Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted District of Columbia 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 2000 March 274 5,870 4,365 1,505 6,002 4,771 1,231 June 53 6,405 5,200 1,205 5,017 3,865 1,152 September -247 5,526 4,467 1,059 5,963 4,657 1,306 December 182 6,228 4,991 1,237 5,160 4,105 1,055 2001 March -46 5,751 4,439 1,312 6,127 4,769 1,358 June 58 6,228 5,136 1,092 5,174 4,140 1,034 September -273 5,143 4,135 1,008 6,196 4,915 1,281 December 215 5,784 4,504 1,280 5,337 4,272 1,065 2002 March -235 5,415 4,230 1,185 6,120 4,700 1,420 June 82 5,721 4,719 1,002 4,869 3,949 920 September -140 4,874 3,928 946 5,861 4,775 1,086 December 298 5,668 4,441 1,227 5,114 4,185 929 2003 March -26 5,292 4,007 1,285 6,048 4,737 1,311 June 15 5,665 4,721 944 4,875 3,946 929 September 0 5,107 4,021 1,086 5,979 4,893 1,086 December 329 5,846 4,510 1,336 5,161 4,154 1,007 2004 March -196 5,496 4,332 1,164 6,016 4,656 1,360 June 10 5,922 4,907 1,015 4,995 3,990 1,005 September -112 5,200 4,092 1,108 5,999 4,779 1,220 December 498 6,036 4,645 1,391 5,068 4,175 893 2005 March -175 5,599 4,388 1,211 6,102 4,716 1,386 June 21 6,139 5,047 1,092 5,090 4,019 1,071 September -66 5,298 4,172 1,126 6,173 4,981 1,192 December 410 6,029 4,800 1,229 5,128 4,309 819 2006 March -86 5,217 4,045 1,172 5,818 4,560 1,258 June 33 6,340 5,230 1,110 5,288 4,211 1,077 September -237 5,373 4,277 1,096 6,445 5,112 1,333 December 391 6,194 4,855 1,339 5,241 4,293 948 2007 March -6 6,037 4,580 1,457 6,191 4,728 1,463 June -2 6,386 5,226 1,160 5,290 4,128 1,162 September -328 5,400 4,305 1,095 6,625 5,202 1,423 December 346 6,398 5,022 1,376 5,197 4,167 1,030 2008 March -247 5,690 4,463 1,227 6,358 4,884 1,474 June -17 6,103 5,113 990 5,159 4,152 1,007 September -33 5,441 4,268 1,173 6,249 5,043 1,206 December -39 5,722 4,535 1,187 5,836 4,610 1,226 2009 March -383 5,120 3,923 1,197 6,720 5,140 1,580 June 43 5,674 4,588 1,086 5,353 4,310 1,043 September -74 4,980 3,889 1,091 6,300 5,135 1,165 December 504 6,051 4,639 1,412 5,081 4,173 908 2010 March -168 5,202 3,978 1,224 6,203 4,811 1,392 June 5 6,139 5,082 1,057 5,063 4,011 1,052 September -560 5,158 4,147 1,011 6,460 4,889 1,571 December 587 6,311 4,742 1,569 5,160 4,178 982 2011 March -121 5,885 4,428 1,457 6,148 4,570 1,578 June 62 6,371 5,101 1,270 5,258 4,050 1,208 September 46 5,533 4,330 1,203 6,060 4,903 1,157 December 572 6,162 4,690 1,472 5,234 4,334 900 2012 March -110 5,952 4,665 1,287 6,158 4,761 1,397 June 104 6,368 5,230 1,138 5,144 4,110 1,034 September -151 5,524 4,351 1,173 6,402 5,078 1,324 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.