Table 3.  Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March

Education and health services                

(In thousands)

                                   Establishments gaining jobs             Establishments losing jobs
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994           9         217         168           49            171        131           40
March 1995           8         227         176           51            175        132           43
March 1996           4         228         175           53            189        140           49
March 1997           8         235         178           57            193        144           49
March 1998           4         239         183           56            199        147           52
March 1999           7         245         186           59            203        151           52
March 2000           5         251         193           58            205        152           53
March 2001           4         252         198           54            205        155           50
March 2002           9         263         204           59            207        157           50
March 2003          12         259         199           60            216        168           48
March 2004           8         259         200           59            226        175           51
March 2005           8         267         205           62            233        179           54
March 2006          16         282         212           70            236        182           54
March 2007          11         287         219           68            245        188           57
March 2008          11         295         226           69            249        191           58
March 2009           7         287         218           69            265        203           62
March 2010           7         286         218           68            265        204           61
March 2011          10         297         225           72            266        204           62
March 2012           2         305         233           72            275        205           70

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.