Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Kentucky 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 291 20,750 17,798 2,952 19,551 16,890 2,661 December -47 20,280 17,493 2,787 20,021 17,187 2,834 1993 March 418 21,401 18,058 3,343 20,356 17,431 2,925 June 549 22,347 18,872 3,475 19,508 16,582 2,926 September 642 22,149 18,922 3,227 19,835 17,250 2,585 December -207 21,572 18,776 2,796 20,500 17,497 3,003 1994 March 419 21,900 18,589 3,311 21,025 18,133 2,892 June 223 23,018 19,740 3,278 20,072 17,017 3,055 September 394 22,769 19,506 3,263 21,050 18,181 2,869 December 250 22,309 19,135 3,174 21,384 18,460 2,924 1995 March 395 22,995 19,517 3,478 21,652 18,569 3,083 June 561 22,986 19,520 3,466 21,713 18,808 2,905 September 447 22,936 19,495 3,441 22,177 19,183 2,994 December -121 22,480 19,448 3,032 22,476 19,323 3,153 1996 March 167 23,030 19,556 3,474 22,387 19,080 3,307 June -322 23,468 19,873 3,595 22,653 18,736 3,917 September 1,297 23,861 19,850 4,011 22,049 19,335 2,714 December 190 23,210 19,809 3,401 22,599 19,388 3,211 1997 March 276 23,835 20,290 3,545 22,465 19,196 3,269 June 112 23,802 20,266 3,536 23,076 19,652 3,424 September 418 24,488 20,634 3,854 23,480 20,044 3,436 December -52 24,156 20,684 3,472 23,007 19,483 3,524 1998 March 294 24,008 20,330 3,678 23,284 19,900 3,384 June 284 24,534 20,474 4,060 23,849 20,073 3,776 September 731 24,551 20,617 3,934 23,558 20,355 3,203 December 195 24,400 21,118 3,282 23,129 20,042 3,087 1999 March 175 24,474 20,755 3,719 23,793 20,249 3,544 June 217 25,289 21,395 3,894 23,788 20,111 3,677 September -400 24,884 21,123 3,761 24,711 20,550 4,161 December 48 24,532 20,935 3,597 24,046 20,497 3,549 2000 March 1,985 26,527 22,180 4,347 22,588 20,226 2,362 June -331 21,689 18,885 2,804 24,996 21,861 3,135 September -1,084 25,546 21,998 3,548 24,355 19,723 4,632 December -194 23,536 20,388 3,148 24,859 21,517 3,342 2001 March -596 23,296 19,425 3,871 25,733 21,266 4,467 June -766 24,814 20,951 3,863 25,623 20,994 4,629 September -712 22,839 19,124 3,715 25,534 21,107 4,427 December -5 23,411 19,159 4,252 24,816 20,559 4,257 2002 March 235 23,902 19,794 4,108 23,706 19,833 3,873 June 226 23,582 19,627 3,955 24,205 20,476 3,729 September -288 23,355 19,792 3,563 23,789 19,938 3,851 December 147 23,455 19,546 3,909 23,964 20,202 3,762 2003 March -245 22,958 19,381 3,577 23,814 19,992 3,822 June 72 23,420 19,649 3,771 23,522 19,823 3,699 September 216 23,804 20,039 3,765 22,901 19,352 3,549 December -35 23,742 20,009 3,733 23,714 19,946 3,768 2004 March 194 23,874 19,916 3,958 23,527 19,763 3,764 June 392 23,830 19,892 3,938 23,734 20,188 3,546 September -9 23,740 19,818 3,922 23,832 19,901 3,931 December 453 24,657 20,257 4,400 23,699 19,752 3,947 2005 March 146 24,023 19,910 4,113 24,061 20,094 3,967 June 76 23,941 19,905 4,036 24,131 20,171 3,960 September 89 24,318 20,048 4,270 24,071 19,890 4,181 December -120 24,210 19,772 4,438 24,975 20,417 4,558 2006 March 908 26,153 21,452 4,701 22,994 19,201 3,793 June -965 22,222 19,401 2,821 24,340 20,554 3,786 September -865 24,281 19,990 4,291 25,692 20,536 5,156 December 1,713 26,588 20,915 5,673 24,276 20,316 3,960 2007 March 33 24,896 20,852 4,044 24,201 20,190 4,011 June 311 24,075 19,983 4,092 24,667 20,886 3,781 September -223 23,836 19,906 3,930 24,668 20,515 4,153 December 525 24,809 20,319 4,490 24,547 20,582 3,965 2008 March -436 23,432 19,734 3,698 24,915 20,781 4,134 June 330 23,692 19,572 4,120 24,895 21,105 3,790 September -173 22,778 18,880 3,898 25,169 21,098 4,071 December -536 22,371 18,439 3,932 26,169 21,701 4,468 2009 March -1,021 20,610 17,010 3,600 27,027 22,406 4,621 June -654 21,462 17,839 3,623 25,676 21,399 4,277 September -329 21,630 17,905 3,725 24,248 20,194 4,054 December -87 22,698 18,580 4,118 23,660 19,455 4,205 2010 March -343 21,724 18,035 3,689 23,949 19,917 4,032 June -409 22,874 19,063 3,811 23,063 18,843 4,220 September 69 22,832 19,033 3,799 22,862 19,132 3,730 December 142 23,094 19,043 4,051 23,085 19,176 3,909 2011 March -724 22,995 19,354 3,641 23,437 19,072 4,365 June -274 23,142 18,874 4,268 23,739 19,197 4,542 September 882 23,653 19,114 4,539 22,746 19,089 3,657 December 324 23,247 18,886 4,361 23,205 19,168 4,037 2012 March -80 23,404 19,655 3,749 22,537 18,708 3,829 June -373 22,771 19,049 3,722 23,680 19,585 4,095 September -6 22,824 18,679 4,145 23,551 19,400 4,151 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.