Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted South Carolina 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 697 20,311 16,881 3,430 19,193 16,460 2,733 December -138 20,024 16,693 3,331 20,060 16,591 3,469 1993 March 355 20,527 16,994 3,533 19,824 16,646 3,178 June 659 21,799 18,048 3,751 18,945 15,853 3,092 September 730 21,247 17,740 3,507 19,516 16,739 2,777 December 26 21,110 17,704 3,406 19,885 16,505 3,380 1994 March 654 21,529 17,860 3,669 19,913 16,898 3,015 June 149 22,035 18,226 3,809 20,174 16,514 3,660 September 829 21,779 18,134 3,645 19,317 16,501 2,816 December 346 21,923 18,113 3,810 20,699 17,235 3,464 1995 March 733 22,415 18,382 4,033 20,344 17,044 3,300 June 341 22,403 18,361 4,042 21,201 17,500 3,701 September 890 22,652 18,573 4,079 20,903 17,714 3,189 December 594 22,939 18,847 4,092 21,352 17,854 3,498 1996 March -20 22,955 18,904 4,051 22,019 17,948 4,071 June 910 23,094 18,799 4,295 21,404 18,019 3,385 September 824 23,015 18,904 4,111 21,722 18,435 3,287 December 45 23,028 19,098 3,930 21,761 17,876 3,885 1997 March 1,082 24,233 19,412 4,821 21,627 17,888 3,739 June 268 23,555 19,305 4,250 22,542 18,560 3,982 September 697 24,714 20,007 4,707 22,918 18,908 4,010 December 1,081 24,208 20,437 3,771 21,061 18,371 2,690 1998 March -443 22,868 20,032 2,836 22,427 19,148 3,279 June 2,346 26,749 20,446 6,303 23,106 19,149 3,957 September 413 25,542 21,019 4,523 23,616 19,506 4,110 December 356 25,861 21,526 4,335 23,257 19,278 3,979 1999 March 641 25,800 21,012 4,788 24,459 20,312 4,147 June 100 25,162 20,946 4,216 24,491 20,375 4,116 September -122 24,849 20,729 4,120 24,955 20,713 4,242 December 637 26,519 22,115 4,404 23,882 20,115 3,767 2000 March 218 25,228 21,480 3,748 24,051 20,521 3,530 June 309 25,581 21,114 4,467 24,784 20,626 4,158 September -3,790 23,978 19,971 4,007 28,173 20,376 7,797 December 3,258 27,263 19,982 7,281 24,459 20,436 4,023 2001 March -448 25,133 20,493 4,640 25,699 20,611 5,088 June 265 19,664 17,125 2,539 20,806 18,532 2,274 September 1,563 28,394 22,156 6,238 27,010 22,335 4,675 December -744 23,871 19,615 4,256 26,159 21,159 5,000 2002 March 204 24,756 20,124 4,632 24,742 20,314 4,428 June 744 25,119 20,498 4,621 24,819 20,942 3,877 September 334 24,380 20,076 4,304 25,150 21,180 3,970 December 760 24,230 20,011 4,219 24,767 21,308 3,459 2003 March 860 24,702 20,350 4,352 24,873 21,381 3,492 June 261 24,765 21,040 3,725 24,519 21,055 3,464 September -116 25,143 21,264 3,879 24,684 20,689 3,995 December 521 25,108 20,872 4,236 24,523 20,808 3,715 2004 March -688 25,293 21,257 4,036 25,259 20,535 4,724 June 1,804 26,580 21,405 5,175 24,036 20,665 3,371 September -233 25,384 21,317 4,067 25,602 21,302 4,300 December 669 26,686 21,996 4,690 24,860 20,839 4,021 2005 March 87 26,142 21,721 4,421 25,619 21,285 4,334 June -564 25,588 21,465 4,123 25,732 21,045 4,687 September 392 27,381 22,170 5,211 25,362 20,543 4,819 December -951 26,140 21,443 4,697 26,786 21,138 5,648 2006 March 587 27,750 22,412 5,338 24,842 20,091 4,751 June 698 27,297 21,204 6,093 26,739 21,344 5,395 September 1,389 29,384 21,847 7,537 27,172 21,024 6,148 December 1,842 27,859 22,367 5,492 25,210 21,560 3,650 2007 March 1,035 28,225 22,952 5,273 26,111 21,873 4,238 June -1,856 26,258 21,946 4,312 29,088 22,920 6,168 September 478 26,299 21,549 4,750 26,493 22,221 4,272 December 344 26,757 21,655 5,102 27,465 22,707 4,758 2008 March 82 26,198 21,254 4,944 27,837 22,975 4,862 June -362 24,776 20,189 4,587 28,614 23,665 4,949 September -1,029 24,368 19,995 4,373 28,439 23,037 5,402 December -1,450 23,332 18,373 4,959 31,035 24,626 6,409 2009 March -1,540 21,498 16,898 4,600 30,864 24,724 6,140 June -225 22,562 17,984 4,578 27,356 22,553 4,803 September -753 22,292 18,151 4,141 26,133 21,239 4,894 December -531 23,030 18,535 4,495 26,243 21,217 5,026 2010 March -769 22,744 18,587 4,157 25,604 20,678 4,926 June -346 23,950 19,820 4,130 24,258 19,782 4,476 September 93 23,283 19,130 4,153 23,973 19,913 4,060 December 82 23,989 19,643 4,346 23,920 19,656 4,264 2011 March -402 23,524 19,265 4,259 24,336 19,675 4,661 June -476 23,641 19,641 4,000 24,004 19,528 4,476 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.