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

Goods-producing                              

(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          19         472         329          143            380        256          124
March 1995          25         492         341          151            384        258          126
March 1996          11         463         321          142            418        287          131
March 1997          24         490         340          150            405        279          126
March 1998           8         480         339          141            421        288          133
March 1999          21         486         341          145            419        295          124
March 2000           9         487         350          137            422        294          128
March 2001         -12         446         320          126            467        329          138
March 2002         -13         425         296          129            493        351          142
March 2003          -9         431         301          130            473        334          139
March 2004           5         472         335          137            431        299          132
March 2005           4         479         341          138            434        300          134
March 2006          18         501         352          149            433        302          131
March 2007          -9         464         327          137            480        334          146
March 2008         -32         426         300          126            514        356          158
March 2009         -91         317         212          105            613        417          196
March 2010         -65         329         223          106            519        348          171
March 2011         -18         400         282          118            398        262          136
March 2012          -7         415         297          118            371        246          125

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