Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Accommodation 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 908 16,507 13,741 2,766 17,695 15,837 1,858 December -2,834 10,400 8,736 1,664 24,743 20,245 4,498 1993 March -853 15,170 13,236 1,934 16,416 13,629 2,787 June 3,200 26,056 20,795 5,261 10,638 8,577 2,061 September 898 16,853 14,158 2,695 17,741 15,944 1,797 December -2,634 11,120 9,275 1,845 24,988 20,509 4,479 1994 March -706 15,854 13,807 2,047 16,700 13,947 2,753 June 3,305 26,655 21,252 5,403 10,851 8,753 2,098 September 924 16,913 14,220 2,693 18,610 16,841 1,769 December -2,900 11,330 9,661 1,669 25,697 21,128 4,569 1995 March -627 16,569 14,465 2,104 17,045 14,314 2,731 June 3,378 27,316 21,851 5,465 11,385 9,298 2,087 September 875 17,582 14,829 2,753 19,356 17,478 1,878 December -2,874 11,919 10,130 1,789 26,120 21,457 4,663 1996 March -672 16,940 14,683 2,257 17,450 14,521 2,929 June 3,513 27,473 21,880 5,593 11,777 9,697 2,080 September 815 17,191 14,353 2,838 20,509 18,486 2,023 December -2,656 12,351 10,300 2,051 26,516 21,809 4,707 1997 March -651 17,701 15,417 2,284 17,407 14,472 2,935 June 3,450 28,153 22,603 5,550 12,073 9,973 2,100 September 727 17,941 15,089 2,852 20,842 18,717 2,125 December -2,659 12,690 10,577 2,113 27,035 22,263 4,772 1998 March -850 17,411 14,799 2,612 18,856 15,394 3,462 June 3,561 29,072 23,196 5,876 12,277 9,962 2,315 September 833 18,635 15,489 3,146 21,115 18,802 2,313 December -2,598 13,145 11,125 2,020 27,415 22,797 4,618 1999 March -804 17,533 15,192 2,341 19,434 16,289 3,145 June 3,344 28,803 23,345 5,458 12,636 10,522 2,114 September 872 18,795 15,856 2,939 21,399 19,332 2,067 December -2,499 13,660 11,669 1,991 27,299 22,809 4,490 2000 March -452 18,477 15,850 2,627 19,556 16,477 3,079 June 3,168 29,707 24,446 5,261 12,751 10,658 2,093 September 728 18,674 15,812 2,862 22,118 19,984 2,134 December -2,502 12,942 10,898 2,044 28,887 24,341 4,546 2001 March -673 18,852 16,358 2,494 19,664 16,497 3,167 June 2,486 28,430 23,368 5,062 14,407 11,831 2,576 September 762 17,447 14,755 2,692 23,051 21,121 1,930 December -2,274 10,724 8,798 1,926 31,099 26,899 4,200 2002 March -858 19,111 16,867 2,244 19,258 16,156 3,102 June 2,948 29,842 24,810 5,032 12,890 10,806 2,084 September 568 18,495 15,911 2,584 22,434 20,418 2,016 December -2,274 12,776 10,883 1,893 28,959 24,792 4,167 2003 March -1,070 17,543 15,487 2,056 21,007 17,881 3,126 June 2,730 28,263 23,489 4,774 14,028 11,984 2,044 September 621 19,238 16,721 2,517 21,244 19,348 1,896 December -2,198 13,443 11,617 1,826 28,106 24,082 4,024 2004 March -1,061 18,216 16,155 2,061 20,218 17,096 3,122 June 2,774 29,476 24,653 4,823 13,244 11,195 2,049 September 339 19,094 16,582 2,512 22,022 19,849 2,173 December -2,119 13,935 11,959 1,976 27,925 23,830 4,095 2005 March -1,158 18,385 16,216 2,169 20,464 17,137 3,327 June 2,628 29,431 24,642 4,789 13,396 11,235 2,161 September 597 19,728 17,044 2,684 21,718 19,631 2,087 December -1,918 13,776 11,780 1,996 28,265 24,351 3,914 2006 March -958 19,497 17,284 2,213 19,822 16,651 3,171 June 2,317 29,814 25,230 4,584 13,672 11,405 2,267 September 398 18,928 16,410 2,518 22,563 20,443 2,120 December -1,818 14,167 12,169 1,998 27,862 24,046 3,816 2007 March -898 19,297 17,163 2,134 20,385 17,353 3,032 June 2,568 29,880 25,238 4,642 13,780 11,706 2,074 September 588 19,484 16,892 2,592 22,480 20,476 2,004 December -1,639 14,475 12,439 2,036 28,498 24,823 3,675 