Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 20 or more 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 53 41 12 48 37 11 December 1 50 38 12 49 38 11 1993 March 3 53 39 14 49 38 11 June 1 52 40 12 48 37 11 September 1 54 42 12 47 36 11 December 1 51 39 12 49 38 11 1994 March 2 54 41 13 49 38 11 June 1 53 41 12 48 37 11 September 2 60 47 13 48 37 11 December 1 54 42 12 50 39 11 1995 March 2 57 44 13 50 39 11 June 1 53 41 12 51 40 11 September 1 59 47 12 49 38 11 December 1 57 44 13 53 41 12 1996 March 2 59 46 13 51 40 11 June 2 55 42 13 52 41 11 September 3 61 47 14 52 41 11 December 5 64 48 16 52 41 11 1997 March 1 61 48 13 52 40 12 June 0 55 43 12 53 41 12 September 0 61 48 13 53 40 13 December 0 64 48 16 57 41 16 1998 March 1 65 49 16 59 44 15 June 2 64 48 16 57 43 14 September 2 64 48 16 56 42 14 December 0 62 49 13 54 41 13 1999 March 0 64 48 16 63 47 16 June 3 63 48 15 56 44 12 September 2 66 50 16 57 43 14 December 3 66 51 15 53 41 12 2000 March 2 68 53 15 57 44 13 June 1 61 48 13 57 45 12 September 2 65 50 15 61 48 13 December 0 61 48 13 59 46 13 2001 March 0 64 49 15 66 51 15 June -1 56 43 13 68 54 14 September -2 54 41 13 68 53 15 December 0 53 40 13 63 50 13 2002 March 2 60 46 14 59 47 12 June 1 55 42 13 57 45 12 September 1 53 41 12 55 44 11 December 0 52 41 11 53 42 11 2003 March 1 52 40 12 55 44 11 June 0 52 41 11 52 41 11 September 0 52 41 11 51 40 11 December 0 52 41 11 51 40 11 2004 March 0 52 41 11 50 39 11 June 0 53 42 11 48 37 11 September 0 52 41 11 50 39 11 December 1 52 41 11 47 37 10 2005 March 1 52 41 11 49 39 10 June 1 53 42 11 47 37 10 September 0 56 45 11 50 39 11 December 1 52 41 11 51 41 10 2006 March 1 54 43 11 47 37 10 June 1 52 41 11 50 40 10 September 1 52 41 11 51 41 10 December 1 53 42 11 50 40 10 2007 March 1 56 45 11 50 40 10 June 0 52 42 10 50 40 10 September 1 48 37 11 50 40 10 December 2 52 41 11 49 40 9 2008 March 1 50 39 11 51 41 10 June 1 50 39 11 51 41 10 September 2 48 37 11 52 43 9 December 0 44 34 10 59 49 10 2009 March 0 40 31 9 60 51 9 June 0 44 35 9 57 48 9 September -1 42 34 8 48 39 9 December 0 42 35 7 43 36 7 2010 March 0 42 35 7 40 33 7 June 3 47 38 9 38 32 6 September 0 43 36 7 40 33 7 December 2 46 37 9 42 35 7 2011 March 0 43 36 7 38 31 7 June 2 46 37 9 40 33 7 September 4 48 38 10 39 33 6 December 1 44 36 8 42 35 7 2012 March 1 46 38 8 40 33 7 June 2 47 38 9 42 35 7 September 1 45 37 8 42 35 7 December 0 44 37 7 42 35 7 2013 March 1 46 38 8 42 35 7 June 2 47 38 9 40 33 7 September 2 46 37 9 42 35 7 December 0 47 40 7 41 34 7 2014 March 2 46 37 9 41 34 7 June 3 50 41 9 38 32 6 September 3 48 38 10 42 35 7 December 3 51 41 10 40 33 7 2015 March 2 46 37 9 42 35 7 June 2 50 41 9 42 35 7 September 4 48 38 10 42 36 6 December 2 48 39 9 42 35 7 2016 March 2 46 37 9 43 36 7 June 2 50 40 10 43 35 8 September 2 51 40 11 45 36 9 December 3 47 37 10 43 36 7 2017 March 2 47 38 9 42 35 7 June 2 50 40 10 43 35 8 September 0 47 38 9 46 37 9 December 2 49 40 9 41 34 7 2018 March 2 49 40 9 42 35 7 June 1 50 41 9 44 36 8 September 0 48 39 9 48 39 9 December 0 47 38 9 44 35 9 2019 March 2 48 39 9 42 35 7 June 0 49 40 9 46 37 9 September 1 47 38 9 46 38 8 December 0 47 38 9 44 35 9 2020 March -2 44 37 7 47 38 9 June -17 35 29 6 185 162 23 September 4 76 65 11 43 36 7 December 1 57 48 9 44 36 8 2021 March 3 55 46 9 38 32 6 June 3 52 43 9 45 39 6 September 0 57 48 9 45 36 9 December 1 57 48 9 39 31 8 2022 March 0 54 45 9 41 32 9 June -1 50 41 9 51 41 10 September 2 59 48 11 46 37 9 December 0 50 41 9 47 38 9 2023 March 0 49 40 9 42 33 9 June 0 50 41 9 49 40 9 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.