Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Financial activities (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 0 115 94 21 122 101 21 December 9 125 98 27 112 94 18 1993 March -4 123 95 28 134 102 32 June 5 140 116 24 101 82 19 September 3 122 100 22 120 101 19 December 8 131 105 26 111 93 18 1994 March -4 126 99 27 139 108 31 June 5 142 116 26 110 89 21 September 1 120 97 23 131 109 22 December 7 127 99 28 126 105 21 1995 March -6 124 97 27 148 115 33 June 4 143 117 26 113 91 22 September 0 125 102 23 132 109 23 December 9 135 106 29 122 102 20 1996 March -7 134 106 28 144 109 35 June 4 149 122 27 116 93 23 September 1 130 105 25 135 111 24 December 11 143 112 31 122 102 20 1997 March -5 137 107 30 148 113 35 June 4 152 125 27 117 94 23 September 1 136 110 26 136 111 25 December 11 150 116 34 128 105 23 1998 March -8 143 112 31 152 113 39 June 9 163 130 33 119 95 24 September 1 137 111 26 140 115 25 December 9 154 120 34 128 103 25 1999 March -8 143 112 31 159 120 39 June 6 162 130 32 126 100 26 September -1 135 108 27 149 121 28 December 9 154 119 35 135 109 26 2000 March -10 140 108 32 170 128 42 June 2 162 133 29 130 103 27 September -4 137 110 27 152 121 31 December 8 152 119 33 135 110 25 2001 March -12 143 114 29 161 120 41 June 3 161 133 28 125 100 25 September -3 135 110 25 149 121 28 December 11 155 120 35 132 108 24 2002 March -12 139 109 30 165 123 42 June 4 159 128 31 130 103 27 September 0 140 114 26 145 119 26 December 11 160 124 36 132 107 25 2003 March -12 143 113 30 164 122 42 June 5 168 138 30 125 100 25 September 0 141 116 25 147 122 25 December 12 156 120 36 139 115 24 2004 March -13 148 117 31 172 128 44 June 3 168 137 31 134 106 28 September -4 143 117 26 158 128 30 December 15 167 127 40 141 116 25 2005 March -16 151 119 32 181 133 48 June 6 173 139 34 135 107 28 September 1 154 124 30 155 126 29 December 17 172 128 44 149 122 27 2006 March -18 155 122 33 188 137 51 June 4 178 143 35 146 115 31 September -4 150 121 29 170 137 33 December 14 174 129 45 157 126 31 2007 March -21 158 125 33 192 138 54 June -2 172 140 32 153 119 34 September -7 147 117 30 178 141 37 December 10 170 126 44 163 129 34 2008 March -27 153 119 34 202 141 61 June -5 164 132 32 157 120 37 September -9 131 104 27 175 139 36 December 6 154 112 42 166 130 36 2009 March -30 127 98 29 204 145 59 June -4 143 114 29 148 115 33 September -9 121 96 25 163 129 34 December 13 148 106 42 145 116 29 2010 March -26 126 99 27 177 124 53 June 0 146 118 28 133 105 28 September -8 127 103 24 150 118 32 December 14 151 111 40 132 106 26 2011 March -21 127 101 26 165 118 47 June -1 144 117 27 130 102 28 September -4 129 105 24 143 115 28 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.