Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Indiana Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 3,412 51,369 37,705 13,664 39,629 29,377 10,252 March 1995 -1,649 52,144 38,445 13,699 46,396 31,048 15,348 March 1996 264 49,028 36,334 12,694 46,335 33,905 12,430 March 1997 2,162 51,620 37,876 13,744 44,798 33,216 11,582 March 1998 49 49,707 36,897 12,810 47,076 34,315 12,761 March 1999 1,428 51,002 37,555 13,447 46,174 34,155 12,019 March 2000 446 52,065 38,801 13,264 46,101 33,283 12,818 March 2001 -1,035 47,505 34,772 12,733 50,134 36,366 13,768 March 2002 -1,066 45,932 32,943 12,989 51,691 37,636 14,055 March 2003 621 47,015 33,347 13,668 49,520 36,473 13,047 March 2004 880 49,281 35,615 13,666 47,380 34,594 12,786 March 2005 1,165 50,221 36,007 14,214 47,515 34,466 13,049 March 2006 881 50,379 36,292 14,087 48,075 34,869 13,206 March 2007 89 49,359 35,659 13,700 49,707 36,096 13,611 March 2008 -1,256 46,478 33,546 12,932 51,950 37,762 14,188 March 2009 -2,328 41,914 28,637 13,277 57,926 42,321 15,605 March 2010 -2,736 41,382 29,676 11,706 53,004 38,562 14,442 March 2011 3,380 50,940 35,386 15,554 44,000 31,826 12,174 March 2012 -2,423 48,913 36,622 12,291 46,449 31,735 14,714 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.