Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Natural resources and mining (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 1 37 30 7 38 32 6 December -3 30 23 7 46 36 10 1993 March -3 34 26 8 40 29 11 June 6 50 39 11 26 21 5 September 2 39 31 8 37 31 6 December -3 31 24 7 47 37 10 1994 March -2 35 27 8 40 30 10 June 6 49 38 11 27 22 5 September 0 38 31 7 39 32 7 December -4 30 23 7 49 38 11 1995 March -2 36 28 8 40 30 10 June 5 49 38 11 28 22 6 September 0 38 31 7 39 32 7 December -3 30 23 7 47 37 10 1996 March -3 35 27 8 41 30 11 June 5 49 38 11 27 21 6 September 0 38 31 7 39 32 7 December -3 31 24 7 46 36 10 1997 March -2 38 30 8 39 29 10 June 4 49 39 10 28 22 6 September 1 40 32 8 39 32 7 December -3 32 25 7 48 38 10 1998 March -3 35 27 8 42 31 11 June 5 50 39 11 28 22 6 September 0 37 30 7 40 33 7 December -3 31 24 7 48 38 10 1999 March -4 33 26 7 44 33 11 June 4 47 37 10 28 22 6 September 0 37 30 7 38 31 7 December -2 31 24 7 45 36 9 2000 March -4 35 28 7 41 30 11 June 5 48 38 10 26 21 5 September 0 36 29 7 38 31 7 December -3 29 23 6 45 36 9 2001 March -2 35 28 7 38 29 9 June 4 47 38 9 26 21 5 September 0 34 28 6 37 31 6 December -3 29 23 6 44 35 9 2002 March -3 32 25 7 39 29 10 June 4 45 36 9 26 21 5 September 0 34 28 6 36 30 6 December -2 28 22 6 43 35 8 2003 March -2 32 25 7 38 29 9 June 3 45 37 8 25 20 5 September 0 34 28 6 35 29 6 December -1 29 23 6 41 34 7 2004 March -2 32 26 6 37 29 8 June 2 43 36 7 25 20 5 September 0 35 29 6 34 28 6 December -1 30 24 6 40 33 7 2005 March -2 32 26 6 37 29 8 June 3 45 37 8 25 20 5 September 0 34 29 5 33 28 5 December -1 30 24 6 40 33 7 2006 March -2 33 27 6 36 28 8 June 2 45 38 7 25 20 5 September 0 34 29 5 35 30 5 December -1 29 23 6 40 33 7 2007 March -3 33 27 6 37 28 9 June 2 43 36 7 26 21 5 September 0 34 29 5 34 29 5 December -1 29 23 6 41 34 7 2008 March -3 33 27 6 39 30 9 June 3 45 37 8 26 21 5 September 0 33 28 5 34 29 5 December 0 30 23 7 41 34 7 2009 March -4 27 22 5 43 34 9 June 2 40 33 7 27 22 5 September 0 30 25 5 34 29 5 December 0 29 22 7 40 33 7 2010 March -3 31 25 6 37 28 9 June 4 45 37 8 22 18 4 September 0 34 29 5 32 27 5 December 0 30 23 7 40 33 7 2011 March -3 32 26 6 37 28 9 June 3 45 37 8 24 19 5 September 1 36 30 6 33 28 5 December 0 31 24 7 39 32 7 2012 March -3 32 26 6 38 29 9 June 3 45 37 8 26 21 5 September 0 33 28 5 35 30 5 December 0 31 24 7 41 34 7 2013 March -3 33 27 6 39 30 9 June 4 46 38 8 25 21 4 September 0 34 29 5 34 29 5 December 1 31 24 7 40 34 6 2014 March -2 33 27 6 39 31 8 June 3 48 40 8 26 21 5 September 1 35 30 5 34 30 4 December 1 32 25 7 40 34 6 2015 March -3 31 25 6 44 35 9 June 2 44 37 7 28 23 5 September -1 32 27 5 38 32 6 December -1 29 23 6 44 37 7 2016 March -4 30 25 5 43 34 9 June 2 42 35 7 28 23 5 September -1 33 28 5 37 31 6 December 1 31 24 7 40 34 6 2017 March -4 33 28 5 39 30 9 June 2 45 38 7 26 21 5 September 0 33 28 5 35 30 5 December 1 32 25 7 40 34 6 2018 March -3 33 27 6 39 30 9 June 3 45 38 7 25 21 4 September 0 33 28 5 36 31 5 December 1 31 24 7 41 35 6 2019 March -4 31 26 5 40 31 9 June 2 45 38 7 27 22 5 September 0 33 28 5 36 31 5 December 0 30 24 6 42 36 6 2020 March -3 32 26 6 41 32 9 June 1 41 34 7 32 26 6 September 0 32 26 6 38 32 6 December 0 30 24 6 39 33 6 2021 March -3 31 25 6 39 30 9 June 2 43 36 7 27 22 5 September 0 33 28 5 35 30 5 December 1 32 25 7 38 32 6 2022 March -3 33 27 6 39 30 9 June 2 43 36 7 25 20 5 September 0 33 28 5 34 29 5 December 0 30 24 6 39 33 6 2023 March -4 31 26 5 38 29 9 June 2 44 37 7 25 20 5 September 0 31 26 5 34 29 5 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.