Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted New Jersey 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 1,268 51,130 40,043 11,087 48,934 39,115 9,819 December -320 50,060 38,930 11,130 50,999 39,549 11,450 1993 March 1,447 50,739 39,910 10,829 48,984 39,602 9,382 June 1,509 51,779 40,778 11,001 47,953 38,461 9,492 September 575 52,582 41,889 10,693 49,521 39,403 10,118 December -1,179 51,261 41,178 10,083 50,342 39,080 11,262 1994 March -93 49,307 39,349 9,958 51,184 41,133 10,051 June 2,268 54,565 41,795 12,770 48,866 38,364 10,502 September 3,417 55,990 43,376 12,614 49,292 40,095 9,197 December 182 53,334 42,016 11,318 52,626 41,490 11,136 1995 March 1,184 53,710 43,048 10,662 50,680 41,202 9,478 June 252 52,074 41,216 10,858 53,679 43,073 10,606 September -5,207 52,837 42,698 10,139 56,847 41,501 15,346 December 5,847 56,467 41,261 15,206 50,994 41,635 9,359 1996 March 3,969 56,792 42,907 13,885 52,691 42,775 9,916 June -1,250 52,222 42,954 9,268 52,422 41,904 10,518 September 1,477 55,359 43,963 11,396 52,150 42,231 9,919 December 154 55,567 43,735 11,832 53,878 42,200 11,678 1997 March 509 56,229 45,222 11,007 52,446 41,948 10,498 June 954 54,488 43,281 11,207 52,698 42,445 10,253 September 2,247 55,287 44,942 10,345 50,686 42,588 8,098 December -3,995 54,782 44,804 9,978 57,364 43,391 13,973 1998 March 6,508 61,858 44,637 17,221 53,183 42,470 10,713 June 632 53,216 43,745 9,471 52,383 43,544 8,839 September -797 57,289 44,156 13,133 56,840 42,910 13,930 December -2,606 59,228 45,742 13,486 58,267 42,175 16,092 1999 March 6,851 65,662 45,691 19,971 55,943 42,823 13,120 June -202 59,408 45,069 14,339 59,743 45,202 14,541 September 1,011 60,901 46,250 14,651 58,376 44,736 13,640 December -971 59,857 47,163 12,694 57,755 44,090 13,665 2000 March 5,734 66,041 48,575 17,466 56,767 45,035 11,732 June -825 58,997 47,180 11,817 60,349 47,707 12,642 September -2,858 58,043 47,645 10,398 60,092 46,836 13,256 December 1,254 62,185 47,690 14,495 58,490 45,249 13,241 2001 March -413 57,541 46,977 10,564 57,225 46,248 10,977 June 2,943 58,737 46,345 12,392 57,501 48,052 9,449 September 52 56,887 45,147 11,740 60,048 48,360 11,688 December -2,860 53,285 45,962 7,323 58,229 48,046 10,183 2002 March 2,591 59,079 46,515 12,564 55,796 45,823 9,973 June -2,042 54,158 44,492 9,666 60,156 48,448 11,708 September -1 56,217 45,702 10,515 57,357 46,841 10,516 December 1,783 56,139 44,928 11,211 55,683 46,255 9,428 2003 March 1,655 57,201 44,469 12,732 57,762 46,685 11,077 June 1,175 55,704 45,379 10,325 55,228 46,078 9,150 September 881 56,123 44,787 11,336 55,776 45,321 10,455 December 1,948 57,361 45,580 11,781 56,798 46,965 9,833 2004 March -1,666 58,300 47,969 10,331 57,462 45,465 11,997 June -416 57,286 46,796 10,490 57,711 46,805 10,906 September 2,564 59,345 46,538 12,807 57,713 47,470 10,243 December 3,188 58,351 47,190 11,161 55,100 47,127 7,973 2005 March -1,156 56,691 46,331 10,360 59,825 48,309 11,516 June 507 59,125 47,550 11,575 58,604 47,536 11,068 September 2,948 59,618 47,132 12,486 57,879 48,341 9,538 December 1,477 57,513 46,520 10,993 58,827 49,311 9,516 2006 March 1,891 60,855 49,518 11,337 57,289 47,843 9,446 June -2,830 58,276 47,684 10,592 62,369 48,947 13,422 September 757 58,254 46,625 11,629 60,540 49,668 10,872 December 891 58,681 47,410 11,271 59,493 49,113 10,380 2007 March -1,167 57,257 47,055 10,202 61,124 49,755 11,369 June -804 58,324 48,333 9,991 59,286 48,491 10,795 September 2,076 58,652 45,838 12,814 61,238 50,500 10,738 December 538 58,490 47,614 10,876 60,514 50,176 10,338 2008 March -1,563 57,373 47,578 9,795 61,112 49,754 11,358 June 1,039 57,094 45,733 11,361 60,887 50,565 10,322 September -1,367 54,456 44,104 10,352 62,459 50,740 11,719 December -1,804 51,096 41,618 9,478 64,846 53,564 11,282 2009 March -2,355 48,893 39,007 9,886 65,322 53,081 12,241 June -1,023 52,667 41,752 10,915 61,693 49,755 11,938 September -1,264 52,351 42,165 10,186 58,696 47,246 11,450 December -355 52,737 42,673 10,064 57,469 47,050 10,419 2010 March -2,043 51,228 42,076 9,152 58,024 46,829 11,195 June -74 55,134 44,978 10,156 54,576 44,346 10,230 September -351 53,291 43,480 9,811 55,917 45,755 10,162 December 1,165 54,726 44,456 10,270 53,962 44,857 9,105 2011 March -1,335 53,769 44,270 9,499 56,433 45,599 10,834 June 444 55,396 45,022 10,374 54,021 44,091 9,930 September -28 54,865 44,822 10,043 55,026 44,955 10,071 December 680 54,091 44,080 10,011 54,338 45,007 9,331 2012 March 580 56,410 46,565 9,845 53,679 44,414 9,265 June -184 54,402 44,888 9,514 54,577 44,879 9,698 September -5 53,459 44,047 9,412 54,605 45,188 9,417 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.