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

Leisure and hospitality                      

(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          11         227         161           66            212        157           55
March 1995           9         234         165           69            221        161           60
March 1996           7         231         163           68            230        169           61
March 1997           8         235         165           70            237        175           62
March 1998           2         234         167           67            243        178           65
March 1999           6         241         172           69            240        177           63
March 2000           5         245         179           66            237        176           61
March 2001          -2         236         175           61            250        187           63
March 2002           4         239         170           69            260        195           65
March 2003           6         240         172           68            263        201           62
March 2004           7         257         188           69            256        194           62
March 2005           5         263         192           71            266        200           66
March 2006           8         272         196           76            273        205           68
March 2007           5         273         200           73            280        212           68
March 2008           2         267         195           72            295        225           70
March 2009          -6         239         171           68            328        254           74
March 2010          -3         243         178           65            314        246           68
March 2011           5         281         212           69            277        213           64
March 2012           2         297         229           68            271        205           66

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