Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Connecticut Total private 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 48 22,065 18,207 3,858 21,393 17,583 3,810 December -212 21,733 17,458 4,275 22,761 18,274 4,487 1993 March 4,196 24,548 18,083 6,465 20,832 18,563 2,269 June -3,571 22,265 18,975 3,290 24,493 17,632 6,861 September 119 22,947 19,020 3,927 21,701 17,893 3,808 December -615 23,092 18,864 4,228 22,931 18,088 4,843 1994 March -531 21,977 18,355 3,622 22,649 18,496 4,153 June 1,366 23,735 18,756 4,979 21,358 17,745 3,613 September -22 24,183 20,055 4,128 22,295 18,145 4,150 December -165 23,071 19,065 4,006 22,852 18,681 4,171 1995 March -241 23,533 19,537 3,996 22,847 18,610 4,237 June 1,104 22,924 18,524 4,400 22,393 19,097 3,296 September 1,180 23,418 19,092 4,326 22,080 18,934 3,146 December -53 22,829 19,043 3,786 23,035 19,196 3,839 1996 March 1,193 23,341 19,335 4,006 21,470 18,657 2,813 June 21 23,263 19,305 3,958 22,551 18,614 3,937 September -80 23,263 19,638 3,625 22,415 18,710 3,705 December 297 23,684 19,797 3,887 22,231 18,641 3,590 1997 March 792 24,143 20,219 3,924 21,682 18,550 3,132 June 318 23,092 19,024 4,068 22,977 19,227 3,750 September -2,709 23,844 19,826 4,018 25,775 19,048 6,727 December 780 23,998 19,741 4,257 22,702 19,225 3,477 1998 March 231 24,081 20,426 3,655 22,334 18,910 3,424 June 57 23,564 19,507 4,057 23,683 19,683 4,000 September 459 23,637 20,073 3,564 22,665 19,560 3,105 December 389 24,026 20,550 3,476 22,394 19,307 3,087 1999 March -122 23,898 20,484 3,414 23,051 19,515 3,536 June 660 23,209 19,711 3,498 23,055 20,217 2,838 September 197 23,832 20,303 3,529 23,227 19,895 3,332 December -60 23,869 20,564 3,305 23,028 19,663 3,365 2000 March 465 24,735 21,106 3,629 22,984 19,820 3,164 June 147 23,460 19,990 3,470 23,714 20,391 3,323 September 1,361 24,295 20,344 3,951 22,831 20,241 2,590 December -2,996 23,494 20,410 3,084 25,731 19,651 6,080 2001 March 457 24,344 19,698 4,646 24,016 19,827 4,189 June -297 23,067 19,088 3,979 24,156 19,880 4,276 September 1,904 22,844 18,769 4,075 22,535 20,364 2,171 December 806 22,272 19,240 3,032 22,852 20,626 2,226 2002 March -146 22,504 19,465 3,039 22,866 19,681 3,185 June -116 21,856 18,931 2,925 23,584 20,543 3,041 September -575 21,734 18,899 2,835 23,483 20,073 3,410 December -184 21,844 18,940 2,904 22,996 19,908 3,088 2003 March 257 21,088 18,126 2,962 23,095 20,390 2,705 June -253 22,025 19,337 2,688 22,712 19,771 2,941 September -492 21,815 19,081 2,734 22,867 19,641 3,226 December 399 22,251 19,127 3,124 22,298 19,573 2,725 2004 March 395 22,717 19,734 2,983 21,871 19,283 2,588 June -11 22,385 19,522 2,863 22,667 19,793 2,874 September -587 22,158 19,401 2,757 22,991 19,647 3,344 December -30 22,428 19,515 2,913 22,596 19,653 2,943 2005 March 293 22,075 18,887 3,188 23,058 20,163 2,895 June 196 22,976 19,910 3,066 22,372 19,502 2,870 September -140 22,473 19,514 2,959 23,116 20,017 3,099 December 577 22,767 19,421 3,346 22,855 20,086 2,769 2006 March 712 23,453 20,168 3,285 22,245 19,672 2,573 June -105 22,966 20,027 2,939 23,358 20,314 3,044 September -390 22,172 19,325 2,847 23,573 20,336 3,237 December 179 23,072 20,038 3,034 22,861 20,006 2,855 2007 March 275 22,553 19,341 3,212 23,486 20,549 2,937 June -106 23,316 20,390 2,926 22,936 19,904 3,032 September -330 21,990 19,033 2,957 24,092 20,805 3,287 December 61 22,790 19,738 3,052 23,569 20,578 2,991 2008 March 149 22,947 19,936 3,011 23,024 20,162 2,862 June -479 21,987 19,299 2,688 24,595 21,428 3,167 September -396 21,018 18,109 2,909 24,466 21,161 3,305 December -512 20,064 17,238 2,826 25,623 22,285 3,338 2009 March -578 18,648 16,062 2,586 25,502 22,338 3,164 June -1,146 19,650 17,143 2,507 25,105 21,452 3,653 September -907 19,846 17,177 2,669 23,227 19,651 3,576 December -315 20,250 17,507 2,743 22,518 19,460 3,058 2010 March -4,114 19,815 17,228 2,587 25,693 18,992 6,701 June 3,733 23,171 18,136 5,035 19,247 17,945 1,302 September 1,647 21,231 18,144 3,087 19,977 18,537 1,440 December -641 21,188 18,399 2,789 21,730 18,300 3,430 2011 March -779 20,795 18,070 2,725 22,263 18,759 3,504 June 893 22,310 18,930 3,380 20,433 17,946 2,487 September 233 21,668 18,751 2,917 21,223 18,539 2,684 December 9 21,363 18,441 2,922 21,584 18,671 2,913 2012 March -268 21,883 19,188 2,695 21,405 18,442 2,963 June 352 21,652 18,483 3,169 21,673 18,856 2,817 September -327 20,808 18,239 2,569 21,892 18,996 2,896 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.