Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Administrative and Support Services 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 2,155 77,566 58,572 18,994 75,746 58,907 16,839 December 512 76,995 58,455 18,540 76,407 58,379 18,028 1993 March 1,872 79,244 60,421 18,823 74,419 57,468 16,951 June 3,283 79,883 59,806 20,077 74,040 57,246 16,794 September 3,771 81,572 61,689 19,883 76,095 59,983 16,112 December 515 81,959 63,407 18,552 77,612 59,575 18,037 1994 March 1,846 83,600 64,379 19,221 76,291 58,916 17,375 June 2,646 83,877 63,102 20,775 79,118 60,989 18,129 September 4,395 87,594 66,406 21,188 79,030 62,237 16,793 December 53 84,784 65,533 19,251 83,153 63,955 19,198 1995 March 3,001 88,825 68,246 20,579 79,747 62,169 17,578 June 3,253 85,864 64,639 21,225 84,817 66,845 17,972 September 1,232 88,589 68,022 20,567 85,222 65,887 19,335 December 1,243 89,509 68,769 20,740 85,283 65,786 19,497 1996 March 3,351 92,491 70,236 22,255 83,665 64,761 18,904 June 2,926 90,054 67,983 22,071 87,173 68,028 19,145 September 3,386 93,436 70,605 22,831 88,091 68,646 19,445 December 1,887 94,635 72,074 22,561 89,221 68,547 20,674 1997 March 4,001 98,196 74,836 23,360 86,021 66,662 19,359 June 1,961 94,018 71,760 22,258 90,623 70,326 20,297 September 1,889 96,117 73,681 22,436 92,187 71,640 20,547 December -193 96,736 74,595 22,141 94,005 71,671 22,334 1998 March 2,388 97,813 73,965 23,848 92,605 71,145 21,460 June 5,236 98,176 73,714 24,462 91,698 72,472 19,226 September 1,538 97,645 74,768 22,877 96,651 75,312 21,339 December 1,273 100,319 78,255 22,064 93,588 72,797 20,791 1999 March 1,561 98,867 75,996 22,871 96,089 74,779 21,310 June 709 97,983 75,189 22,794 98,668 76,583 22,085 September 516 100,996 77,345 23,651 99,856 76,721 23,135 December 1,647 103,262 80,301 22,961 95,471 74,157 21,314 2000 March 4,045 105,036 79,941 25,095 97,574 76,524 21,050 June 269 99,651 77,285 22,366 102,060 79,963 22,097 September 1,711 103,210 78,499 24,711 102,414 79,414 23,000 December 1,250 100,797 77,534 23,263 102,204 80,191 22,013 2001 March 3,126 103,734 77,635 26,099 102,355 79,382 22,973 June 973 98,583 75,215 23,368 107,407 85,012 22,395 September -597 98,059 73,250 24,809 110,538 85,132 25,406 December 1,325 96,493 72,150 24,343 108,268 85,250 23,018 2002 March 1,525 102,309 76,960 25,349 103,541 79,717 23,824 June 953 101,360 76,198 25,162 106,053 81,844 24,209 September 1,423 102,634 77,601 25,033 104,229 80,619 23,610 December 1,350 100,246 75,675 24,571 104,824 81,603 23,221 2003 March 806 98,715 73,731 24,984 107,173 82,995 24,178 June 36 100,566 76,658 23,908 105,943 82,071 23,872 September 1,248 102,733 78,641 24,092 102,042 79,198 22,844 December 1,805 102,158 77,847 24,311 102,652 80,146 22,506 2004 March 1,933 105,380 79,946 25,434 103,241 79,740 23,501 June 1,064 105,291 80,716 24,575 102,644 79,133 23,511 September 580 105,212 79,922 25,290 105,219 80,509 24,710 December 3,510 107,940 81,983 25,957 103,450 81,003 22,447 2005 March -469 103,885 79,224 24,661 108,042 82,912 25,130 June 3,195 108,036 81,726 26,310 103,908 80,793 23,115 September 2,906 111,584 84,946 26,638 104,804 81,072 23,732 December 2,997 108,680 82,393 26,287 108,476 85,186 23,290 2006 March 2,306 110,403 84,343 26,060 107,622 83,868 23,754 June 1,604 110,954 85,403 25,551 107,738 83,791 23,947 September 711 109,698 84,005 25,693 110,567 85,585 24,982 December 3,541 110,981 83,283 27,698 111,327 87,170 24,157 2007 March 691 111,994 85,407 26,587 112,716 86,820 25,896 June 1,180 112,882 86,230 26,652 112,215 86,743 25,472 September 1,844 111,546 83,820 27,726 115,627 89,745 25,882 December 2,992 113,848 86,004 27,844 113,828 88,976 24,852 2008 