Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 8 Jobs (In thousands) 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 0 20 16 4 21 17 4 December -1 20 16 4 22 17 5 1993 March 0 19 14 5 24 19 5 June 2 29 23 6 16 12 4 September 1 22 17 5 21 17 4 December -1 22 18 4 22 17 5 1994 March 0 20 15 5 24 19 5 June 3 31 24 7 17 13 4 September 1 23 18 5 21 17 4 December -1 23 19 4 23 18 5 1995 March 0 21 16 5 24 19 5 June 3 31 24 7 18 14 4 September 0 23 18 5 23 18 5 December 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 1996 March -1 21 16 5 26 20 6 June 3 31 24 7 18 14 4 September 0 23 18 5 24 19 5 December 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 1997 March 0 23 17 6 26 20 6 June 3 32 25 7 19 15 4 September 0 23 18 5 24 19 5 December -1 25 20 5 25 19 6 1998 March -1 23 17 6 28 21 7 June 3 33 25 8 20 15 5 September 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 December -1 26 21 5 25 19 6 1999 March 0 23 17 6 28 22 6 June 2 33 26 7 21 16 5 September 0 24 19 5 26 21 5 December -1 27 22 5 25 19 6 2000 March 0 24 18 6 29 23 6 June 2 33 26 7 21 16 5 September 0 24 19 5 26 21 5 December -1 25 20 5 27 21 6 2001 March -1 23 17 6 30 23 7 June 2 31 24 7 22 17 5 September 0 22 17 5 27 22 5 December 0 24 19 5 27 22 5 2002 March 0 21 15 6 28 22 6 June 2 30 23 7 21 16 5 September 0 22 17 5 25 20 5 December 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 2003 March 0 21 15 6 29 23 6 June 1 29 23 6 20 15 5 September 0 21 17 4 23 19 4 December 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 2004 March 0 23 17 6 27 21 6 June 2 32 25 7 19 14 5 September 0 23 18 5 25 20 5 December 0 25 20 5 23 18 5 2005 March 0 22 16 6 28 22 6 June 2 32 25 7 20 15 5 September 0 23 18 5 25 20 5 December 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 2006 March 0 24 18 6 27 21 6 June 2 33 26 7 21 16 5 September 0 23 18 5 26 21 5 December 0 26 21 5 24 19 5 2007 March 0 23 17 6 28 22 6 June 2 32 25 7 21 16 5 September 0 22 17 5 26 21 5 December 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 2008 March -1 21 16 5 29 23 6 June 2 30 23 7 22 17 5 September 0 21 16 5 27 22 5 December -2 21 17 4 29 23 6 2009 March -1 18 13 5 33 27 6 June 1 26 20 6 22 17 5 September -1 18 14 4 25 20 5 December -1 21 17 4 23 18 5 2010 March 0 19 14 5 25 20 5 June 2 29 23 6 17 13 4 September -1 19 15 4 22 17 5 December 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 2011 March 0 19 14 5 23 18 5 June 1 29 23 6 18 13 5 September 1 21 16 5 21 17 4 December -1 22 18 4 21 16 5 2012 March 0 20 15 5 23 18 5 June 2 29 23 6 17 13 4 September -1 19 15 4 23 18 5 December 0 23 18 5 21 16 5 2013 March 0 20 15 5 24 19 5 June 1 29 23 6 18 13 5 September 1 21 16 5 22 18 4 December -1 23 19 4 22 17 5 2014 March 0 20 15 5 24 19 5 June 1 30 24 6 18 13 5 September 0 20 16 4 23 19 4 December -1 24 20 4 22 17 5 2015 March 0 20 15 5 25 20 5 June 2 31 25 6 17 13 4 September 0 20 16 4 23 19 4 December 0 25 20 5 22 17 5 2016 March 0 20 15 5 26 21 5 June 1 30 24 6 20 15 5 September 1 22 17 5 23 19 4 December -1 23 19 4 23 18 5 2017 March 0 21 16 5 25 20 5 June 1 31 25 6 20 15 5 September 0 20 16 4 25 21 4 December -1 24 20 4 23 18 5 2018 March 0 21 16 5 25 20 5 June 1 31 25 6 20 15 5 September -1 20 16 4 26 21 5 December -1 24 20 4 23 18 5 2019 March 0 21 16 5 25 20 5 June 1 31 25 6 21 16 5 September 0 21 16 5 26 21 5 December -1 24 20 4 22 17 5 2020 March -1 19 14 5 29 23 6 June -5 20 15 5 51 41 10 September 2 32 25 7 23 18 5 December 0 26 21 5 22 17 5 2021 March 1 23 17 6 23 18 5 June 2 34 28 6 19 15 4 September 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 December 1 30 24 6 21 16 5 2022 March -1 24 19 5 25 19 6 June 2 34 27 7 21 16 5 September 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 December -1 24 20 4 23 18 5 2023 March 0 22 17 5 24 19 5 June 1 31 25 6 21 16 5 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.