Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Other Services (except Public Admin) (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 2 107 87 20 102 84 18 December 1 106 87 19 103 85 18 1993 March 2 106 86 20 104 86 18 June 1 110 90 20 102 83 19 September 4 112 91 21 102 85 17 December 2 109 90 19 103 86 17 1994 March 2 109 89 20 105 87 18 June 0 113 93 20 106 86 20 September 3 116 95 21 105 87 18 December 0 111 92 19 109 90 19 1995 March 2 113 93 20 108 90 18 June 0 112 93 19 109 90 19 September 1 115 95 20 108 89 19 December 1 115 95 20 110 91 19 1996 March 2 116 95 21 109 90 19 June 1 116 96 20 111 92 19 September 2 116 95 21 112 93 19 December 1 118 97 21 113 93 20 1997 March 2 118 97 21 112 93 19 June 0 116 96 20 115 95 20 September 0 119 99 20 114 94 20 December 0 118 97 21 116 95 21 1998 March 1 118 96 22 115 94 21 June 2 119 98 21 112 93 19 September 0 118 98 20 115 95 20 December -1 119 100 19 113 93 20 1999 March 1 120 99 21 116 96 20 June 0 119 99 20 115 95 20 September -1 119 99 20 118 97 21 December 0 121 101 20 114 94 20 2000 March 1 119 99 20 116 97 19 June -1 116 98 18 117 98 19 September -1 118 99 19 116 96 20 December -2 116 98 18 117 97 20 2001 March -3 115 98 17 115 95 20 June -1 116 98 18 115 96 19 September -2 113 94 19 119 98 21 December -1 114 95 19 116 96 20 2002 March 0 116 97 19 113 94 19 June 0 114 95 19 114 95 19 September 0 113 94 19 115 96 19 December -2 112 94 18 115 95 20 2003 March -2 110 92 18 118 98 20 June -1 111 93 18 114 95 19 September -1 112 94 18 114 95 19 December -1 111 93 18 114 95 19 2004 March -1 114 95 19 115 95 20 June -1 112 93 19 116 96 20 September -3 111 93 18 116 95 21 December -1 112 93 19 116 96 20 2005 March -2 113 94 19 117 96 21 June 0 114 94 20 116 96 20 September -2 115 96 19 116 95 21 December -1 112 93 19 118 98 20 2006 March -2 114 96 18 114 94 20 June -1 115 96 19 115 95 20 September -3 113 95 18 117 96 21 December -1 115 96 19 115 95 20 2007 March -2 117 98 19 116 95 21 June -2 113 95 18 116 96 20 September 0 115 95 20 118 98 20 December -1 116 97 19 116 96 20 2008 March -3 113 95 18 118 97 21 June -3 111 92 19 120 98 22 September -2 108 89 19 120 99 21 December -4 105 86 19 124 101 23 2009 March -5 102 84 18 123 100 23 June -2 103 84 19 116 95 21 September -4 101 83 18 115 93 22 December -1 105 85 20 112 91 21 2010 March -2 104 85 19 112 91 21 June 0 108 89 19 107 88 19 September -2 109 90 19 109 88 21 December 0 109 89 20 108 88 20 2011 March -2 107 89 18 108 88 20 June -3 108 90 18 108 87 21 September -1 111 92 19 108 88 20 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.