Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Telecommunications 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 88 6,102 5,145 957 5,891 5,022 869 December 255 5,485 4,587 898 6,020 5,377 643 1993 March 338 5,998 4,905 1,093 6,526 5,771 755 June 245 6,325 5,379 946 5,713 5,012 701 September 209 6,364 5,367 997 6,123 5,335 788 December 94 6,026 5,181 845 6,569 5,818 751 1994 March 405 6,476 5,263 1,213 6,731 5,923 808 June 226 6,950 5,799 1,151 6,719 5,794 925 September 398 7,375 6,091 1,284 7,111 6,225 886 December 88 6,928 5,834 1,094 7,886 6,880 1,006 1995 March 417 7,693 6,457 1,236 7,032 6,213 819 June 318 7,835 6,609 1,226 7,007 6,099 908 September 172 7,133 5,885 1,248 7,872 6,796 1,076 December 68 7,044 5,813 1,231 8,346 7,183 1,163 1996 March 3 8,042 6,658 1,384 7,865 6,484 1,381 June 379 7,926 6,322 1,604 7,466 6,241 1,225 September 363 8,967 7,472 1,495 7,177 6,045 1,132 December 293 8,776 7,280 1,496 7,339 6,136 1,203 1997 March 493 8,612 7,021 1,591 7,462 6,364 1,098 June 215 9,767 8,261 1,506 7,308 6,017 1,291 September 132 8,510 7,074 1,436 7,876 6,572 1,304 December 242 8,613 7,026 1,587 7,850 6,505 1,345 1998 March 189 8,470 6,786 1,684 8,045 6,550 1,495 June 222 9,349 7,776 1,573 7,536 6,185 1,351 September 223 8,824 7,236 1,588 8,402 7,037 1,365 December 252 9,367 7,853 1,514 7,685 6,423 1,262 1999 March 439 9,152 7,321 1,831 9,069 7,677 1,392 June 273 10,233 8,307 1,926 8,382 6,729 1,653 September 658 9,902 7,784 2,118 8,712 7,252 1,460 December 8 10,193 8,470 1,723 8,750 7,035 1,715 2000 March 714 11,276 9,120 2,156 8,523 7,081 1,442 June 524 11,710 9,612 2,098 8,636 7,062 1,574 September 505 11,464 9,219 2,245 8,762 7,022 1,740 December 171 10,649 8,791 1,858 9,574 7,887 1,687 2001 March 345 11,216 8,811 2,405 10,770 8,710 2,060 June 210 10,330 7,680 2,650 12,033 9,593 2,440 September -261 9,313 6,945 2,368 12,166 9,537 2,629 December -428 8,971 6,968 2,003 12,487 10,056 2,431 2002 March 570 9,420 6,912 2,508 12,363 10,425 1,938 June -108 8,075 6,116 1,959 13,414 11,347 2,067 September -420 8,044 6,310 1,734 12,791 10,637 2,154 December -288 8,263 6,615 1,648 11,424 9,488 1,936 2003 March -264 7,981 6,462 1,519 11,934 10,151 1,783 June -295 8,057 6,344 1,713 11,745 9,737 2,008 September -106 9,007 7,350 1,657 10,105 8,342 1,763 December -103 9,050 7,380 1,670 10,376 8,603 1,773 2004 March -212 9,107 7,475 1,632 11,550 9,706 1,844 June -206 8,595 7,034 1,561 11,600 9,833 1,767 September -295 9,269 7,541 1,728 11,232 9,209 2,023 December -110 9,619 7,905 1,714 9,886 8,062 1,824 2005 March -229 9,252 7,809 1,443 9,697 8,025 1,672 June -2 9,345 7,591 1,754 10,351 8,595 1,756 September 53 9,002 7,352 1,650 10,087 8,490 1,597 December -85 9,577 7,977 1,600 10,256 8,571 1,685 2006 March -494 9,474 8,134 1,340 9,746 7,912 1,834 June 24 9,409 7,749 1,660 10,297 8,661 1,636 September -106 9,594 7,993 1,601 10,396 8,689 1,707 December 10 10,153 8,568 1,585 9,193 7,618 1,575 2007 March -2 10,508 8,622 1,886 10,804 8,916 1,888 June -148 10,207 8,615 1,592 10,656 8,916 1,740 September -140 10,852 9,166 1,686 10,910 9,084 1,826 December -33 10,642 8,788 1,854 