Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 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 8 18,151 16,559 1,592 18,270 16,686 1,584 December 309 18,714 16,999 1,715 17,119 15,713 1,406 1993 March -247 18,701 16,962 1,739 18,399 16,413 1,986 June 79 20,667 19,026 1,641 15,813 14,251 1,562 September 41 18,473 16,955 1,518 17,666 16,189 1,477 December 403 19,968 18,266 1,702 16,084 14,785 1,299 1994 March -337 19,453 17,832 1,621 17,934 15,976 1,958 June 291 22,225 20,463 1,762 14,871 13,400 1,471 September 393 20,527 18,785 1,742 16,762 15,413 1,349 December 170 20,818 19,226 1,592 16,244 14,822 1,422 1995 March 32 21,245 19,498 1,747 17,123 15,408 1,715 June 534 21,672 19,913 1,759 16,177 14,952 1,225 September 232 19,401 17,744 1,657 18,832 17,407 1,425 December 453 20,328 18,562 1,766 17,403 16,090 1,313 1996 March 25 20,077 18,248 1,829 18,955 17,151 1,804 June 456 21,618 19,887 1,731 16,900 15,625 1,275 September 221 19,117 17,563 1,554 19,307 17,974 1,333 December 441 20,750 18,960 1,790 17,764 16,415 1,349 1997 March 98 21,268 19,379 1,889 18,509 16,718 1,791 June 502 22,941 21,138 1,803 16,596 15,295 1,301 September -25 20,401 18,902 1,499 19,095 17,571 1,524 December 370 22,135 20,262 1,873 17,578 16,075 1,503 1998 March -17 21,127 19,156 1,971 19,324 17,336 1,988 June 661 21,851 19,861 1,990 17,841 16,512 1,329 September -194 18,708 17,167 1,541 21,450 19,715 1,735 December 199 19,618 17,955 1,663 19,646 18,182 1,464 1999 March -439 18,679 16,980 1,699 21,681 19,543 2,138 June 167 21,046 19,325 1,721 18,590 17,036 1,554 September -87 19,308 17,791 1,517 20,515 18,911 1,604 December 204 20,869 19,155 1,714 18,299 16,789 1,510 2000 March -114 20,844 18,978 1,866 19,908 17,928 1,980 June 284 22,283 20,579 1,704 17,511 16,091 1,420 September -182 19,441 17,920 1,521 20,456 18,753 1,703 December 301 20,181 18,459 1,722 19,060 17,639 1,421 2001 March -520 17,723 16,059 1,664 22,857 20,673 2,184 June -73 17,946 16,411 1,535 21,600 19,992 1,608 September -633 15,651 14,250 1,401 23,594 21,560 2,034 December -116 15,885 14,241 1,644 22,238 20,478 1,760 2002 March -875 16,503 14,958 1,545 22,106 19,686 2,420 June -37 19,210 17,525 1,685 18,226 16,504 1,722 September -351 16,631 15,173 1,458 20,395 18,586 1,809 December -166 17,026 15,429 1,597 19,235 17,472 1,763 2003 March -834 16,285 14,737 1,548 21,043 18,661 2,382 June 57 18,196 16,582 1,614 17,864 16,307 1,557 September -422 16,527 15,230 1,297 19,191 17,472 1,719 December 84 18,202 16,637 1,565 17,036 15,555 1,481 2004 March -590 18,719 17,201 1,518 17,960 15,852 2,108 June 55 21,152 19,611 1,541 14,759 13,273 1,486 September -222 18,223 16,850 1,373 17,346 15,751 1,595 December 203 18,522 16,929 1,593 16,503 15,113 1,390 2005 March -603 18,117 16,619 1,498 18,501 16,400 2,101 June 140 19,908 18,359 1,549 15,876 14,467 1,409 September -91 17,819 16,445 1,374 17,949 16,484 1,465 December 291 18,917 17,344 1,573 16,490 15,208 1,282 2006 March -356 19,189 17,711 1,478 17,440 15,606 1,834 June 176 20,459 18,946 1,513 15,600 14,263 1,337 September -121 17,648 16,426 1,222 18,142 16,799 1,343 December 190 18,240 16,688 1,552 17,295 15,933 1,362 2007 March -360 18,138 16,638 1,500 18,643 16,783 1,860 June 148 19,527 18,041 1,486 16,510 15,172 1,338 September 18 17,058 15,654 1,404 18,989 17,603 1,386 December 238 18,665 17,127 1,538 