Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Wisconsin Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 1,955 43,855 32,894 10,961 36,151 27,145 9,006 March 1995 2,144 45,828 34,458 11,370 36,733 27,507 9,226 March 1996 1,017 43,598 32,978 10,620 39,477 29,874 9,603 March 1997 1,236 44,488 33,738 10,750 39,528 30,014 9,514 March 1998 618 45,370 34,270 11,100 40,601 30,119 10,482 March 1999 3,083 47,698 35,099 12,599 39,299 29,783 9,516 March 2000 1,465 47,179 35,852 11,327 40,394 30,532 9,862 March 2001 -281 43,846 33,312 10,534 44,360 33,545 10,815 March 2002 298 43,251 31,831 11,420 45,645 34,523 11,122 March 2003 271 43,620 32,749 10,871 44,065 33,465 10,600 March 2004 1,193 45,556 34,365 11,191 42,338 32,340 9,998 March 2005 1,343 46,770 35,105 11,665 42,829 32,507 10,322 March 2006 880 46,982 35,063 11,919 44,581 33,542 11,039 March 2007 163 45,935 34,234 11,701 46,618 35,080 11,538 March 2008 -1,930 44,194 33,620 10,574 47,606 35,102 12,504 March 2009 -2,351 39,080 28,315 10,765 52,850 39,734 13,116 March 2010 -2,172 38,557 28,749 9,808 49,143 37,163 11,980 March 2011 -801 43,639 33,226 10,413 42,885 31,671 11,214 March 2012 1,396 46,292 34,393 11,899 41,286 30,783 10,503 March 2013 2,086 46,622 33,824 12,798 43,151 32,439 10,712 March 2014 2,796 49,007 35,661 13,346 42,207 31,657 10,550 March 2015 2,374 50,575 36,967 13,608 43,290 32,056 11,234 March 2016 2,558 51,515 37,279 14,236 45,123 33,445 11,678 March 2017 2,547 51,906 37,285 14,621 46,854 34,780 12,074 March 2018 1,950 52,088 37,780 14,308 47,642 35,284 12,358 March 2019 1,072 51,761 37,532 14,229 49,691 36,534 13,157 March 2020 1,153 51,938 36,954 14,984 51,070 37,239 13,831 March 2021 3,662 50,963 33,598 17,365 56,746 43,043 13,703 March 2022 6,272 64,013 42,785 21,228 49,652 34,696 14,956 March 2023 5,258 65,306 43,077 22,229 52,015 35,044 16,971 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.