Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 1 193 150 43 211 169 42 December 17 215 158 57 195 155 40 1993 March -11 216 163 53 227 163 64 June 20 249 188 61 180 139 41 September 8 206 159 47 209 170 39 December 16 228 171 57 199 158 41 1994 March -13 225 171 54 236 169 67 June 23 265 199 66 188 145 43 September 9 220 170 50 217 176 41 December 16 237 176 61 214 169 45 1995 March -10 240 182 58 244 176 68 June 24 273 205 68 197 153 44 September 2 222 173 49 233 186 47 December 19 251 184 67 221 173 48 1996 March -13 250 188 62 258 183 75 June 23 284 213 71 208 160 48 September 7 237 181 56 241 192 49 December 23 268 195 73 229 179 50 1997 March -12 266 199 67 267 188 79 June 23 300 227 73 212 162 50 September 5 249 192 57 250 198 52 December 19 279 204 75 243 187 56 1998 March -17 274 203 71 285 197 88 June 34 321 238 83 215 166 49 September 4 257 198 59 265 210 55 December 22 290 213 77 246 191 55 1999 March -22 277 209 68 297 207 90 June 20 320 242 78 235 177 58 September -1 263 203 60 278 217 61 December 21 299 220 79 255 197 58 2000 March -23 288 217 71 311 217 94 June 20 329 252 77 241 184 57 September 0 268 207 61 285 224 61 December 19 296 218 78 269 210 59 2001 March -34 278 212 66 322 222 100 June 14 315 240 75 257 196 61 September -11 248 190 58 309 240 69 December 18 282 200 82 287 223 64 2002 March -32 277 204 73 330 225 105 June 15 315 235 80 258 193 65 September -6 255 196 59 294 229 65 December 22 293 208 85 275 212 63 2003 March -37 272 204 68 336 231 105 June 6 312 238 74 258 190 68 September -2 258 199 59 286 225 61 December 22 295 211 84 270 208 62 2004 March -36 283 216 67 325 222 103 June 15 328 250 78 249 186 63 September -7 264 205 59 291 225 66 December 29 310 222 88 269 210 59 2005 March -42 287 220 67 340 231 109 June 19 340 257 83 254 190 64 September -1 281 218 63 293 229 64 December 33 324 229 95 283 221 62 2006 March -35 307 234 73 342 234 108 June 17 353 269 84 265 198 67 September -6 282 219 63 312 243 69 December 33 334 235 99 293 227 66 2007 March -43 313 239 74 358 241 117 June 12 357 272 85 277 204 73 September 0 288 218 70 324 254 70 December 35 343 241 102 300 233 67 2008 March -46 312 236 76 374 252 122 June 9 351 262 89 297 217 80 September -7 277 209 68 335 260 75 December 23 315 213 102 336 257 79 2009 March -64 272 198 74 419 281 138 June 2 315 229 86 311 227 84 September -18 255 190 65 333 250 83 December 33 323 215 108 298 223 75 2010 March -53 289 212 77 372 242 130 June 20 347 253 94 272 198 74 September -4 277 206 71 310 235 75 December 35 337 228 109 292 218 74 2011 March -48 301 225 76 358 234 124 June 10 347 258 89 275 196 79 September -2 291 220 71 307 234 73 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.