Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Water Transportation 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 -23 386 330 56 422 343 79 December -41 317 283 34 450 375 75 1993 March -27 333 287 46 438 365 73 June 59 491 392 99 313 273 40 September 17 355 304 51 391 357 34 December -34 320 284 36 450 380 70 1994 March -15 377 329 48 411 348 63 June 39 478 399 79 283 243 40 September 4 377 331 46 384 342 42 December -14 349 299 50 410 346 64 1995 March -16 342 285 57 417 344 73 June 35 484 409 75 303 263 40 September 2 422 372 50 365 317 48 December -20 333 294 39 429 370 59 1996 March -21 322 274 48 478 409 69 June 32 484 402 82 305 255 50 September 16 356 314 42 392 366 26 December -37 355 302 53 451 361 90 1997 March -8 351 292 59 414 347 67 June 54 487 390 97 306 263 43 September -13 374 320 54 409 342 67 December -24 354 298 56 425 345 80 1998 March -41 372 298 74 451 336 115 June 46 526 428 98 277 225 52 September 0 369 323 46 391 345 46 December -27 367 316 51 424 346 78 1999 March -17 317 247 70 474 387 87 June 31 486 399 87 325 269 56 September 1 365 312 53 389 337 52 December -10 338 275 63 439 366 73 2000 March -23 354 294 60 416 333 83 June 11 471 394 77 322 256 66 September -13 359 306 53 373 307 66 December -2 337 275 62 410 346 64 2001 March -32 314 264 50 423 341 82 June 27 465 387 78 282 231 51 September -7 329 279 50 383 326 57 December -33 332 271 61 457 363 94 2002 March -41 317 266 51 467 375 92 June 65 483 377 106 326 285 41 September -3 350 298 52 439 384 55 December -35 303 261 42 428 351 77 2003 March -33 349 286 63 425 329 96 June 26 455 378 77 305 254 51 September -9 344 290 54 398 335 63 December -33 337 296 41 436 362 74 2004 March -27 363 309 54 448 367 81 June 33 491 405 86 309 256 53 September -5 400 351 49 365 311 54 December -3 379 314 65 423 355 68 2005 March -2 359 285 74 435 359 76 June 32 527 436 91 316 257 59 September -8 426 364 62 436 366 70 December -10 374 306 68 460 382 78 2006 March -18 405 345 60 433 355 78 June 75 582 460 122 335 288 47 September -5 459 392 67 459 387 72 December -4 419 349 70 477 403 74 2007 March -39 414 368 46 482 397 85 June 49 599 490 109 350 290 60 September 18 475 405 70 445 393 52 December -32 439 378 61 500 407 93 2008 March -26 436 375 61 516 429 87 June 64 637 527 110 349 303 46 September 13 480 397 83 509 439 70 December -16 455 378 77 550 457 93 2009 March -51 349 286 63 602 488 114 June 51 530 408 122 462 391 71 September -12 404 335 69 551 470 81 December -23 384 312 72 555 460 95 2010 March -38 393 318 75 549 436 113 June 70 686 565 121 317 266 51 September -2 498 422 76 454 376 78 December -34 401 325 76 594 484 110 2011 March -23 417 336 81 539 435 104 June 47 635 512 123 350 274 76 September 12 455 377 78 490 424 66 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.