11,296 9,409 1,887 2008 March -89 10,150 8,451 1,699 10,309 8,521 1,788 June -50 9,901 8,203 1,698 11,546 9,798 1,748 September -381 9,494 8,088 1,406 11,478 9,691 1,787 December 214 9,981 7,848 2,133 11,437 9,518 1,919 2009 March 183 9,085 6,967 2,118 11,554 9,619 1,935 June -149 7,857 6,277 1,580 11,533 9,804 1,729 September -476 8,027 6,806 1,221 11,063 9,366 1,697 December -332 8,216 6,880 1,336 10,916 9,248 1,668 2010 March -416 7,908 6,690 1,218 10,669 9,035 1,634 June -191 8,450 7,088 1,362 10,082 8,529 1,553 September -237 7,811 6,515 1,296 10,759 9,226 1,533 December -229 8,750 7,374 1,376 9,765 8,160 1,605 2011 March -766 8,660 7,549 1,111 9,934 8,057 1,877 June -242 8,490 7,216 1,274 9,541 8,025 1,516 September 84 8,282 6,939 1,343 9,162 7,903 1,259 December -202 8,146 6,724 1,422 9,862 8,238 1,624 2012 March -75 8,184 6,899 1,285 9,296 7,936 1,360 June -177 7,588 6,454 1,134 9,651 8,340 1,311 September -522 8,251 6,938 1,313 10,028 8,193 1,835 December -23 8,156 6,919 1,237 8,871 7,611 1,260 2013 March -322 8,123 7,074 1,049 8,920 7,549 1,371 June -340 7,900 6,816 1,084 9,113 7,689 1,424 September -184 8,175 7,059 1,116 8,820 7,520 1,300 December -258 8,061 6,921 1,140 8,709 7,311 1,398 2014 March -171 7,678 6,603 1,075 9,432 8,186 1,246 June -158 8,572 7,524 1,048 8,419 7,213 1,206 September -93 8,156 7,175 981 8,141 7,067 1,074 December -78 7,900 6,785 1,115 9,021 7,828 1,193 2015 March -1,592 7,318 6,427 891 9,405 6,922 2,483 June -212 7,418 6,418 1,000 8,351 7,139 1,212 September -178 7,491 6,465 1,026 8,144 6,940 1,204 December 32 7,653 6,419 1,234 8,262 7,060 1,202 2016 March -130 7,057 6,157 900 7,739 6,709 1,030 June -408 7,526 6,486 1,040 8,217 6,769 1,448 September -127 7,130 6,036 1,094 8,265 7,044 1,221 December -82 6,812 5,669 1,143 8,616 7,391 1,225 2017 March -228 6,833 5,743 1,090 8,816 7,498 1,318 June -566 7,056 5,941 1,115 9,384 7,703 1,681 September -8 7,089 5,888 1,201 8,741 7,532 1,209 December -248 6,706 5,759 947 8,065 6,870 1,195 2018 March -171 6,716 5,653 1,063 9,030 7,796 1,234 June -142 6,755 5,672 1,083 8,726 7,501 1,225 September -219 6,358 5,305 1,053 9,149 7,877 1,272 December -242 6,390 5,398 992 8,521 7,287 1,234 2019 March -221 6,776 5,783 993 8,252 7,038 1,214 June 20 6,705 5,427 1,278 9,052 7,794 1,258 September -315 6,610 5,489 1,121 8,908 7,472 1,436 December -104 6,878 5,752 1,126 8,553 7,323 1,230 2020 March -239 6,928 5,877 1,051 8,409 7,119 1,290 June -328 5,601 4,551 1,050 9,094 7,716 1,378 September 981 7,596 5,276 2,320 8,968 7,629 1,339 December 16 7,145 5,501 1,644 8,669 7,041 1,628 2021 March -57 7,207 5,835 1,372 7,877 6,448 1,429 June -33 7,242 5,906 1,336 8,348 6,979 1,369 September -252 7,683 6,259 1,424 8,902 7,226 1,676 December 219 8,484 6,789 1,695 8,112 6,636 1,476 2022 March -130 7,804 6,582 1,222 8,111 6,759 1,352 June 100 8,210 6,608 1,602 8,447 6,945 1,502 September 35 8,139 6,622 1,517 7,993 6,511 1,482 December -253 7,060 5,731 1,329 8,494 6,912 1,582 2023 March -125 6,793 5,747 1,046 8,062 6,891 1,171 June -182 7,079 5,874 1,205 7,814 6,427 1,387 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.