Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Massachusetts 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 433 35,767 29,316 6,451 38,522 32,504 6,018 December 118 39,424 32,237 7,187 36,636 29,567 7,069 1993 March -3,036 33,024 26,965 6,059 44,060 34,965 9,095 June 4,497 48,051 37,922 10,129 30,329 24,697 5,632 September 1,376 37,765 31,276 6,489 38,848 33,735 5,113 December 557 41,877 34,453 7,424 37,059 30,192 6,867 1994 March -3,502 34,017 27,887 6,130 46,571 36,939 9,632 June 4,971 49,973 39,759 10,214 30,907 25,664 5,243 September 1,648 39,878 33,005 6,873 39,796 34,571 5,225 December 311 42,470 35,284 7,186 38,935 32,060 6,875 1995 March -3,512 36,930 30,426 6,504 47,180 37,164 10,016 June 4,732 49,806 39,736 10,070 33,400 28,062 5,338 September 580 39,207 32,976 6,231 42,248 36,597 5,651 December -233 42,840 35,794 7,046 40,020 32,741 7,279 1996 March -4,127 36,574 30,341 6,233 48,304 37,944 10,360 June 5,181 52,418 41,528 10,890 33,399 27,690 5,709 September 975 39,701 33,062 6,639 43,133 37,469 5,664 December 141 45,003 37,441 7,562 40,849 33,428 7,421 1997 March -2,679 39,079 32,389 6,690 47,407 38,038 9,369 June 4,274 52,655 42,173 10,482 35,060 28,852 6,208 September 1,502 41,893 34,029 7,864 44,211 37,849 6,362 December -373 45,627 38,149 7,478 40,850 32,999 7,851 1998 March -4,232 38,118 31,463 6,655 49,401 38,514 10,887 June 6,275 54,043 41,655 12,388 35,088 28,975 6,113 September 766 41,174 33,988 7,186 45,386 38,966 6,420 December -1,923 44,968 38,825 6,143 41,633 33,567 8,066 1999 March -1,912 40,230 31,459 8,771 50,148 39,465 10,683 June 5,323 54,378 43,182 11,196 35,652 29,779 5,873 September 250 41,274 34,550 6,724 46,224 39,750 6,474 December 69 47,073 39,368 7,705 41,610 33,974 7,636 2000 March -4,173 40,623 33,468 7,155 51,797 40,469 11,328 June 3,951 54,272 43,834 10,438 36,776 30,289 6,487 September 2,190 43,196 34,827 8,369 46,934 40,755 6,179 December 688 48,473 39,799 8,674 43,232 35,246 7,986 2001 March -4,644 40,195 32,852 7,343 53,714 41,727 11,987 June 4,045 53,649 42,817 10,832 38,266 31,479 6,787 September 267 39,116 32,164 6,952 49,438 42,753 6,685 December -227 45,373 37,235 8,138 44,603 36,238 8,365 2002 March -3,831 39,207 31,059 8,148 53,528 41,549 11,979 June 4,643 52,656 41,495 11,161 37,584 31,066 6,518 September 327 39,678 32,487 7,191 47,900 41,036 6,864 December -356 45,988 37,252 8,736 44,144 35,052 9,092 2003 March -4,018 37,854 29,675 8,179 54,921 42,724 12,197 June 4,789 53,605 42,212 11,393 36,576 29,972 6,604 September 1,064 40,995 33,227 7,768 47,030 40,326 6,704 December -466 45,497 37,027 8,470 44,597 35,661 8,936 2004 March -4,035 40,155 32,146 8,009 52,785 40,741 12,044 June 4,955 54,497 42,903 11,594 36,591 29,952 6,639 September -1,429 41,010 33,430 7,580 49,480 40,471 9,009 December 2,071 48,575 37,454 11,121 44,400 35,350 9,050 2005 March -4,443 39,179 30,814 8,365 55,119 42,311 12,808 June 5,919 56,679 43,792 12,887 36,478 29,510 6,968 September 988 42,290 34,379 7,911 47,768 40,845 6,923 December 3 46,952 37,986 8,966 45,298 36,335 8,963 2006 March -4,819 39,459 31,991 7,468 54,230 41,943 12,287 June 5,898 55,869 43,265 12,604 37,266 30,560 6,706 September 107 41,485 34,180 7,305 48,554 41,356 7,198 December -221 47,939 38,968 8,971 44,383 35,191 9,192 2007 March -4,593 39,014 31,069 7,945 54,946 42,408 12,538 June 5,693 55,966 43,744 12,222 36,294 29,765 6,529 September 339 40,819 32,888 7,931 50,209 42,617 7,592 December -445 47,191 38,072 9,119 45,398 35,834 9,564 2008 