Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 10 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 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 1993 March 1 13 9 4 15 12 3 June 1 19 15 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 13 10 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 1994 March 0 12 9 3 15 12 3 June 2 21 16 5 11 8 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December -1 15 12 3 15 11 4 1995 March -1 13 10 3 17 13 4 June 1 20 16 4 12 9 3 September 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 December -1 15 12 3 16 12 4 1996 March 0 14 10 4 17 13 4 June 1 20 16 4 12 9 3 September 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 December -1 16 13 3 16 12 4 1997 March 0 15 11 4 17 13 4 June 1 20 16 4 12 9 3 September 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 December 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 1998 March -1 15 11 4 18 13 5 June 2 21 16 5 12 9 3 September -1 15 12 3 16 12 4 December -1 16 13 3 16 12 4 1999 March -1 15 11 4 19 14 5 June 2 22 17 5 13 10 3 September 0 17 13 4 17 13 4 December 0 18 14 4 17 13 4 2000 March 0 16 12 4 19 15 4 June 2 22 17 5 13 10 3 September -1 16 13 3 17 13 4 December -1 17 14 3 18 14 4 2001 March 0 15 11 4 19 15 4 June 2 21 16 5 14 11 3 September -1 14 11 3 18 14 4 December -1 15 12 3 18 14 4 2002 March 0 14 10 4 19 15 4 June 2 20 15 5 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 16 13 3 December -1 15 12 3 17 13 4 2003 March 0 14 10 4 19 15 4 June 1 19 15 4 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 15 12 3 December -1 15 12 3 16 12 4 2004 March 0 15 11 4 18 14 4 June 1 20 16 4 12 9 3 September -1 14 11 3 17 13 4 December 0 17 13 4 16 12 4 2005 March 0 14 10 4 18 14 4 June 2 21 16 5 12 9 3 September 0 15 12 3 16 13 3 December -1 16 13 3 17 13 4 2006 March 0 15 11 4 18 14 4 June 1 20 16 4 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 16 13 3 December -1 16 13 3 16 12 4 2007 March 0 15 11 4 18 14 4 June 1 20 16 4 13 10 3 September 0 14 11 3 16 13 3 December -1 16 13 3 17 13 4 2008 March 0 14 10 4 19 15 4 June 0 19 15 4 15 11 4 September 0 13 10 3 17 14 3 December -1 14 11 3 19 15 4 2009 March -1 11 8 3 22 18 4 June 1 17 13 4 14 11 3 September 0 12 9 3 15 12 3 December 0 14 11 3 14 11 3 2010 March 0 11 8 3 15 12 3 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 September 0 12 9 3 14 11 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 2011 March 0 12 9 3 15 12 3 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 December 0 14 11 3 13 10 3 2012 March 0 13 10 3 15 12 3 June 1 18 14 4 11 8 3 September 0 12 9 3 14 11 3 December 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 2013 March 0 12 9 3 15 12 3 June 1 19 15 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2014 March 0 12 9 3 15 12 3 June 1 19 15 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 14 11 3 December 0 15 12 3 13 10 3 2015 March 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 June 1 20 16 4 11 8 3 September 0 13 10 3 15 12 3 December 0 16 13 3 14 11 3 2016 March 0 12 9 3 16 13 3 June 1 19 15 4 12 9 3 September 0 13 10 3 15 12 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2017 March 0 13 10 3 15 12 3 June 1 19 15 4 12 9 3 September 0 13 10 3 16 13 3 December 0 16 13 3 14 11 3 2018 March 0 13 10 3 15 12 3 June 1 19 15 4 12 9 3 September 0 13 10 3 16 13 3 December -1 16 13 3 15 11 4 2019 March 0 13 10 3 16 13 3 June 1 19 15 4 13 10 3 September 0 13 10 3 16 13 3 December 0 15 12 3 14 11 3 2020 March -1 12 9 3 18 14 4 June -3 13 10 3 34 28 6 September 1 20 16 4 14 11 3 December -1 16 13 3 15 11 4 2021 March 1 15 11 4 15 12 3 June 1 21 17 4 12 9 3 September -1 15 12 3 16 12 4 December 1 19 15 4 13 10 3 2022 March -1 14 11 3 16 12 4 June 1 21 17 4 13 10 3 September 0 15 12 3 15 12 3 December 0 16 13 3 14 11 3 2023 March 0 15 11 4 16 12 4 June 1 19 15 4 12 9 3 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.