Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Maryland 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 333 27,027 22,231 4,796 30,010 25,547 4,463 December 1,330 29,571 23,612 5,959 28,127 23,498 4,629 1993 March -2,098 25,967 20,956 5,011 33,670 26,561 7,109 June 2,071 35,676 29,150 6,526 23,626 19,171 4,455 September 313 28,836 23,793 5,043 29,902 25,172 4,730 December 1,439 31,480 25,209 6,271 28,442 23,610 4,832 1994 March -2,414 27,089 22,053 5,036 34,395 26,945 7,450 June 2,642 36,715 29,989 6,726 23,874 19,790 4,084 September 513 30,026 24,872 5,154 30,205 25,564 4,641 December 1,354 31,886 25,639 6,247 29,212 24,319 4,893 1995 March -1,975 28,603 23,173 5,430 35,012 27,607 7,405 June 2,046 35,585 29,054 6,531 25,891 21,406 4,485 September -157 28,972 23,945 5,027 32,309 27,125 5,184 December 933 32,402 26,057 6,345 30,585 25,173 5,412 1996 March -2,402 28,573 22,925 5,648 36,321 28,271 8,050 June 2,416 37,318 30,195 7,123 26,019 21,312 4,707 September 209 30,477 24,940 5,537 32,455 27,127 5,328 December 1,493 33,614 26,812 6,802 30,162 24,853 5,309 1997 March -1,648 29,949 24,087 5,862 35,761 28,251 7,510 June 2,101 37,085 29,971 7,114 27,380 22,367 5,013 September 173 31,190 25,366 5,824 32,967 27,316 5,651 December 1,362 34,399 27,425 6,974 31,198 25,586 5,612 1998 March -1,939 30,639 24,525 6,114 36,186 28,133 8,053 June 2,072 37,344 30,369 6,975 26,893 21,990 4,903 September -362 30,873 25,232 5,641 33,924 27,921 6,003 December 1,663 35,607 28,300 7,307 30,942 25,298 5,644 1999 March -1,445 30,810 24,637 6,173 36,994 29,376 7,618 June 2,112 38,312 31,406 6,906 26,961 22,167 4,794 September -836 31,335 25,875 5,460 34,747 28,451 6,296 December 2,610 37,043 29,366 7,677 29,883 24,816 5,067 2000 March -1,469 32,167 25,872 6,295 37,425 29,661 7,764 June 1,103 39,022 32,123 6,899 28,593 22,797 5,796 September -1,190 32,095 26,275 5,820 35,688 28,678 7,010 December 711 34,734 28,404 6,330 31,711 26,092 5,619 2001 March -2,505 31,042 25,156 5,886 38,106 29,715 8,391 June 2,828 39,501 31,062 8,439 28,873 23,262 5,611 September -1,729 29,805 24,868 4,937 35,870 29,204 6,666 December 2,729 35,858 27,561 8,297 31,522 25,954 5,568 2002 March -1,725 31,370 24,649 6,721 37,638 29,192 8,446 June 1,611 37,730 30,633 7,097 29,050 23,564 5,486 September -736 30,391 25,173 5,218 34,546 28,592 5,954 December 2,280 34,947 27,170 7,777 32,469 26,972 5,497 2003 March -2,396 30,449 24,233 6,216 38,817 30,205 8,612 June 1,792 38,963 32,269 6,694 27,070 22,168 4,902 September -174 31,376 25,198 6,178 35,075 28,723 6,352 December 1,295 35,315 28,307 7,008 31,762 26,049 5,713 2004 March -2,006 31,945 25,623 6,322 37,879 29,551 8,328 June 2,010 39,868 32,243 7,625 28,991 23,376 5,615 September 461 32,550 26,087 6,463 36,069 30,067 6,002 December 2,594 37,722 29,552 8,170 32,094 26,518 5,576 2005 March -2,499 32,030 25,146 6,884 41,115 31,732 9,383 June 2,535 41,191 33,007 8,184 29,847 24,198 5,649 September 753 33,445 26,951 6,494 36,260 30,519 5,741 December 2,235 37,747 29,672 8,075 34,301 28,461 5,840 2006 March -2,775 34,422 27,745 6,677 40,561 31,109 9,452 June 2,882 41,256 33,131 8,125 30,773 25,530 5,243 September -710 32,585 26,979 5,606 38,377 32,061 6,316 December 1,888 37,778 29,866 7,912 34,576 28,552 6,024 2007 March -3,099 33,000 26,459 6,541 42,284 32,644 9,640 June 965 39,409 33,272 6,137 30,046 24,874 5,172 September -161 33,973 27,051 6,922 39,355 32,272 7,083 December 1,876 37,647 29,258 8,389 