Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Education and health services (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 4 158 130 28 145 121 24 December 9 165 135 30 131 110 21 1993 March -5 153 126 27 154 122 32 June 1 163 138 25 129 105 24 September 9 163 132 31 146 124 22 December 11 171 139 32 135 114 21 1994 March -9 151 126 25 163 129 34 June 4 174 145 29 135 110 25 September 9 173 139 34 153 128 25 December 7 177 144 33 145 119 26 1995 March -1 166 136 30 162 131 31 June -2 172 147 25 143 116 27 September 2 173 141 32 165 135 30 December 7 182 148 34 149 122 27 1996 March 6 173 135 38 169 137 32 June 1 178 150 28 148 121 27 September -6 172 142 30 177 141 36 December 20 197 153 44 147 123 24 1997 March -5 179 147 32 177 140 37 June 7 192 155 37 159 129 30 September 7 188 149 39 174 142 32 December 7 193 157 36 159 130 29 1998 March 2 185 142 43 188 147 41 June 17 208 160 48 159 128 31 September 5 189 150 39 184 150 34 December 14 208 163 45 163 132 31 1999 March -4 188 148 40 195 151 44 June -3 203 164 39 175 133 42 September -6 196 156 40 199 153 46 December 39 237 167 70 167 136 31 2000 March -6 194 151 43 206 157 49 June 4 211 168 43 175 136 39 September 9 209 159 50 196 155 41 December 13 222 170 52 178 139 39 2001 March 1 210 159 51 203 153 50 June 8 222 173 49 177 136 41 September 9 212 159 53 203 159 44 December 19 233 175 58 177 138 39 2002 March 1 210 157 53 208 156 52 June 9 226 171 55 185 139 46 September 15 222 163 59 203 159 44 December 15 236 176 60 189 144 45 2003 March 4 218 157 61 223 166 57 June 15 232 173 59 189 145 44 September 8 222 163 59 217 166 51 December 17 239 175 64 195 148 47 2004 March -1 219 161 58 225 166 59 June 2 231 176 55 200 147 53 September 9 230 168 62 222 169 53 December 11 248 182 66 206 151 55 2005 March 2 230 163 67 239 174 65 June 8 246 182 64 207 151 56 September 16 244 176 68 223 171 52 December 12 251 185 66 213 159 54 2006 March 6 241 172 69 237 174 63 June 5 247 186 61 214 158 56 September 7 243 178 65 235 177 58 December 10 262 192 70 219 159 60 2007 March 6 252 179 73 245 178 67 June 6 259 193 66 222 162 60 September 4 252 183 69 249 184 65 December 26 282 199 83 218 161 57 2008 March -4 252 179 73 261 184 77 June 9 268 194 74 230 165 65 September 18 264 184 80 249 187 62 December 18 279 197 82 230 166 64 2009 March 3 250 171 79 265 189 76 June 12 265 190 75 226 163 63 September 14 256 179 77 250 187 63 December 9 275 196 79 233 163 70 2010 March -14 242 173 69 273 190 83 June -10 261 192 69 247 168 79 September 17 270 184 86 257 188 69 December 15 287 203 84 235 166 69 2011 March -10 255 181 74 275 191 84 June 6 277 196 81 246 171 75 September -1 265 194 71 263 191 72 December 13 278 202 76 235 172 63 2012 March 53 306 192 114 253 192 61 June 20 275 206 69 230 181 49 September 5 253 198 55 251 201 50 December 33 280 214 66 207 174 33 2013 March -12 249 202 47 261 202 59 June -7 277 213 64 259 188 71 September 7 273 214 59 259 207 52 December 19 294 229 65 234 188 46 2014 March -17 253 207 46 275 212 63 June 2 279 224 55 248 195 53 September 12 282 219 63 266 215 51 December 18 300 233 67 238 189 49 2015 March -13 269 207 62 293 218 75 June 4 294 232 62 254 196 58 September 10 290 223 67 275 218 57 December 21 318 242 76 250 195 55 2016 March 3 287 216 71 289 221 68 June 4 299 233 66 268 206 62 September -11 287 235 52 283 220 63 December 11 330 249 81 274 204 70 2017 March 0 296 225 71 296 225 71 June 5 310 239 71 278 212 66 September 7 298 227 71 301 237 64 December 21 329 249 80 262 203 59 2018 March -13 300 229 71 314 230 84 June 19 325 241 84 294 229 65 September 7 309 234 75 306 238 68 December 21 333 251 82 269 208 61 2019 March 1 313 232 81 312 232 80 June 5 317 244 73 291 223 68 September 10 317 241 76 303 237 66 December 27 349 256 93 280 214 66 2020 March 19 339 230 109 344 254 90 June -34 239 166 73 465 358 107 September 25 381 280 101 292 216 76 December 27 367 272 95 269 201 68 2021 March 5 329 238 91 324 238 86 June 7 338 253 85 303 225 78 September 9 338 249 89 330 250 80 December 43 402 281 121 296 218 78 2022 March 26 364 247 117 334 243 91 June -22 363 268 95 351 234 117 September -4 361 278 83 327 240 87 December 24 382 276 106 308 226 82 2023 March 1 357 262 95 333 239 94 June 12 384 294 90 308 230 78 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.