17,055 15,755 1,300 2008 March -616 17,634 16,235 1,399 18,979 16,964 2,015 June -61 18,757 17,374 1,383 17,068 15,624 1,444 September -289 16,004 14,770 1,234 19,583 18,060 1,523 December -16 14,358 12,838 1,520 21,320 19,784 1,536 2009 March -1,540 10,158 8,964 1,194 27,389 24,655 2,734 June -653 12,813 11,448 1,365 22,438 20,420 2,018 September -842 13,831 12,554 1,277 19,858 17,739 2,119 December 6 15,763 14,061 1,702 16,930 15,234 1,696 2010 March -888 15,756 14,274 1,482 17,914 15,544 2,370 June 102 19,869 18,338 1,531 12,945 11,516 1,429 September -176 17,766 16,411 1,355 14,687 13,156 1,531 December 403 18,057 16,343 1,714 14,063 12,752 1,311 2011 March -543 17,584 16,174 1,410 15,723 13,770 1,953 June 96 19,720 18,272 1,448 13,044 11,692 1,352 September 18 17,395 16,011 1,384 15,476 14,110 1,366 December 276 17,658 16,162 1,496 14,383 13,163 1,220 2012 March -455 17,848 16,484 1,364 15,675 13,856 1,819 June 100 19,012 17,694 1,318 13,594 12,376 1,218 September -39 15,754 14,501 1,253 16,633 15,341 1,292 December 221 16,487 15,024 1,463 15,423 14,181 1,242 2013 March -539 16,268 14,979 1,289 17,101 15,273 1,828 June 107 18,047 16,726 1,321 14,427 13,213 1,214 September -82 15,429 14,267 1,162 16,854 15,610 1,244 December 188 16,821 15,430 1,391 14,978 13,775 1,203 2014 March -476 16,269 14,985 1,284 16,772 15,012 1,760 June 102 18,768 17,459 1,309 14,008 12,801 1,207 September -164 16,142 14,990 1,152 16,336 15,020 1,316 December 200 17,468 16,079 1,389 14,761 13,572 1,189 2015 March -477 15,731 14,468 1,263 17,461 15,721 1,740 June -65 17,237 16,036 1,201 15,502 14,236 1,266 September -236 13,962 12,891 1,071 18,458 17,151 1,307 December 101 15,584 14,214 1,370 16,530 15,261 1,269 2016 March -566 14,512 13,317 1,195 18,325 16,564 1,761 June -332 16,445 15,306 1,139 16,074 14,603 1,471 September -204 14,325 13,164 1,161 17,571 16,206 1,365 December 49 15,968 14,639 1,329 15,284 14,004 1,280 2017 March -539 16,307 15,040 1,267 16,296 14,490 1,806 June -12 18,242 16,915 1,327 14,270 12,931 1,339 September -327 15,179 14,045 1,134 16,847 15,386 1,461 December 102 17,344 15,981 1,363 14,196 12,935 1,261 2018 March -395 17,021 15,674 1,347 15,792 14,050 1,742 June 46 18,620 17,284 1,336 13,886 12,596 1,290 September -240 15,530 14,368 1,162 16,927 15,525 1,402 December 222 17,422 15,997 1,425 14,520 13,317 1,203 2019 March -491 16,084 14,732 1,352 16,802 14,959 1,843 June -33 16,903 15,597 1,306 15,464 14,125 1,339 September -236 13,844 12,714 1,130 18,057 16,691 1,366 December 114 15,380 13,971 1,409 16,202 14,907 1,295 2020 March -793 14,724 13,438 1,286 18,000 15,921 2,079 June -722 12,170 10,830 1,340 21,621 19,559 2,062 September 51 13,778 12,224 1,554 18,683 17,180 1,503 December 347 16,392 14,772 1,620 14,409 13,136 1,273 2021 March -197 16,590 15,022 1,568 15,311 13,546 1,765 June 174 17,355 15,844 1,511 14,534 13,197 1,337 September -128 15,808 14,366 1,442 16,619 15,049 1,570 December 304 17,748 16,119 1,629 13,912 12,587 1,325 2022 March -483 16,771 15,277 1,494 15,740 13,763 1,977 June 117 17,396 15,866 1,530 14,828 13,415 1,413 September -149 15,398 14,119 1,279 16,619 15,191 1,428 December 207 16,522 14,941 1,581 14,637 13,263 1,374 2023 March -581 15,656 14,237 1,419 16,197 14,197 2,000 June 12 16,404 14,983 1,421 14,897 13,488 1,409 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.