2008 March -839 18,974 16,818 2,156 21,202 18,207 2,995 June 2,440 29,251 24,788 4,463 14,779 12,756 2,023 September 639 18,522 15,925 2,597 23,897 21,939 1,958 December -2,062 12,778 10,862 1,916 31,088 27,110 3,978 2009 March -1,008 14,996 12,939 2,057 25,388 22,323 3,065 June 2,706 27,635 23,090 4,545 15,641 13,802 1,839 September 436 18,337 16,049 2,288 22,772 20,920 1,852 December -1,935 12,605 10,864 1,741 30,095 26,419 3,676 2010 March -1,041 17,496 15,604 1,892 22,014 19,081 2,933 June 2,494 30,524 26,275 4,249 12,828 11,073 1,755 September 455 20,060 17,873 2,187 21,306 19,574 1,732 December -1,901 13,851 12,151 1,700 28,784 25,183 3,601 2011 March -1,027 18,782 16,945 1,837 20,743 17,879 2,864 June 2,594 30,682 26,357 4,325 12,816 11,085 1,731 September 601 20,514 18,214 2,300 21,459 19,760 1,699 December -2,175 13,351 11,667 1,684 29,567 25,708 3,859 2012 March -574 20,116 18,024 2,092 19,739 17,073 2,666 June 2,485 31,231 27,012 4,219 13,014 11,280 1,734 September 382 19,773 17,627 2,146 22,430 20,666 1,764 December -1,877 13,870 12,198 1,672 29,244 25,695 3,549 2013 March -655 20,121 18,064 2,057 20,319 17,607 2,712 June 2,505 31,317 27,080 4,237 13,621 11,889 1,732 September 374 19,765 17,703 2,062 22,922 21,234 1,688 December -1,985 14,278 12,567 1,711 29,605 25,909 3,696 2014 March -741 20,276 18,366 1,910 20,531 17,880 2,651 June 2,303 31,690 27,550 4,140 13,785 11,948 1,837 September 243 19,889 17,932 1,957 23,191 21,477 1,714 December -2,065 14,513 12,933 1,580 29,429 25,784 3,645 2015 March -442 20,433 18,369 2,064 20,758 18,252 2,506 June 2,289 31,523 27,508 4,015 14,243 12,517 1,726 September 307 20,551 18,539 2,012 23,047 21,342 1,705 December -1,776 15,051 13,266 1,785 30,218 26,657 3,561 2016 March -679 20,353 18,322 2,031 21,901 19,191 2,710 June 2,297 31,646 27,614 4,032 14,635 12,900 1,735 September 339 20,745 18,636 2,109 23,843 22,073 1,770 December -1,816 14,909 13,131 1,778 30,620 27,026 3,594 2017 March -302 22,034 19,810 2,224 21,245 18,719 2,526 June 2,105 32,341 28,352 3,989 14,873 12,989 1,884 September 242 19,842 17,688 2,154 25,623 23,711 1,912 December -1,861 15,647 13,867 1,780 30,871 27,230 3,641 2018 March -231 22,002 19,701 2,301 21,959 19,427 2,532 June 2,277 32,791 28,747 4,044 15,411 13,644 1,767 September 127 20,349 18,256 2,093 25,927 23,961 1,966 December -1,695 16,178 14,288 1,890 31,129 27,544 3,585 2019 March -330 22,325 20,038 2,287 22,433 19,816 2,617 June 2,204 32,604 28,550 4,054 15,807 13,957 1,850 September 183 20,610 18,554 2,056 25,999 24,126 1,873 December -1,662 16,332 14,320 2,012 31,195 27,521 3,674 2020 March -829 19,245 17,006 2,239 26,493 23,425 3,068 June 88 15,031 11,388 3,643 37,804 34,249 3,555 September 796 29,631 26,431 3,200 19,053 16,649 2,404 December -1,175 17,545 15,139 2,406 29,070 25,489 3,581 2021 March -34 24,060 21,348 2,712 20,606 17,860 2,746 June 2,167 37,548 33,228 4,320 12,590 10,437 2,153 September 324 27,391 24,610 2,781 21,279 18,822 2,457 December -1,110 20,450 17,841 2,609 27,969 24,250 3,719 2022 March -733 23,940 21,246 2,694 22,400 18,973 3,427 June 1,858 34,925 30,511 4,414 15,110 12,554 2,556 September -37 24,246 21,633 2,613 23,671 21,021 2,650 December -1,347 18,252 15,788 2,464 29,937 26,126 3,811 2023 March -791 23,179 20,963 2,216 21,568 18,561 3,007 June 1,679 32,340 28,545 3,795 16,364 14,248 2,116 September -146 19,799 17,628 2,171 26,046 23,729 2,317 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.