Table 3.  Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Financial activities                         

(In thousands)

                                   Establishments gaining jobs             Establishments losing jobs
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994          12         201         136           65            164        111           53
March 1995           5         192         127           65            186        126           60
March 1996           8         205         137           68            182        122           60
March 1997          11         212         140           72            183        122           61
March 1998           9         221         147           74            188        123           65
March 1999          11         228         150           78            194        127           67
March 2000           4         219         143           76            211        139           72
March 2001          -4         220         150           70            210        136           74
March 2002           3         225         152           73            205        135           70
March 2003           7         231         155           76            205        136           69
March 2004           8         234         158           76            208        140           68
March 2005           7         238         159           79            220        148           72
March 2006          14         250         163           87            225        152           73
March 2007          -1         245         163           82            245        162           83
March 2008         -22         228         153           75            267        170           97
March 2009         -36         197         132           65            284        183          101
March 2010         -23         190         129           61            249        165           84
March 2011         -13         201         139           62            220        145           75
March 2012          -8         206         143           63            212        141           71

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.