Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Total private (In thousands) 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 24 1,595 1,299 296 1,533 1,261 272 December 9 1,563 1,281 282 1,547 1,274 273 1993 March 34 1,604 1,299 305 1,539 1,268 271 June 24 1,640 1,345 295 1,507 1,236 271 September 50 1,668 1,362 306 1,523 1,267 256 December 15 1,633 1,352 281 1,557 1,291 266 1994 March 19 1,643 1,349 294 1,575 1,300 275 June 26 1,700 1,390 310 1,559 1,275 284 September 48 1,737 1,420 317 1,572 1,303 269 December -1 1,671 1,383 288 1,629 1,340 289 1995 March 37 1,721 1,411 310 1,608 1,335 273 June 22 1,698 1,392 306 1,635 1,351 284 September 16 1,732 1,425 307 1,641 1,350 291 December 7 1,708 1,402 306 1,675 1,376 299 1996 March 28 1,746 1,423 323 1,655 1,360 295 June 23 1,747 1,426 321 1,674 1,376 298 September 39 1,773 1,442 331 1,673 1,381 292 December 19 1,773 1,449 324 1,690 1,385 305 1997 March 40 1,809 1,474 335 1,672 1,377 295 June 18 1,782 1,460 322 1,702 1,398 304 September 23 1,818 1,487 331 1,707 1,399 308 December -6 1,808 1,480 328 1,750 1,416 334 1998 March 30 1,820 1,470 350 1,724 1,404 320 June 66 1,848 1,487 361 1,698 1,403 295 September 20 1,825 1,489 336 1,752 1,436 316 December 0 1,834 1,515 319 1,735 1,416 319 1999 March 29 1,845 1,500 345 1,759 1,443 316 June 10 1,844 1,504 340 1,775 1,445 330 September 12 1,859 1,512 347 1,793 1,458 335 December 11 1,883 1,544 339 1,761 1,433 328 2000 March 45 1,900 1,537 363 1,792 1,474 318 June 20 1,868 1,528 340 1,814 1,494 320 September 15 1,873 1,518 355 1,840 1,500 340 December 2 1,849 1,512 337 1,833 1,498 335 2001 March 9 1,858 1,513 345 1,823 1,487 336 June 5 1,816 1,478 338 1,856 1,523 333 September -19 1,764 1,427 337 1,900 1,544 356 December -2 1,762 1,426 336 1,866 1,528 338 2002 March 17 1,798 1,453 345 1,810 1,482 328 June 19 1,799 1,454 345 1,816 1,490 326 September 16 1,791 1,453 338 1,804 1,482 322 December 9 1,791 1,452 339 1,821 1,491 330 2003 March 2 1,755 1,419 336 1,847 1,513 334 June 6 1,791 1,459 332 1,795 1,469 326 September 16 1,803 1,472 331 1,778 1,463 315 December 21 1,818 1,476 342 1,784 1,463 321 2004 March 18 1,850 1,503 347 1,797 1,468 329 June 14 1,853 1,510 343 1,788 1,459 329 September 9 1,843 1,493 350 1,822 1,481 341 December 49 1,895 1,527 368 1,791 1,472 319 2005 March 4 1,856 1,504 352 1,861 1,513 348 June 35 1,900 1,531 369 1,827 1,493 334 September 38 1,927 1,554 373 1,828 1,493 335 December 43 1,921 1,546 375 1,863 1,531 332 2006 March 26 1,960 1,592 368 1,846 1,504 342 June 22 1,924 1,557 367 1,897 1,552 345 September 5 1,891 1,534 357 1,914 1,562 352 December 33 1,945 1,559 386 1,899 1,546 353 2007 March 10 1,959 1,587 372 1,911 1,549 362 June -10 1,916 1,556 360 1,952 1,582 370 September 17 1,904 1,526 378 1,961 1,600 361 December 21 1,943 1,559 384 1,941 1,578 363 2008 March -22 1,883 1,520 363 1,984 1,599 385 June -40 1,844 1,481 363 2,046 1,643 403 September -21 1,803 1,443 360 2,006 1,625 381 December -44 1,745 1,377 368 2,107 1,695 412 2009 March -87 1,610 1,277 333 2,137 1,717 420 June -51 1,684 1,333 351 2,031 1,629 402 September -59 1,677 1,337 340 1,929 1,530 399 December 12 1,755 1,370 385 1,870 1,497 373 2010 March -44 1,706 1,364 342 1,875 1,489 386 June 5 1,802 1,446 356 1,772 1,421 351 September -5 1,779 1,423 356 1,797 1,436 361 December 32 1,837 1,449 388 1,779 1,423 356 2011 March -17 1,777 1,437 340 1,789 1,432 357 June -8 1,817 1,461 356 1,772 1,408 364 September 21 1,848 1,484 364 1,768 1,425 343 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.