Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 to 19 Jobs (In thousands) 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 8 241 188 53 218 173 45 December 4 232 180 52 227 179 48 1993 March 5 235 182 53 225 177 48 June 6 247 195 52 212 166 46 September 11 254 200 54 213 170 43 December 2 242 192 50 228 180 48 1994 March 1 240 190 50 229 180 49 June 4 256 202 54 221 171 50 September 15 270 212 58 221 178 43 December 2 252 200 52 238 188 50 1995 March 4 257 205 52 234 186 48 June 6 256 201 55 239 190 49 September 5 269 214 55 238 188 50 December 6 259 203 56 247 197 50 1996 March 5 261 206 55 241 191 50 June 8 264 207 57 245 196 49 September 8 271 213 58 246 196 50 December 8 271 213 58 245 195 50 1997 March 7 273 216 57 243 193 50 June 6 266 211 55 244 195 49 September 2 279 222 57 251 196 55 December 3 280 220 60 259 202 57 1998 March 0 276 216 60 258 198 60 June 13 281 217 64 251 200 51 September 3 279 221 58 260 205 55 December -2 277 222 55 257 200 57 1999 March 5 284 222 62 266 209 57 June 6 285 225 60 266 212 54 September 3 291 230 61 273 215 58 December 4 292 232 60 261 205 56 2000 March 10 300 235 65 269 214 55 June 7 285 227 58 270 219 51 September 3 291 231 60 278 221 57 December 1 279 223 56 275 220 55 2001 March 3 283 223 60 273 216 57 June 4 267 209 58 287 233 54 September -3 258 201 57 292 232 60 December 3 256 198 58 281 226 55 2002 March 8 262 201 61 265 212 53 June 6 261 202 59 267 214 53 September 6 256 200 56 260 210 50 December 5 255 198 57 261 209 52 2003 March 1 246 192 54 266 213 53 June 0 256 203 53 258 205 53 September 4 253 200 53 247 198 49 December 3 258 204 54 248 197 51 2004 March 5 266 209 57 250 198 52 June 0 267 211 56 251 195 56 September 3 268 209 59 258 202 56 December 11 278 215 63 246 194 52 2005 March 2 266 208 58 261 205 56 June 7 276 213 63 257 201 56 September 8 280 218 62 258 204 54 December 8 277 217 60 257 205 52 2006 March 6 286 228 58 249 197 52 June 3 277 219 58 266 211 55 September 3 268 213 55 266 214 52 December 6 277 219 58 257 205 52 2007 March 4 276 220 56 258 206 52 June -1 270 216 54 267 212 55 September 4 261 205 56 271 219 52 December 2 272 217 55 263 210 53 2008 March 0 257 203 54 270 216 54 June -6 251 198 53 285 226 59 September -1 240 187 53 280 226 54 December -7 233 183 50 302 245 57 2009 March -8 207 159 48 307 251 56 June -6 223 172 51 288 231 57 September -6 213 165 48 258 204 54 December 0 228 177 51 242 191 51 2010 March -1 221 173 48 234 185 49 June 2 244 193 51 220 171 49 September -2 228 180 48 230 180 50 December 5 244 191 53 221 173 48 2011 March 0 232 184 48 223 175 48 June 0 245 194 51 222 171 51 September 7 246 192 54 227 180 47 December 3 241 189 52 224 175 49 2012 March 4 247 198 49 215 170 45 June 0 242 193 49 225 176 49 September 1 230 181 49 231 183 48 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.