Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Other Services (except Public Admin) (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 2 107 87 20 102 84 18 December 1 106 87 19 104 86 18 1993 March 2 106 86 20 104 86 18 June 1 110 90 20 102 83 19 September 4 112 91 21 102 85 17 December 1 109 91 18 103 86 17 1994 March 1 108 89 19 105 87 18 June 0 113 93 20 106 86 20 September 3 116 95 21 105 87 18 December 0 112 93 19 109 90 19 1995 March 2 113 93 20 108 90 18 June 1 113 93 20 109 90 19 September 1 115 95 20 108 89 19 December 1 115 95 20 110 91 19 1996 March 2 116 95 21 109 90 19 June 1 115 95 20 111 92 19 September 2 116 95 21 112 93 19 December 1 118 97 21 113 93 20 1997 March 2 118 97 21 112 93 19 June 0 116 96 20 115 95 20 September 0 119 99 20 114 94 20 December 0 119 98 21 116 95 21 1998 March 1 118 96 22 115 94 21 June 3 120 98 22 113 94 19 September 0 118 98 20 115 95 20 December -1 120 101 19 114 94 20 1999 March 1 120 99 21 116 96 20 June 1 120 99 21 116 96 20 September 0 120 99 21 118 97 21 December 1 122 101 21 115 95 20 2000 March 2 121 100 21 116 97 19 June 0 118 98 20 119 99 20 September 1 121 100 21 117 97 20 December 0 119 99 20 117 97 20 2001 March -1 120 100 20 117 96 21 June 0 118 98 20 117 97 20 September -1 115 95 20 120 99 21 December 0 116 96 20 117 97 20 2002 March 2 118 97 21 113 94 19 June 1 116 95 21 116 96 20 September 1 115 95 20 115 96 19 December -1 115 95 20 117 96 21 2003 March 0 112 92 20 118 98 20 June 1 113 93 20 115 96 19 September 0 114 94 20 115 95 20 December 1 114 94 20 114 95 19 2004 March 1 116 95 21 115 95 20 June 1 114 93 21 117 97 20 September -1 115 94 21 117 95 22 December 1 115 94 21 116 96 20 2005 March 0 116 95 21 118 97 21 June 1 116 94 22 118 97 21 September 1 118 96 22 116 95 21 December 1 115 94 21 118 98 20 2006 March 0 118 97 21 116 95 21 June 0 117 96 21 117 96 21 September 0 116 95 21 118 97 21 December 0 118 97 21 116 95 21 2007 March 0 119 98 21 116 95 21 June 0 117 96 21 118 97 21 September 1 117 95 22 119 98 21 December 1 118 97 21 116 96 20 2008 March -2 116 96 20 119 97 22 June -1 114 93 21 120 98 22 September -1 110 89 21 121 99 22 December -2 107 86 21 125 102 23 2009 March -4 104 85 19 123 100 23 June 0 106 85 21 116 95 21 September -2 103 83 20 115 93 22 December 1 107 85 22 113 92 21 2010 March -2 106 86 20 113 91 22 June 0 109 89 20 108 88 20 September -1 110 90 20 109 88 21 December 1 111 89 22 110 89 21 2011 March 0 111 90 21 110 89 21 June 0 112 91 21 109 88 21 September 2 115 93 22 109 89 20 December 1 111 90 21 110 90 20 2012 March 2 115 93 22 109 89 20 June 1 113 92 21 110 90 20 September 1 113 92 21 111 91 20 December 2 113 91 22 110 90 20 2013 March 0 114 93 21 112 91 21 June 1 114 93 21 112 92 20 September 1 114 93 21 111 91 20 December 0 112 92 20 111 91 20 2014 March -1 114 95 19 110 90 20 June -1 117 97 20 113 92 21 September 0 115 95 20 113 93 20 December 0 115 95 20 112 92 20 2015 March 0 116 95 21 115 94 21 June 0 119 99 20 112 92 20 September -1 118 98 20 115 94 21 December 0 120 99 21 115 94 21 2016 March -1 117 97 20 116 95 21 June -1 119 98 21 119 97 22 September 0 120 99 21 116 95 21 December 0 117 96 21 118 97 21 2017 March 0 120 99 21 118 97 21 June 0 119 98 21 119 98 21 September -1 117 96 21 122 100 22 December 1 122 100 22 117 96 21 2018 March 0 123 100 23 121 98 23 June 1 124 101 23 121 99 22 September -1 120 98 22 124 101 23 December 1 125 102 23 119 97 22 2019 March 0 124 101 23 122 99 23 June -1 123 101 22 123 100 23 September 0 122 100 22 122 100 22 December 2 126 102 24 120 98 22 2020 March -10 117 94 23 141 108 33 June -48 90 65 25 233 160 73 September 31 169 112 57 111 85 26 December 6 132 100 32 117 91 26 2021 March 9 133 101 32 114 91 23 June 5 137 108 29 114 90 24 September 4 144 114 30 119 93 26 December 8 147 116 31 116 93 23 2022 March 1 136 109 27 125 99 26 June 2 136 108 28 126 100 26 September 0 137 111 26 125 99 26 December 2 135 108 27 124 99 25 2023 March -2 132 108 24 124 98 26 June -1 132 107 25 126 100 26 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.