Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Louisiana 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 698 23,244 19,718 3,526 22,008 19,180 2,828 December -36 23,289 20,292 2,997 22,169 19,136 3,033 1993 March 398 23,326 19,384 3,942 22,697 19,153 3,544 June 726 24,206 20,264 3,942 21,943 18,727 3,216 September 795 24,390 20,748 3,642 22,171 19,324 2,847 December 5 23,664 20,417 3,247 22,533 19,291 3,242 1994 March 547 24,379 20,488 3,891 22,923 19,579 3,344 June -30 25,012 21,129 3,883 23,491 19,578 3,913 September 1,052 25,530 21,590 3,940 22,710 19,822 2,888 December -18 24,684 21,235 3,449 23,701 20,234 3,467 1995 March 472 24,620 20,726 3,894 24,285 20,863 3,422 June 415 25,687 21,962 3,725 23,275 19,965 3,310 September -75 25,401 22,254 3,147 23,167 19,945 3,222 December -401 24,366 21,021 3,345 24,298 20,552 3,746 1996 March 461 25,201 21,344 3,857 23,922 20,526 3,396 June 643 26,206 22,157 4,049 23,739 20,333 3,406 September 611 25,807 21,931 3,876 24,189 20,924 3,265 December 262 25,393 21,921 3,472 24,508 21,298 3,210 1997 March 295 25,526 21,717 3,809 24,835 21,321 3,514 June 610 26,499 22,762 3,737 23,733 20,606 3,127 September 591 28,008 23,707 4,301 24,754 21,044 3,710 December 424 26,113 22,046 4,067 25,856 22,213 3,643 1998 March 421 25,776 21,736 4,040 25,764 22,145 3,619 June 496 28,517 23,965 4,552 25,080 21,024 4,056 September 540 26,994 22,401 4,593 26,973 22,920 4,053 December -488 26,295 22,629 3,666 26,128 21,974 4,154 1999 March 355 26,728 22,452 4,276 26,516 22,595 3,921 June 27 26,912 22,764 4,148 26,478 22,357 4,121 September 442 27,243 22,770 4,473 26,475 22,444 4,031 December 45 27,535 23,406 4,129 26,672 22,588 4,084 2000 March 441 27,501 23,004 4,497 26,873 22,817 4,056 June -575 28,224 23,918 4,306 26,923 22,042 4,881 September 110 27,273 22,765 4,508 26,969 22,571 4,398 December -543 26,469 22,263 4,206 28,673 23,924 4,749 2001 March -175 28,020 23,917 4,103 26,557 22,279 4,278 June 192 26,905 22,605 4,300 27,604 23,496 4,108 September -432 26,135 22,195 3,940 27,065 22,693 4,372 December -28 26,226 22,340 3,886 27,058 23,144 3,914 2002 March -33 26,383 22,321 4,062 26,174 22,079 4,095 June -348 25,895 21,976 3,919 26,486 22,219 4,267 September 234 25,763 21,664 4,099 26,383 22,518 3,865 December 251 25,442 21,256 4,186 26,342 22,407 3,935 2003 March -147 25,929 22,060 3,869 25,999 21,983 4,016 June 351 26,040 21,867 4,173 26,735 22,913 3,822 September 197 27,145 23,079 4,066 25,815 21,946 3,869 December 308 25,902 21,876 4,026 25,783 22,065 3,718 2004 March 75 28,005 23,832 4,173 26,419 22,321 4,098 June 94 26,354 22,313 4,041 26,301 22,354 3,947 September 46 26,162 22,135 4,027 26,594 22,613 3,981 December 837 26,804 22,265 4,539 28,637 24,935 3,702 2005 March 5 26,097 22,148 3,949 26,497 22,553 3,944 June -52 26,539 22,655 3,884 25,847 21,911 3,936 September -9,725 25,830 22,245 3,585 35,468 22,158 13,310 December 3,672 30,645 21,730 8,915 27,395 22,152 5,243 2006 March 2,071 30,306 24,377 5,929 27,066 23,208 3,858 June 789 28,815 24,000 4,815 25,257 21,231 4,026 September 168 28,463 24,033 4,430 25,333 21,071 4,262 December 1,176 28,579 23,378 5,201 26,059 22,034 4,025 2007 March 134 32,346 27,934 4,412 25,351 21,073 4,278 June 272 26,597 22,124 4,473 31,601 27,400 4,201 September 604 28,285 23,497 4,788 26,959 22,775 4,184 December 722 30,266 25,266 5,000 26,986 22,708 4,278 2008 March -180 26,074 21,819 4,255 29,332 24,897 4,435 June -205 26,353 22,128 4,225 28,433 24,003 4,430 September -534 25,488 21,196 4,292 29,841 25,015 4,826 December 573 29,075 24,158 4,917 26,197 21,853 4,344 2009 March -543 25,400 21,231 4,169 28,394 23,682 4,712 June -1,108 24,443 20,369 4,074 29,642 24,460 5,182 September -245 25,436 20,674 4,762 28,321 23,314 5,007 December -217 25,670 20,910 4,760 27,599 22,622 4,977 2010 March -294 25,343 20,706 4,637 27,074 22,143 4,931 June 55 25,899 21,342 4,557 26,422 21,920 4,502 September -130 26,477 21,604 4,873 27,022 22,019 5,003 December 226 28,084 22,997 5,087 26,039 21,178 4,861 2011 March 191 29,248 24,511 4,737 26,101 21,555 4,546 June 98 25,167 20,702 4,465 29,447 25,080 4,367 September 591 27,024 22,285 4,739 25,854 21,706 4,148 December 602 26,893 22,232 4,661 25,583 21,524 4,059 2012 March -529 27,330 23,128 4,202 26,596 21,865 4,731 June 36 26,017 21,701 4,316 26,240 21,960 4,280 September -389 25,103 21,088 4,015 27,030 22,626 4,404 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.