March -119 109,341 82,403 26,938 118,614 91,557 27,057 June -1,752 109,980 83,097 26,883 121,228 92,593 28,635 September -1,114 105,932 79,742 26,190 119,603 92,299 27,304 December -1,490 100,708 73,583 27,125 125,734 97,119 28,615 2009 March -4,129 92,920 67,513 25,407 129,181 99,645 29,536 June -2,726 101,886 75,622 26,264 122,125 93,135 28,990 September -4,500 98,990 74,374 24,616 115,335 86,219 29,116 December 1,984 108,022 79,264 28,758 108,718 81,944 26,774 2010 March -3,006 99,178 74,003 25,175 113,893 85,712 28,181 June 2,100 110,764 82,970 27,794 104,598 78,904 25,694 September 37 106,467 79,776 26,691 107,757 81,103 26,654 December 2,319 110,948 81,965 28,983 107,851 81,187 26,664 2011 March -441 106,617 79,829 26,788 110,818 83,589 27,229 June 747 110,943 83,425 27,518 107,143 80,372 26,771 September 2,561 112,629 84,664 27,965 106,679 81,275 25,404 December 1,269 108,813 80,553 28,260 112,354 85,363 26,991 2012 March 2,352 113,889 85,360 28,529 108,526 82,349 26,177 June 590 111,334 84,501 26,833 109,542 83,299 26,243 September 795 109,892 82,678 27,214 111,789 85,370 26,419 December 2,648 112,937 84,543 28,394 110,331 84,585 25,746 2013 March -726 111,961 85,231 26,730 112,891 85,435 27,456 June 1,385 113,380 86,188 27,192 111,540 85,733 25,807 September 2,045 113,567 85,981 27,586 111,153 85,612 25,541 December 496 112,979 86,006 26,973 113,482 87,005 26,477 2014 March -900 110,083 84,838 25,245 114,384 88,239 26,145 June 307 116,299 89,234 27,065 112,676 85,918 26,758 September -516 113,337 87,996 25,341 113,244 87,387 25,857 December -221 115,482 89,186 26,296 114,298 87,781 26,517 2015 March -208 111,293 84,640 26,653 118,980 92,119 26,861 June 1,889 119,364 91,226 28,138 113,678 87,429 26,249 September 404 115,935 88,469 27,466 117,874 90,812 27,062 December 2,453 121,568 92,133 29,435 117,762 90,780 26,982 2016 March 673 117,319 89,714 27,605 120,083 93,151 26,932 June -2,225 118,790 92,169 26,621 122,311 93,465 28,846 September 473 120,680 92,119 28,561 120,021 91,933 28,088 December 507 118,132 89,979 28,153 122,088 94,442 27,646 2017 March 1,224 120,032 91,704 28,328 121,488 94,384 27,104 June -796 121,860 94,220 27,640 122,898 94,462 28,436 September -1,689 116,668 89,015 27,653 126,519 97,177 29,342 December 1,149 124,024 94,468 29,556 122,264 93,857 28,407 2018 March 2,017 124,532 93,998 30,534 124,496 95,979 28,517 June -452 123,487 94,042 29,445 129,337 99,440 29,897 September 214 122,617 92,922 29,695 127,792 98,311 29,481 December 1,309 125,616 94,699 30,917 125,845 96,237 29,608 2019 March 1,469 127,063 95,231 31,832 127,451 97,088 30,363 June -1,023 126,938 95,590 31,348 132,089 99,718 32,371 September 1,187 124,858 93,681 31,177 129,172 99,182 29,990 December 602 127,081 94,616 32,465 130,064 98,201 31,863 2020 March -2,844 121,929 92,296 29,633 133,848 101,371 32,477 June -20,420 104,362 74,527 29,835 194,172 143,917 50,255 September 6,563 144,142 103,345 40,797 125,947 91,713 34,234 December 8,656 146,389 108,021 38,368 116,490 86,778 29,712 2021 March 8,711 135,456 97,922 37,534 127,389 98,566 28,823 June 1,833 133,208 98,173 35,035 139,032 105,830 33,202 September 6,485 147,961 105,746 42,215 135,618 99,888 35,730 December 12,572 161,721 117,904 43,817 124,671 93,426 31,245 2022 March 5,115 145,946 107,810 38,136 137,650 104,629 33,021 June -668 138,104 103,038 35,066 148,800 113,066 35,734 September 1,369 146,786 109,441 37,345 139,957 103,981 35,976 December 3,705 140,354 103,064 37,290 141,492 107,907 33,585 2023 March 2,065 139,699 105,585 34,114 137,303 105,254 32,049 June -5,880 131,215 100,029 31,186 151,409 114,343 37,066 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.