March -4,334 39,813 31,372 8,441 54,960 42,185 12,775 June 4,900 54,195 42,485 11,710 37,897 31,087 6,810 September 591 39,966 32,167 7,799 49,384 42,176 7,208 December -1,256 43,390 34,741 8,649 48,506 38,601 9,905 2009 March -7,219 33,286 26,234 7,052 60,448 46,177 14,271 June 5,005 50,958 38,812 12,146 38,295 31,154 7,141 September 386 37,317 29,821 7,496 47,447 40,337 7,110 December -1,024 43,299 34,712 8,587 43,492 33,881 9,611 2010 March -4,566 37,411 29,212 8,199 51,583 38,818 12,765 June 5,784 53,470 41,615 11,855 33,715 27,644 6,071 September 151 40,057 32,167 7,890 45,736 37,997 7,739 December -10 46,924 37,348 9,576 42,230 32,644 9,586 2011 March -4,749 37,348 29,500 7,848 52,068 39,471 12,597 June 5,459 54,230 41,509 12,721 35,748 28,486 7,262 September 4,989 45,055 33,272 11,783 44,536 37,742 6,794 December 503 46,297 37,081 9,216 42,210 33,497 8,713 2012 March -3,329 39,709 31,067 8,642 51,238 39,267 11,971 June 5,726 55,181 42,846 12,335 35,202 28,593 6,609 September 1,418 40,769 32,164 8,605 47,436 40,249 7,187 December 1,064 47,780 37,534 10,246 42,627 33,445 9,182 2013 March -4,494 39,474 31,026 8,448 53,369 40,427 12,942 June 6,453 56,954 43,463 13,491 35,612 28,574 7,038 September 1,612 42,389 32,906 9,483 48,730 40,859 7,871 December -544 47,896 38,391 9,505 44,086 34,037 10,049 2014 March -3,859 41,068 31,544 9,524 54,210 40,827 13,383 June 6,759 59,382 44,967 14,415 36,159 28,503 7,656 September 2,311 44,018 33,926 10,092 48,764 40,983 7,781 December 2,554 51,664 39,118 12,546 44,620 34,628 9,992 2015 March -4,686 40,597 31,192 9,405 57,456 43,365 14,091 June 6,629 61,818 46,874 14,944 37,572 29,257 8,315 September 967 44,196 34,180 10,016 52,015 42,966 9,049 December 1,672 52,332 40,528 11,804 45,672 35,540 10,132 2016 March -4,782 43,381 34,307 9,074 55,652 41,796 13,856 June 5,130 60,184 45,529 14,655 40,723 31,198 9,525 September 2,580 47,074 36,060 11,014 51,517 43,083 8,434 December 1,041 51,697 40,283 11,414 46,930 36,557 10,373 2017 March -2,804 45,140 33,984 11,156 57,573 43,613 13,960 June 5,809 62,248 47,871 14,377 40,191 31,623 8,568 September 270 44,676 34,574 10,102 54,548 44,716 9,832 December 870 53,927 41,842 12,085 47,438 36,223 11,215 2018 March -4,168 44,804 33,771 11,033 60,050 44,849 15,201 June 4,408 62,340 47,287 15,053 42,421 31,776 10,645 September -320 46,111 34,256 11,855 57,907 45,732 12,175 December 2,251 55,249 41,186 14,063 48,342 36,530 11,812 2019 March -532 47,348 34,950 12,398 56,368 43,438 12,930 June 2,697 60,302 46,757 13,545 43,706 32,858 10,848 September -546 45,425 34,807 10,618 56,475 45,311 11,164 December 659 53,402 40,584 12,818 49,330 37,171 12,159 2020 March -3,841 43,735 31,896 11,839 61,824 46,144 15,680 June -5,051 40,718 27,493 13,225 75,678 57,402 18,276 September 5,794 64,288 45,966 18,322 45,434 32,906 12,528 December 1,869 55,687 41,591 14,096 46,313 34,086 12,227 2021 March 1,820 49,115 34,940 14,175 52,153 39,798 12,355 June 12,057 71,272 48,887 22,385 40,268 29,940 10,328 September 6,034 56,464 39,442 17,022 53,800 42,812 10,988 December -2,312 61,132 46,489 14,643 52,247 35,292 16,955 2022 March -1,614 51,651 37,564 14,087 58,453 42,752 15,701 June 8,477 65,622 49,560 16,062 41,165 33,580 7,585 September -6,410 47,774 39,219 8,555 60,645 45,680 14,965 December 1,000 53,265 40,873 12,392 51,084 39,692 11,392 2023 March -2,255 47,265 36,237 11,028 56,228 42,945 13,283 June 2,299 62,357 49,056 13,301 43,778 32,776 11,002 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.