Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 9 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 1 18 14 4 15 12 3 December 1 17 13 4 16 13 3 1993 March 1 17 13 4 16 13 3 June 1 18 14 4 15 12 3 September 1 19 15 4 15 12 3 December 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 1994 March 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 June 0 19 15 4 17 13 4 September 1 20 16 4 16 13 3 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 1995 March 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 June 0 18 14 4 18 14 4 September 0 20 16 4 17 13 4 December 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 1996 March 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 June 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 September 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 1997 March 0 20 16 4 18 14 4 June 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 September 0 21 17 4 18 14 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 1998 March 0 21 16 5 19 14 5 June 1 21 16 5 19 15 4 September 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 1999 March 1 21 16 5 19 15 4 June 1 21 16 5 19 15 4 September 1 22 17 5 19 15 4 December 1 22 17 5 19 15 4 2000 March 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 June 0 20 16 4 20 16 4 September 0 21 17 4 20 16 4 December 0 20 16 4 20 16 4 2001 March 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 June 0 19 15 4 21 17 4 September 0 18 14 4 21 17 4 December 0 18 14 4 21 17 4 2002 March 1 20 15 5 20 16 4 June 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 September 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 December 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 2003 March 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 June 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 September 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 December 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 2004 March 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 June 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 September 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 December 1 21 16 5 18 14 4 2005 March 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 June 1 20 15 5 19 15 4 September 1 21 16 5 18 14 4 December 1 21 16 5 19 15 4 2006 March 0 20 16 4 18 14 4 June 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 September 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 2007 March 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 June 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 September 0 19 15 4 20 16 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 2008 March 0 19 15 4 20 16 4 June 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 September 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 December 0 17 13 4 22 18 4 2009 March 0 15 11 4 22 18 4 June 0 16 12 4 21 17 4 September 0 16 12 4 19 15 4 December 0 17 13 4 18 14 4 2010 March 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 June 0 18 14 4 16 12 4 September 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 December 0 18 14 4 16 12 4 2011 March 0 18 14 4 16 12 4 June 0 18 14 4 16 12 4 September 1 18 14 4 16 13 3 December 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 2012 March 1 18 14 4 15 12 3 June 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 September 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 December 1 18 14 4 15 12 3 2013 March 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 June 0 19 15 4 17 13 4 September 1 18 14 4 16 13 3 December 0 19 15 4 17 13 4 2014 March 1 18 14 4 16 13 3 June 0 19 15 4 17 13 4 September 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 December 0 19 15 4 17 13 4 2015 March 1 18 14 4 17 14 3 June 1 19 15 4 16 13 3 September 0 18 14 4 18 14 4 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 2016 March 0 18 14 4 18 14 4 June 0 18 14 4 18 14 4 September 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 December 0 18 14 4 18 14 4 2017 March 1 19 15 4 16 13 3 June 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 September 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 December 0 19 15 4 17 13 4 2018 March 1 19 15 4 17 14 3 June 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 September 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 2019 March 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 June 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 September 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 2020 March 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 June -4 13 9 4 49 41 8 September 2 29 23 6 17 13 4 December 0 21 17 4 17 13 4 2021 March 1 21 17 4 16 13 3 June 0 21 17 4 18 14 4 September 0 22 17 5 20 15 5 December 1 24 19 5 17 13 4 2022 March 0 21 17 4 17 13 4 June 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 September 0 21 17 4 18 14 4 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 2023 March 0 20 16 4 17 13 4 June 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 September 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.