Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 15 to 19 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 21 16 5 21 16 5 December 0 22 17 5 23 18 5 1993 March 0 20 14 6 26 20 6 June 2 30 24 6 16 12 4 September 1 22 17 5 20 16 4 December 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 1994 March 0 20 15 5 25 20 5 June 1 31 25 6 18 13 5 September 1 23 18 5 20 16 4 December 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 1995 March 1 21 15 6 26 21 5 June 3 32 25 7 18 14 4 September 0 23 18 5 22 17 5 December 0 25 20 5 25 20 5 1996 March 0 22 16 6 28 22 6 June 3 33 26 7 19 15 4 September 0 23 18 5 24 19 5 December 0 26 21 5 24 19 5 1997 March 0 23 17 6 28 22 6 June 3 33 26 7 18 14 4 September 0 24 19 5 23 18 5 December -1 27 22 5 26 20 6 1998 March 0 23 16 7 30 23 7 June 3 35 27 8 20 15 5 September 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 December -1 27 22 5 26 20 6 1999 March 0 24 17 7 31 24 7 June 2 34 27 7 20 15 5 September 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 December -1 28 23 5 26 20 6 2000 March 1 25 18 7 30 24 6 June 2 35 28 7 21 16 5 September 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 December -1 27 22 5 28 22 6 2001 March 0 24 17 7 32 25 7 June 2 33 26 7 23 18 5 September 0 21 16 5 28 23 5 December -1 24 19 5 29 23 6 2002 March 1 22 15 7 30 24 6 June 2 31 24 7 21 16 5 September 0 21 16 5 25 20 5 December 0 24 19 5 25 20 5 2003 March 0 20 14 6 30 24 6 June 1 30 24 6 20 15 5 September 1 21 16 5 22 18 4 December 0 24 19 5 24 19 5 2004 March 0 21 15 6 28 22 6 June 2 32 25 7 19 14 5 September 0 21 16 5 23 18 5 December 0 26 21 5 23 18 5 2005 March 1 21 15 6 27 22 5 June 2 32 25 7 19 14 5 September 0 23 18 5 23 18 5 December 0 25 20 5 24 19 5 2006 March 1 22 16 6 26 21 5 June 2 33 26 7 20 15 5 September 0 21 17 4 23 19 4 December 0 26 21 5 24 19 5 2007 March 0 21 16 5 28 23 5 June 1 32 26 6 20 15 5 September 0 20 16 4 24 20 4 December -1 24 20 4 25 20 5 2008 March 1 21 15 6 28 23 5 June 1 29 23 6 21 16 5 September 0 19 15 4 24 20 4 December -1 22 18 4 29 24 5 2009 March -1 17 12 5 34 28 6 June 1 26 20 6 22 17 5 September 0 17 13 4 22 18 4 December 0 21 17 4 22 18 4 2010 March 0 18 13 5 25 20 5 June 2 29 23 6 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 December 0 22 18 4 20 16 4 2011 March 1 18 13 5 23 19 4 June 2 29 23 6 16 12 4 September 0 19 15 4 20 16 4 December 0 22 18 4 20 16 4 2012 March 1 20 15 5 22 18 4 June 2 29 23 6 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 December 0 22 18 4 20 16 4 2013 March 0 19 14 5 24 19 5 June 2 30 24 6 16 12 4 September 0 18 14 4 20 16 4 December 0 23 19 4 20 16 4 2014 March 1 19 14 5 23 19 4 June 2 30 24 6 16 12 4 September 0 19 15 4 21 17 4 December 0 24 20 4 20 16 4 2015 March 0 19 14 5 25 20 5 June 2 31 25 6 17 13 4 September 0 19 15 4 22 18 4 December 0 24 20 4 21 17 4 2016 March 0 19 14 5 26 21 5 June 2 30 24 6 17 13 4 September 0 20 16 4 22 18 4 December 0 23 19 4 22 18 4 2017 March 0 20 15 5 24 19 5 June 2 31 25 6 18 14 4 September 0 19 15 4 23 19 4 December 0 24 20 4 20 16 4 2018 March 0 20 15 5 24 19 5 June 2 31 25 6 18 14 4 September 0 20 16 4 23 19 4 December -1 23 19 4 22 17 5 2019 March 0 20 15 5 25 20 5 June 2 30 24 6 18 14 4 September 0 19 15 4 23 19 4 December -1 23 19 4 22 17 5 2020 March -1 19 14 5 28 22 6 June -5 21 16 5 61 51 10 September 3 33 26 7 21 17 4 December 0 27 22 5 23 18 5 2021 March 1 22 17 5 22 18 4 June 3 34 28 6 17 14 3 September 1 24 19 5 22 18 4 December 0 29 24 5 21 16 5 2022 March -1 22 17 5 24 18 6 June 2 34 26 8 21 15 6 September 0 25 19 6 24 18 6 December -1 25 20 5 24 18 6 2023 March 0 22 16 6 25 19 6 June 2 32 25 7 20 15 5 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.