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

District of Columbia

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

March 2001          -52       8,509       5,503        3,006          8,107      5,049        3,058
March 2002         -234       8,218       5,354        2,864          8,310      5,212        3,098
March 2003          218       8,029       5,145        2,884          7,908      5,242        2,666
March 2004          155       8,040       5,158        2,882          7,866      5,139        2,727
March 2005          222       8,423       5,407        3,016          7,978      5,184        2,794
March 2006          289       8,545       5,536        3,009          7,947      5,227        2,720
March 2007          186       8,816       5,808        3,008          8,126      5,304        2,822
March 2008         -229       8,651       5,780        2,871          8,452      5,352        3,100
March 2009         -471       7,941       5,296        2,645          8,789      5,673        3,116
March 2010          320       8,012       5,086        2,926          8,318      5,712        2,606
March 2011          -74       8,641       5,673        2,968          8,220      5,178        3,042
March 2012          576       9,081       5,827        3,254          7,946      5,268        2,678

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