Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Manufacturing (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 0 129 116 13 121 108 13 December 0 127 114 13 122 109 13 1993 March 1 130 116 14 120 107 13 June 0 130 117 13 118 105 13 September 1 131 118 13 118 106 12 December 0 131 119 12 118 106 12 1994 March 0 131 118 13 120 107 13 June 0 135 122 13 114 101 13 September 2 139 125 14 115 103 12 December -1 134 122 12 119 106 13 1995 March 1 137 124 13 117 105 12 June 1 130 117 13 124 112 12 September 0 131 118 13 125 112 13 December 0 131 118 13 125 112 13 1996 March 0 132 119 13 124 111 13 June 0 130 117 13 126 113 13 September 1 132 119 13 123 111 12 December 0 133 120 13 123 110 13 1997 March 1 135 122 13 120 108 12 June 0 133 120 13 122 109 13 September 0 134 121 13 123 110 13 December -1 136 123 13 123 109 14 1998 March 1 134 120 14 122 109 13 June 2 130 116 14 125 113 12 September -1 126 114 12 129 116 13 December -1 127 115 12 127 114 13 1999 March 0 125 112 13 128 115 13 June -1 126 114 12 127 114 13 September -1 127 115 12 125 112 13 December -1 130 118 12 123 110 13 2000 March -1 130 118 12 123 110 13 June -1 125 114 11 125 113 12 September -2 122 111 11 128 115 13 December -3 120 110 10 127 114 13 2001 March -3 113 103 10 132 119 13 June -3 107 97 10 139 126 13 September -4 104 94 10 136 122 14 December -4 101 91 10 138 124 14 2002 March -3 107 97 10 125 112 13 June -3 109 99 10 121 108 13 September -3 107 97 10 120 107 13 December -3 105 95 10 122 109 13 2003 March -3 102 92 10 122 109 13 June -2 103 93 10 120 108 12 September -3 103 94 9 115 103 12 December -3 107 98 9 110 98 12 2004 March -3 110 101 9 108 96 12 June -3 112 103 9 104 92 12 September -3 109 100 9 107 95 12 December -1 108 98 10 108 97 11 2005 March -3 106 97 9 110 98 12 June -2 107 98 9 107 96 11 September -1 106 97 9 106 96 10 December -2 107 98 9 107 96 11 2006 March -1 110 101 9 103 93 10 June -1 108 99 9 105 95 10 September -2 102 94 8 108 98 10 December -1 103 94 9 109 99 10 2007 March -2 104 95 9 108 97 11 June -3 103 95 8 108 97 11 September -1 100 91 9 110 100 10 December -1 102 93 9 107 97 10 2008 March -2 99 90 9 110 99 11 June -2 97 88 9 112 101 11 September -2 92 83 9 114 103 11 December -4 81 72 9 128 115 13 2009 March -6 66 58 8 139 125 14 June -5 78 69 9 127 113 14 September -4 85 76 9 107 94 13 December -2 88 78 10 102 90 12 2010 March -3 89 80 9 99 87 12 June -2 100 91 9 86 75 11 September -2 96 87 9 90 79 11 December 0 96 86 10 90 80 10 2011 March -1 95 86 9 90 80 10 June -2 98 89 9 86 75 11 September -1 95 86 9 89 79 10 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.