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

Service-providing                            

(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          78       1,838       1,291          547          1,564      1,095          469
March 1995          85       1,895       1,323          572          1,613      1,126          487
March 1996          68       1,902       1,318          584          1,695      1,179          516
March 1997          93       1,971       1,353          618          1,714      1,189          525
March 1998          55       1,991       1,375          616          1,776      1,215          561
March 1999          89       2,054       1,407          647          1,788      1,230          558
March 2000          73       2,093       1,431          662          1,846      1,257          589
March 2001          55       2,078       1,410          668          1,936      1,323          613
March 2002          13       1,990       1,338          652          2,028      1,389          639
March 2003          61       2,005       1,349          656          1,977      1,382          595
March 2004          63       2,060       1,409          651          1,931      1,343          588
March 2005          79       2,114       1,436          678          1,962      1,363          599
March 2006         126       2,205       1,480          725          1,980      1,381          599
March 2007          80       2,207       1,498          709          2,052      1,423          629
March 2008          38       2,157       1,465          692          2,141      1,487          654
March 2009         -98       1,885       1,256          629          2,416      1,689          727
March 2010         -59       1,895       1,284          611          2,230      1,560          670
March 2011          50       2,105       1,449          656          1,984      1,378          606
March 2012          58       2,189       1,512          677          1,976      1,357          619

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