345 26,345 22,530 3,815 18,525 16,055 2,470 September 276 21,665 18,602 3,063 23,081 20,294 2,787 December 201 21,960 18,829 3,131 22,289 19,359 2,930 1996 March -858 21,480 18,058 3,422 25,015 20,735 4,280 June 648 26,916 22,948 3,968 19,334 16,014 3,320 September 1,036 22,496 18,934 3,562 22,980 20,454 2,526 December 503 22,676 19,176 3,500 22,443 19,446 2,997 1997 March -738 22,230 18,735 3,495 25,088 20,855 4,233 June 1,012 27,305 23,383 3,922 19,664 16,754 2,910 September 220 23,091 19,679 3,412 24,398 21,206 3,192 December 309 23,598 20,018 3,580 22,812 19,541 3,271 1998 March -743 22,413 18,781 3,632 25,977 21,602 4,375 June 1,220 28,054 23,629 4,425 20,339 17,134 3,205 September 500 23,143 19,659 3,484 24,538 21,554 2,984 December 527 23,797 20,406 3,391 22,949 20,085 2,864 1999 March -911 22,864 19,183 3,681 26,532 21,940 4,592 June 1,125 28,932 24,690 4,242 20,309 17,192 3,117 September -529 23,490 20,150 3,340 25,621 21,752 3,869 December 458 23,953 20,227 3,726 23,819 20,551 3,268 2000 March 1,221 24,778 20,505 4,273 24,984 21,932 3,052 June 433 24,846 21,784 3,062 21,258 18,629 2,629 September -1,140 24,109 20,958 3,151 25,138 20,847 4,291 December 198 22,891 19,648 3,243 24,535 21,490 3,045 2001 March -1,917 21,809 17,955 3,854 28,768 22,997 5,771 June 173 28,289 24,168 4,121 21,946 17,998 3,948 September -812 21,541 18,237 3,304 26,445 22,329 4,116 December 553 22,929 18,521 4,408 24,455 20,600 3,855 2002 March -933 22,373 18,287 4,086 26,487 21,468 5,019 June 1,012 26,843 22,631 4,212 20,731 17,531 3,200 September -416 22,037 18,877 3,160 24,686 21,110 3,576 December 624 22,970 18,907 4,063 23,673 20,234 3,439 2003 March -1,402 21,517 17,955 3,562 26,618 21,654 4,964 June 871 26,734 22,684 4,050 20,175 16,996 3,179 September 45 22,452 19,111 3,341 23,786 20,490 3,296 December 484 23,265 19,351 3,914 23,424 19,994 3,430 2004 March -954 22,398 18,462 3,936 26,294 21,404 4,890 June 1,127 27,124 22,955 4,169 20,328 17,286 3,042 September -170 22,379 18,897 3,482 24,722 21,070 3,652 December 1,008 24,159 19,557 4,602 23,389 19,795 3,594 2005 March -1,063 22,544 18,449 4,095 26,895 21,737 5,158 June 912 27,283 22,967 4,316 20,659 17,255 3,404 September -103 22,901 19,116 3,785 24,942 21,054 3,888 December 507 23,745 19,109 4,636 24,605 20,476 4,129 2006 March -265 24,558 19,894 4,664 25,717 20,788 4,929 June -248 25,320 22,330 2,990 20,809 17,571 3,238 September -1,006 22,835 19,049 3,786 26,525 21,733 4,792 December 2,328 26,099 20,189 5,910 23,956 20,374 3,582 2007 March -1,205 23,403 19,382 4,021 27,049 21,823 5,226 June 1,050 27,319 23,005 4,314 21,133 17,869 3,264 September -335 22,479 18,979 3,500 25,545 21,710 3,835 December 1,111 24,314 19,601 4,713 24,250 20,648 3,602 2008 March -1,705 22,048 18,362 3,686 27,847 22,456 5,391 June 1,087 26,906 22,553 4,353 21,348 18,082 3,266 September -286 21,483 18,009 3,474 26,097 22,337 3,760 December 68 21,946 17,824 4,122 25,836 21,782 4,054 2009 March -2,435 19,440 15,858 3,582 30,226 24,209 6,017 June 239 24,408 20,530 3,878 21,965 18,326 3,639 September -413 20,416 17,084 3,332 25,139 21,394 3,745 December 510 22,268 17,936 4,332 23,346 19,524 3,822 2010 March -1,598 20,502 16,823 3,679 26,776 21,499 5,277 June 466 26,067 21,959 4,108 19,810 16,168 3,642 September -63 21,544 18,166 3,378 23,730 20,289 3,441 December 690 22,676 18,435 4,241 22,817 19,266 3,551 2011 March -2,089 21,664 18,053 3,611 26,332 20,632 5,700 June 589 26,235 21,718 4,517 20,427 16,499 3,928 September 672 22,289 18,248 4,041 23,605 20,236 3,369 December 918 22,838 18,265 4,573 22,885 19,230 3,655 2012 March -1,223 22,257 18,404 3,853 25,420 20,344 5,076 June 459 25,991 21,976 4,015 20,505 16,949 3,556 September -90 21,580 17,830 3,750 24,510 20,670 3,840 December 1,050 24,247 19,130 5,117 22,896 18,829 4,067 2013 March -251 22,881 17,913 4,968 26,290 21,071 5,219 June 1,217 26,861 22,230 4,631 20,221 16,807 3,414 September 553 22,577 18,413 4,164 24,068 20,457 3,611 December 834 23,712 19,016 4,696 23,340 19,478 3,862 2014 March -1,015 22,438 18,024 4,414 26,770 21,341 5,429 June 1,360 27,749 22,876 4,873 20,183 16,670 3,513 September 471 22,822 18,655 4,167 24,568 20,872 3,696 December 153 24,929 20,240 4,689 23,386 18,850 4,536 2015 March -626 22,758 17,880 4,878 27,512 22,008 5,504 June 508 28,415 23,793 4,622 20,771 16,657 4,114 September 399 23,502 18,859 4,643 25,628 21,384 4,244 December 334 25,463 20,561 4,902 23,584 19,016 4,568 2016 March -541 23,209 18,422 4,787 27,154 21,826 5,328 June 1,258 28,236 23,064 5,172 21,797 17,883 3,914 September -225 24,327 19,872 4,455 26,204 21,524 4,680 December 685 25,145 20,104 5,041 24,403 20,047 4,356 2017 March -1,447 23,868 19,340 4,528 27,391 21,416 5,975 June 1,961 28,490 22,687 5,803 21,889 18,047 3,842 September -1,235 23,008 18,954 4,054 27,108 21,819 5,289 December 641 25,626 20,356 5,270 24,520 19,891 4,629 2018 March -994 24,518 18,855 5,663 28,313 21,656 6,657 June 2,353 29,298 23,129 6,169 21,707 17,891 3,816 September -863 23,001 19,041 3,960 26,678 21,855 4,823 December 1,212 26,141 20,404 5,737 24,326 19,801 4,525 2019 March -833 24,413 19,069 5,344 27,945 21,768 6,177 June 1,146 28,318 22,880 5,438 22,645 18,353 4,292 September 432 24,240 19,523 4,717 26,449 22,164 4,285 December 277 25,161 20,027 5,134 25,206 20,349 4,857 2020 March -30 24,587 18,162 6,425 29,465 23,010 6,455 June -1,923 21,452 16,404 5,048 34,474 27,503 6,971 September 1,473 28,550 22,315 6,235 24,016 19,254 4,762 December -506 27,132 20,996 6,136 25,685 19,043 6,642 2021 March 1,752 27,627 20,648 6,979 25,377 20,150 5,227 June 2,124 30,453 24,184 6,269 22,005 17,860 4,145 September -343 25,717 20,297 5,420 28,444 22,681 5,763 December 3,242 31,052 23,519 7,533 23,190 18,899 4,291 2022 March -3,235 27,856 21,687 6,169 30,963 21,559 9,404 June 3,913 31,524 24,025 7,499 22,640 19,054 3,586 September 463 27,122 21,930 5,192 26,358 21,629 4,729 December 2,154 28,017 21,756 6,261 24,670 20,563 4,107 2023 March 470 27,172 21,288 5,884 27,120 21,706 5,414 June 953 29,172 23,812 5,360 23,841 19,434 4,407 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.