Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping 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 118 883 427 456 816 478 338 December -191 711 401 310 957 456 501 1993 March 87 855 405 450 791 428 363 June 54 873 436 437 873 490 383 September 36 858 426 432 918 522 396 December -90 768 391 377 947 480 467 1994 March -9 795 412 383 837 445 392 June 94 961 506 455 776 415 361 September 89 976 495 481 897 505 392 December -111 809 390 419 1,030 500 530 1995 March 575 1,441 463 978 822 419 403 June -331 946 468 478 1,236 427 809 September -89 943 462 481 1,072 502 570 December -203 753 392 361 1,049 485 564 1996 March 115 996 472 524 815 406 409 June 65 934 464 470 859 454 405 September 52 908 474 434 872 490 382 December -70 846 449 397 949 482 467 1997 March -40 812 424 388 878 450 428 June 53 903 447 456 847 444 403 September 78 957 478 479 849 448 401 December -134 786 432 354 955 467 488 1998 March -25 793 415 378 844 441 403 June -1 843 413 430 872 441 431 September -10 837 441 396 822 416 406 December 17 838 425 413 844 448 396 1999 March -31 728 369 359 846 456 390 June 24 873 475 398 745 371 374 September -70 758 380 378 902 454 448 December -44 790 408 382 816 390 426 2000 March -110 689 392 297 802 395 407 June 61 812 402 410 730 381 349 September -31 723 370 353 775 391 384 December 11 711 353 358 791 444 347 2001 March -27 750 395 355 766 384 382 June 8 764 404 360 706 354 352 September -8 680 336 344 750 398 352 December -20 697 383 314 747 413 334 2002 March -73 651 369 282 753 398 355 June -3 688 371 317 685 365 320 September -4 638 325 313 677 360 317 December -16 640 310 330 713 367 346 2003 March 77 730 347 383 667 361 306 June -21 663 360 303 685 361 324 September 24 674 358 316 622 330 292 December 5 688 395 293 627 339 288 2004 March -43 612 336 276 708 389 319 June -3 633 324 309 687 375 312 September -50 596 329 267 697 380 317 December 8 661 362 299 612 321 291 2005 March 2 670 344 326 680 356 324 June -11 610 316 294 640 335 305 September -35 605 331 274 644 335 309 December -25 559 285 274 642 343 299 2006 March 75 722 347 375 598 298 300 June -82 561 293 268 704 354 350 September -8 597 323 274 566 284 282 December 8 571 292 279 569 298 271 2007 March 3 658 331 327 612 288 324 June -58 558 290 268 652 326 326 September -49 539 265 274 630 307 323 December 53 608 302 306 507 254 253 2008 March 14 591 298 293 575 296 279 June -92 494 246 248 633 293 340 September -66 535 253 282 611 263 348 December 80 609 290 319 517 278 239 2009 March -6 537 241 296 613 311 302 June -68 512 270 242 595 285 310 September -51 543 284 259 559 249 310 December 115 634 296 338 467 244 223 2010 March -36 534 261 273 593 284 309 June -72 500 263 237 602 293 309 September 39 571 278 293 519 265 254 December 59 561 259 302 518 275 243 2011 March -19 541 270 271 553 263 290 June 4 534 283 251 525 278 247 September 5 568 302 266 524 263 261 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.