Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 3,895 111,845 86,408 25,437 105,703 84,161 21,542 December -5,609 98,230 75,153 23,077 119,727 91,041 28,686 1993 March -13,328 92,390 68,887 23,503 130,709 93,878 36,831 June 22,156 151,707 110,026 41,681 78,870 59,345 19,525 September 6,076 118,266 92,081 26,185 103,190 83,081 20,109 December -2,801 106,080 82,072 24,008 118,907 92,098 26,809 1994 March -13,445 98,656 75,593 23,063 132,483 95,975 36,508 June 24,148 161,281 118,025 43,256 81,129 62,021 19,108 September 5,538 122,692 96,303 26,389 110,190 89,339 20,851 December -3,815 106,939 83,082 23,857 126,948 99,276 27,672 1995 March -11,345 104,069 79,918 24,151 136,308 100,812 35,496 June 20,762 157,656 117,051 40,605 89,381 69,538 19,843 September 2,644 121,214 95,970 25,244 117,018 94,418 22,600 December -4,659 109,864 85,291 24,573 130,096 100,864 29,232 1996 March -11,502 107,841 82,596 25,245 137,712 100,965 36,747 June 23,768 168,065 124,765 43,300 87,708 68,176 19,532 September 4,545 125,066 98,742 26,324 119,511 97,732 21,779 December -3,860 112,887 87,482 25,405 133,963 104,698 29,265 1997 March -9,724 113,764 87,626 26,138 139,788 103,926 35,862 June 21,472 168,008 126,202 41,806 93,041 72,707 20,334 September 2,261 128,191 102,047 26,144 123,610 99,727 23,883 December -5,688 115,471 89,955 25,516 138,566 107,362 31,204 1998 March -11,856 113,169 86,643 26,526 144,508 106,126 38,382 June 25,583 176,097 131,243 44,854 89,423 70,152 19,271 September 3,078 130,730 104,481 26,249 124,755 101,584 23,171 December -2,898 121,781 97,533 24,248 132,269 105,123 27,146 1999 March -11,177 117,099 91,915 25,184 146,557 110,196 36,361 June 20,695 175,569 133,878 41,691 96,067 75,071 20,996 September 1,937 132,462 106,528 25,934 130,022 106,025 23,997 December -3,399 122,849 97,981 24,868 137,840 109,573 28,267 2000 March -9,649 122,597 96,240 26,357 147,527 111,521 36,006 June 18,073 173,340 133,992 39,348 101,532 80,257 21,275 September 266 128,707 103,432 25,275 136,950 111,941 25,009 December -6,374 115,820 92,599 23,221 145,226 115,631 29,595 2001 March -13,161 117,589 93,217 24,372 149,273 111,740 37,533 June 18,065 172,162 134,209 37,953 98,111 78,223 19,888 September -1,136 125,328 102,012 23,316 136,926 112,474 24,452 December -5,160 112,970 90,202 22,768 144,845 116,917 27,928 2002 March -14,294 113,034 89,663 23,371 154,328 116,663 37,665 June 19,704 171,900 132,403 39,497 100,137 80,344 19,793 September 262 128,476 104,933 23,543 132,181 108,900 23,281 December -5,841 114,696 91,462 23,234 145,952 116,877 29,075 2003 March -16,214 110,048 87,217 22,831 158,490 119,445 39,045 June 19,154 175,486 135,802 39,684 97,582 77,052 20,530 September 1,447 133,336 109,219 24,117 127,969 105,299 22,670 December -4,538 119,955 96,576 23,379 140,964 113,047 27,917 2004 March -11,876 121,194 95,336 25,858 153,576 115,842 37,734 June 19,407 180,666 140,104 40,562 100,211 79,056 21,155 September 528 134,147 109,632 24,515 133,547 109,560 23,987 December -2,357 125,169 99,532 25,637 144,262 116,268 27,994 2005 March -15,285 120,572 95,041 25,531 163,651 122,835 40,816 June 21,016 186,660 144,222 42,438 102,676 81,254 21,422 September 2,247 142,938 116,437 26,501 135,573 111,319 24,254 December -2,919 127,977 101,553 26,424 152,825 123,482 29,343 2006 March -11,335 131,691 104,555 27,136 158,957 120,486 38,471 June 18,158 186,116 145,172 40,944 111,442 88,656 22,786 September -1,662 134,960 109,944 25,016 149,229 122,551 26,678 December -5,466 125,220 98,529 26,691 161,617 129,460 32,157 2007 March -16,586 124,868 98,438 26,430 172,035 129,019 43,016 June 16,333 183,302 141,333 41,969 117,240 91,604 25,636 September -2,108 133,544 106,841 26,703 154,628 125,817 28,811 December -10,728 119,934 94,316 25,618 168,384 132,038 36,346 2008 March -21,960 113,306 87,720 25,586 181,812 134,266 47,546 June 11,400 169,849 128,478 41,371 124,652 94,681 29,971 September -6,965 122,908 97,982 24,926 153,948 122,057 31,891 December -18,829 100,410 75,562 24,848 180,269 136,592 43,677 2009 March -33,521 88,500 64,723 23,777 195,366 138,068 57,298 June 10,935 148,476 106,272 42,204 120,777 89,508 31,269 September -7,685 112,542 86,017 26,525 138,835 104,625 34,210 December -11,194 101,985 74,211 27,774 149,194 110,226 38,968 2010 March -25,387 92,822 67,854 24,968 161,875 111,520 50,355 June 19,662 158,805 113,855 44,950 94,605 69,317 25,288 September -1,312 116,675 89,431 27,244 121,581 93,025 28,556 December -8,825 104,854 77,346 27,508 137,051 100,718 36,333 2011 March -20,750 94,430 70,761 23,669 146,391 101,972 44,419 June 17,678 154,613 113,063 41,550 88,301 64,429 23,872 September 602 118,012 92,496 25,516 113,237 88,323 24,914 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.