Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Information (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 24 20 4 27 23 4 December 3 29 23 6 23 20 3 1993 March -1 26 21 5 29 23 6 June 1 30 25 5 23 19 4 September 1 27 22 5 27 23 4 December 2 30 24 6 24 20 4 1994 March -2 27 22 5 31 24 7 June 2 32 26 6 24 20 4 September 1 28 23 5 28 24 4 December 2 32 26 6 26 22 4 1995 March -1 30 24 6 31 24 7 June 2 34 28 6 25 21 4 September 0 28 23 5 31 26 5 December 2 33 26 7 28 23 5 1996 March -1 32 25 7 34 26 8 June 2 35 28 7 27 22 5 September 1 31 25 6 30 25 5 December 3 37 29 8 27 22 5 1997 March -1 33 26 7 34 26 8 June 2 37 30 7 27 22 5 September 0 32 26 6 33 27 6 December 4 38 29 9 28 23 5 1998 March -1 34 26 8 35 26 9 June 1 37 30 7 29 23 6 September 0 32 26 6 33 27 6 December 3 38 30 8 28 23 5 1999 March -1 35 27 8 37 28 9 June 2 40 32 8 29 23 6 September 1 36 28 8 35 28 7 December 4 42 32 10 30 24 6 2000 March 0 40 30 10 39 29 10 June 2 44 35 9 32 25 7 September 1 39 30 9 38 30 8 December 2 41 32 9 34 27 7 2001 March -4 37 29 8 44 32 12 June -1 37 29 8 39 30 9 September -3 30 23 7 44 34 10 December 1 35 26 9 38 30 8 2002 March -3 32 24 8 44 33 11 June -1 33 26 7 38 30 8 September -2 29 23 6 41 33 8 December 2 34 26 8 33 27 6 2003 March -4 29 23 6 42 32 10 June -1 32 26 6 34 27 7 September -2 28 23 5 36 29 7 December 2 34 27 7 30 25 5 2004 March -4 30 24 6 40 30 10 June 0 33 27 6 32 26 6 September -2 28 23 5 36 29 7 December 2 34 27 7 29 24 5 2005 March -3 30 24 6 37 28 9 June 0 34 28 6 30 24 6 September -1 29 24 5 34 28 6 December 3 35 27 8 30 25 5 2006 March -4 31 25 6 38 28 10 June 0 34 28 6 31 25 6 September -1 29 24 5 35 29 6 December 2 36 28 8 30 24 6 2007 March -4 31 25 6 38 28 10 June -1 33 28 5 30 24 6 September -1 29 24 5 35 29 6 December 3 35 27 8 30 25 5 2008 March -4 30 24 6 38 28 10 June 0 32 26 6 32 26 6 September -1 27 22 5 36 30 6 December 2 32 24 8 33 27 6 2009 March -5 25 19 6 43 32 11 June -1 26 21 5 33 27 6 September -2 24 19 5 36 29 7 December 3 30 22 8 29 24 5 2010 March -5 25 20 5 38 28 10 June 1 30 24 6 28 23 5 September -1 25 20 5 33 27 6 December 3 32 24 8 27 22 5 2011 March -4 27 22 5 35 26 9 June -1 30 25 5 28 22 6 September -1 26 21 5 31 25 6 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.