Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 20 or more 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 1 53 41 12 49 38 11 December 1 50 38 12 49 38 11 1993 March 3 53 39 14 49 38 11 June 1 52 40 12 48 37 11 September 1 54 42 12 48 37 11 December 1 52 40 12 49 38 11 1994 March 2 54 41 13 49 38 11 June 1 53 41 12 48 37 11 September 2 60 47 13 48 37 11 December 1 54 42 12 50 39 11 1995 March 1 56 44 12 50 39 11 June 2 54 41 13 51 40 11 September 1 58 46 12 50 39 11 December 1 57 44 13 53 41 12 1996 March 2 57 44 13 51 40 11 June 2 57 44 13 52 41 11 September 3 61 47 14 52 41 11 December 5 64 48 16 52 41 11 1997 March 1 61 48 13 53 41 12 June 1 57 44 13 53 41 12 September 0 61 48 13 53 40 13 December 0 64 48 16 57 41 16 1998 March 1 64 48 16 57 42 15 June 2 64 48 16 57 43 14 September 2 64 48 16 56 42 14 December 1 63 49 14 54 41 13 1999 March 0 64 48 16 63 47 16 June 3 63 48 15 57 45 12 September 3 65 49 16 57 44 13 December 1 66 51 15 55 41 14 2000 March 2 65 50 15 57 44 13 June 2 63 49 14 57 45 12 September 3 65 50 15 60 48 12 December 0 61 48 13 59 46 13 2001 March 0 63 48 15 65 50 15 June -1 56 43 13 67 53 14 September -2 54 41 13 68 53 15 December 0 53 40 13 64 51 13 2002 March 2 60 46 14 59 47 12 June 2 57 43 14 56 44 12 September 1 53 41 12 56 45 11 December -1 52 41 11 54 42 12 2003 March 1 51 39 12 55 44 11 June 0 52 41 11 52 41 11 September 0 51 40 11 52 41 11 December 0 52 41 11 51 40 11 2004 March 0 52 41 11 49 38 11 June 0 53 42 11 48 37 11 September 0 51 40 11 52 41 11 December 1 52 41 11 47 37 10 2005 March 1 52 41 11 49 39 10 June 1 53 42 11 47 37 10 September 0 56 45 11 50 39 11 December 1 52 41 11 51 41 10 2006 March 1 54 43 11 47 37 10 June 1 52 41 11 50 40 10 September 1 51 40 11 51 41 10 December 1 53 42 11 51 41 10 2007 March 1 56 45 11 50 40 10 June 1 53 42 11 50 40 10 September 1 48 37 11 50 40 10 December 2 52 41 11 48 39 9 2008 March 1 50 39 11 51 41 10 June 1 51 40 11 51 41 10 September 2 47 36 11 53 44 9 December 0 44 34 10 58 48 10 2009 March 0 40 31 9 60 51 9 June 1 45 35 10 56 47 9 September -1 41 33 8 48 39 9 December 0 42 35 7 43 36 7 2010 March 0 42 35 7 40 33 7 June 3 47 38 9 38 32 6 September 1 44 36 8 40 33 7 December 3 47 37 10 41 34 7 2011 March 0 43 36 7 38 31 7 June 2 46 37 9 40 33 7 September 4 48 38 10 39 33 6 December 0 45 36 9 43 34 9 2012 March 0 44 37 7 39 32 7 June 2 47 38 9 40 33 7 September 1 45 37 8 42 35 7 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.