Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Kentucky Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 1,443 30,983 22,906 8,077 24,717 18,083 6,634 March 1995 1,242 31,887 23,539 8,348 26,063 18,957 7,106 March 1996 979 30,524 22,163 8,361 27,903 20,521 7,382 March 1997 1,474 32,234 23,258 8,976 28,044 20,542 7,502 March 1998 833 32,052 23,306 8,746 29,129 21,216 7,913 March 1999 1,345 33,281 23,999 9,282 29,509 21,572 7,937 March 2000 2,273 34,451 25,070 9,381 28,616 21,508 7,108 March 2001 -2,409 30,145 21,951 8,194 35,773 25,170 10,603 March 2002 -947 31,539 22,684 8,855 32,940 23,138 9,802 March 2003 -175 30,838 22,271 8,567 31,697 22,955 8,742 March 2004 468 32,264 23,504 8,760 30,166 21,874 8,292 March 2005 904 32,634 23,487 9,147 30,658 22,415 8,243 March 2006 1,076 33,565 24,177 9,388 30,783 22,471 8,312 March 2007 -116 32,290 23,146 9,144 32,997 23,737 9,260 March 2008 137 31,700 22,574 9,126 33,335 24,346 8,989 March 2009 -1,517 27,992 19,746 8,246 36,682 26,919 9,763 March 2010 -1,317 27,926 20,295 7,631 33,793 24,845 8,948 March 2011 -982 30,729 22,877 7,852 30,460 21,626 8,834 March 2012 935 31,823 22,968 8,855 29,741 21,821 7,920 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.