35,295 28,782 6,513 2008 March -3,552 31,834 25,405 6,429 43,349 33,368 9,981 June 1,621 39,136 31,459 7,677 32,352 26,296 6,056 September -937 31,433 25,489 5,944 39,799 32,918 6,881 December 523 34,206 26,392 7,814 38,483 31,192 7,291 2009 March -4,830 28,847 22,628 6,219 46,029 34,980 11,049 June 1,495 37,698 29,850 7,848 31,952 25,599 6,353 September -1,713 29,409 23,922 5,487 38,443 31,243 7,200 December 1,241 34,801 26,984 7,817 34,618 28,042 6,576 2010 March -3,829 29,847 23,514 6,333 41,754 31,592 10,162 June 2,281 40,475 32,509 7,966 28,573 22,888 5,685 September -630 31,344 25,451 5,893 36,775 30,252 6,523 December 1,764 36,304 28,349 7,955 32,520 26,329 6,191 2011 March -3,805 30,863 24,629 6,234 40,432 30,393 10,039 June 1,714 39,149 31,313 7,836 29,841 23,719 6,122 September -129 32,103 25,656 6,447 36,284 29,708 6,576 December 2,364 36,774 28,475 8,299 32,290 26,355 5,935 2012 March -1,705 33,440 26,204 7,236 38,933 29,992 8,941 June 2,391 39,590 31,860 7,730 29,508 24,169 5,339 September -1,191 31,662 26,112 5,550 37,138 30,397 6,741 December 1,347 36,779 28,466 8,313 33,814 26,848 6,966 2013 March -2,735 32,830 25,822 7,008 40,748 31,005 9,743 June 1,615 40,088 32,602 7,486 29,883 24,012 5,871 September 16 32,673 26,470 6,203 36,598 30,411 6,187 December 1,238 36,430 28,525 7,905 34,163 27,496 6,667 2014 March -2,684 32,255 25,617 6,638 40,729 31,407 9,322 June 2,485 42,008 33,760 8,248 29,636 23,873 5,763 September -483 32,409 26,429 5,980 37,416 30,953 6,463 December 1,470 37,852 29,822 8,030 34,023 27,463 6,560 2015 March -3,268 31,952 25,644 6,308 42,017 32,441 9,576 June 2,416 42,600 34,071 8,529 30,138 24,025 6,113 September 37 33,993 27,008 6,985 38,560 31,612 6,948 December 2,103 38,885 30,017 8,868 34,298 27,533 6,765 2016 March -2,516 34,038 26,858 7,180 40,964 31,268 9,696 June 1,347 40,903 33,068 7,835 31,693 25,205 6,488 September -249 34,280 27,738 6,542 37,911 31,120 6,791 December 1,626 38,244 29,669 8,575 35,046 28,097 6,949 2017 March -2,108 34,526 27,211 7,315 41,099 31,676 9,423 June 1,695 41,247 33,381 7,866 31,654 25,483 6,171 September -495 33,111 26,980 6,131 38,427 31,801 6,626 December 1,756 38,528 29,984 8,544 34,890 28,102 6,788 2018 March -2,618 34,344 27,180 7,164 41,763 31,981 9,782 June 1,916 41,620 33,646 7,974 31,581 25,523 6,058 September -711 33,241 26,876 6,365 39,689 32,613 7,076 December 1,159 38,597 30,280 8,317 35,259 28,101 7,158 2019 March -1,897 34,938 27,594 7,344 40,858 31,617 9,241 June 1,019 40,729 33,204 7,525 32,402 25,896 6,506 September -742 33,000 26,653 6,347 39,488 32,399 7,089 December 2,001 38,444 29,587 8,857 35,075 28,219 6,856 2020 March -4,393 31,679 25,484 6,195 44,109 33,521 10,588 June -4,398 29,131 21,563 7,568 51,172 39,206 11,966 September 3,101 40,079 31,283 8,796 31,537 25,842 5,695 December 1,790 38,924 30,641 8,283 31,491 24,998 6,493 2021 March -1,293 33,947 26,963 6,984 37,164 28,887 8,277 June 1,449 41,718 33,603 8,115 30,501 23,835 6,666 September 2,663 37,218 28,330 8,888 36,757 30,532 6,225 December 1,336 40,336 33,050 7,286 31,730 25,780 5,950 2022 March -4,472 37,182 27,861 9,321 43,985 30,192 13,793 June 1,120 41,314 31,930 9,384 33,459 25,195 8,264 September 2,809 37,615 27,955 9,660 36,388 29,537 6,851 December 1,338 39,479 29,660 9,819 35,916 27,435 8,481 2023 March -1,310 36,156 27,139 9,017 40,092 29,765 10,327 June 2,475 41,300 31,769 9,531 31,908 24,852 7,056 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.