Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 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 8 245 192 53 216 171 45 December 5 231 179 52 228 181 47 1993 March 6 236 182 54 225 177 48 June 6 247 195 52 213 167 46 September 11 255 201 54 212 169 43 December 3 241 191 50 227 180 47 1994 March 1 245 195 50 229 180 49 June 5 255 201 54 223 174 49 September 15 272 214 58 219 176 43 December 1 249 198 51 239 189 50 1995 March 4 258 206 52 234 186 48 June 5 254 200 54 239 190 49 September 5 270 215 55 233 183 50 December 6 259 203 56 248 198 50 1996 March 4 263 207 56 242 190 52 June 8 263 206 57 246 197 49 September 8 271 213 58 245 195 50 December 8 271 213 58 248 198 50 1997 March 7 274 217 57 242 192 50 June 7 264 208 56 245 196 49 September 2 282 225 57 249 194 55 December 3 279 219 60 260 203 57 1998 March -1 277 217 60 258 197 61 June 13 279 215 64 252 201 51 September 3 280 222 58 258 203 55 December -1 278 222 56 257 200 57 1999 March 4 285 223 62 266 208 58 June 6 283 223 60 267 213 54 September 4 294 232 62 270 212 58 December 4 291 231 60 261 205 56 2000 March 8 304 239 65 271 214 57 June 7 283 225 58 273 222 51 September 1 290 231 59 277 219 58 December 2 278 221 57 275 220 55 2001 March 3 287 226 61 274 216 58 June 5 266 208 58 288 235 53 September -3 259 202 57 291 231 60 December 2 254 197 57 284 229 55 2002 March 7 265 203 62 267 212 55 June 6 258 199 59 268 215 53 September 5 257 202 55 258 208 50 December 5 255 198 57 264 212 52 2003 March 1 247 193 54 266 213 53 June 1 253 200 53 259 207 52 September 3 254 202 52 244 195 49 December 3 257 203 54 251 200 51 2004 March 5 268 211 57 250 198 52 June 0 266 210 56 251 195 56 September 3 268 209 59 255 199 56 December 11 278 215 63 248 196 52 2005 March 3 269 210 59 261 205 56 June 7 275 212 63 257 201 56 September 7 284 222 62 255 200 55 December 8 276 216 60 259 207 52 2006 March 6 286 228 58 249 197 52 June 5 275 217 58 264 211 53 September 3 268 213 55 263 211 52 December 6 276 218 58 258 206 52 2007 March 4 276 220 56 258 206 52 June 0 268 214 54 266 212 54 September 4 262 206 56 270 218 52 December 2 270 215 55 265 212 53 2008 March -1 260 206 54 271 216 55 June -5 251 198 53 284 226 58 September -1 242 189 53 279 225 54 December -7 232 182 50 303 246 57 2009 March -9 208 160 48 308 251 57 June -6 222 171 51 290 233 57 September -6 214 166 48 256 202 54 December 0 228 177 51 244 193 51 2010 March -2 223 175 48 235 185 50 June 2 242 191 51 221 172 49 September -2 230 182 48 228 178 50 December 5 244 191 53 223 175 48 2011 March 0 236 188 48 223 175 48 June 0 244 193 51 222 171 51 September 6 247 194 53 224 177 47 December 3 239 187 52 225 176 49 2012 March 5 251 201 50 215 170 45 June 1 243 193 50 228 179 49 September 3 236 185 51 231 183 48 December 5 248 196 52 220 173 47 2013 March 2 245 195 50 228 180 48 June 1 251 201 50 226 177 49 September 8 243 191 52 229 185 44 December 3 253 202 51 227 179 48 2014 March 5 245 195 50 230 185 45 June 1 259 209 50 227 178 49 September 1 246 197 49 236 188 48 December 2 261 211 50 225 177 48 2015 March 7 247 195 52 238 193 45 June 3 261 211 50 231 184 47 September 1 250 200 50 245 196 49 December 6 268 214 54 237 189 48 2016 March 3 250 200 50 243 196 47 June -3 253 203 50 253 200 53 September 9 263 206 57 247 199 48 December 0 250 201 49 243 194 49 2017 March 8 266 213 53 235 190 45 June 0 259 209 50 251 201 50 September 1 244 194 50 259 210 49 December 2 264 213 51 235 186 49 2018 March 8 264 212 52 237 193 44 June -1 262 212 50 256 205 51 September 1 250 200 50 262 213 49 December 3 268 215 53 242 192 50 2019 March 3 262 210 52 243 194 49 June -4 260 210 50 263 209 54 September 0 249 199 50 260 210 50 December 3 261 209 52 241 192 49 2020 March -5 244 194 50 270 215 55 June -61 179 132 47 649 541 108 September 28 387 305 82 239 185 54 December 6 288 229 59 236 183 53 2021 March 15 289 231 58 220 177 43 June 3 288 236 52 247 198 49 September 2 303 241 62 265 205 60 December 18 324 258 66 225 177 48 2022 March 1 296 242 54 237 184 53 June 3 283 226 57 267 213 54 September 5 300 242 58 255 202 53 December 2 271 217 54 248 196 52 2023 March 3 282 227 55 238 186 52 June -2 265 213 52 263 209 54 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.