Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not 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 0 15 12 3 16 13 3 December -1 16 13 3 18 14 4 1993 March 0 15 11 4 19 15 4 June 2 23 18 5 13 10 3 September 0 16 13 3 16 13 3 December -1 17 14 3 17 13 4 1994 March 0 16 12 4 19 15 4 June 2 24 19 5 13 10 3 September 1 18 14 4 16 13 3 December -1 18 15 3 18 14 4 1995 March 0 16 12 4 20 16 4 June 2 23 18 5 14 11 3 September 1 18 14 4 17 14 3 December 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 1996 March 0 16 12 4 20 16 4 June 2 24 19 5 15 12 3 September 1 18 14 4 18 15 3 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 1997 March 0 17 13 4 20 16 4 June 2 24 19 5 14 11 3 September 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 1998 March 0 18 13 5 22 17 5 June 2 26 20 6 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 1999 March 0 18 13 5 22 17 5 June 2 27 21 6 16 12 4 September 0 19 15 4 20 16 4 December 0 21 17 4 19 15 4 2000 March 0 19 14 5 23 18 5 June 1 26 21 5 17 13 4 September 0 19 15 4 20 16 4 December 0 20 16 4 20 16 4 2001 March 0 19 14 5 23 18 5 June 1 24 19 5 18 14 4 September 0 17 13 4 22 18 4 December 0 19 15 4 21 17 4 2002 March 0 17 12 5 23 18 5 June 1 23 18 5 16 12 4 September 0 17 13 4 20 16 4 December 0 19 15 4 20 16 4 2003 March -1 16 12 4 23 18 5 June 1 24 19 5 16 12 4 September 0 16 13 3 18 15 3 December 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 2004 March 0 17 13 4 21 17 4 June 1 24 19 5 15 11 4 September 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 December 0 20 16 4 18 14 4 2005 March -1 17 13 4 22 17 5 June 2 25 19 6 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 2006 March 0 18 14 4 21 17 4 June 1 25 20 5 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 2007 March 0 17 13 4 21 17 4 June 1 25 20 5 16 12 4 September 0 17 13 4 20 16 4 December 0 20 16 4 19 15 4 2008 March -1 16 12 4 23 18 5 June 1 23 18 5 17 13 4 September 0 16 12 4 21 17 4 December -1 17 14 3 22 18 4 2009 March -1 13 9 4 26 21 5 June 1 21 16 5 18 14 4 September -1 14 11 3 19 15 4 December -1 16 13 3 18 14 4 2010 March 0 15 11 4 19 15 4 June 1 23 18 5 14 10 4 September -1 15 12 3 17 13 4 December 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 2011 March 0 15 11 4 18 14 4 June 1 23 18 5 14 10 4 September 1 16 12 4 16 13 3 December 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 2012 March 0 16 12 4 18 14 4 June 1 23 18 5 14 10 4 September 0 15 12 3 17 14 3 December 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 2013 March 0 16 12 4 19 15 4 June 1 24 19 5 14 10 4 September 1 16 12 4 17 14 3 December -1 18 15 3 17 13 4 2014 March 0 16 12 4 19 15 4 June 1 24 19 5 14 10 4 September 0 16 13 3 17 14 3 December -1 18 15 3 17 13 4 2015 March 0 15 11 4 20 16 4 June 2 25 20 5 14 11 3 September 0 15 12 3 18 15 3 December 0 20 16 4 18 14 4 2016 March 0 16 12 4 20 16 4 June 1 23 18 5 15 11 4 September 1 17 13 4 18 15 3 December -1 17 14 3 18 14 4 2017 March 0 17 13 4 19 15 4 June 1 24 19 5 16 12 4 September 0 15 12 3 19 16 3 December -1 19 16 3 17 13 4 2018 March 0 16 12 4 19 15 4 June 1 25 20 5 16 12 4 September 0 16 13 3 19 16 3 December 0 20 16 4 18 14 4 2019 March 0 16 12 4 20 16 4 June 1 24 19 5 16 12 4 September 0 15 12 3 19 16 3 December 0 19 15 4 18 14 4 2020 March -1 15 11 4 22 17 5 June -3 16 12 4 40 33 7 September 1 25 20 5 18 14 4 December 0 21 17 4 17 13 4 2021 March 1 18 14 4 17 14 3 June 1 26 21 5 15 11 4 September 0 19 15 4 20 16 4 December 1 24 19 5 17 13 4 2022 March 0 18 14 4 19 15 4 June 1 25 20 5 16 12 4 September 0 19 15 4 19 15 4 December 0 20 16 4 18 14 4 2023 March 0 17 13 4 19 15 4 June 1 24 19 5 16 12 4 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.