Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Specialty Trade Contractors 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 3,627 115,650 86,519 29,131 107,105 81,601 25,504 December -176 111,831 84,643 27,188 110,117 82,753 27,364 1993 March 267 108,101 80,706 27,395 111,656 84,528 27,128 June 3,295 116,683 87,332 29,351 104,362 78,306 26,056 September 6,179 122,187 92,200 29,987 104,362 80,554 23,808 December 2,712 120,721 92,436 28,285 109,286 83,713 25,573 1994 March -8 115,445 88,563 26,882 113,306 86,416 26,890 June 4,960 124,141 93,681 30,460 107,337 81,837 25,500 September 5,535 126,648 96,427 30,221 111,307 86,621 24,686 December 1,710 121,681 93,574 28,107 116,635 90,238 26,397 1995 March 2,006 121,780 93,630 28,150 116,916 90,772 26,144 June 2,112 121,501 92,908 28,593 118,237 91,756 26,481 September 2,153 125,004 96,094 28,910 118,303 91,546 26,757 December 1,066 125,013 96,062 28,951 119,566 91,681 27,885 1996 March 2,360 126,193 96,767 29,426 117,975 90,909 27,066 June 4,425 129,522 99,031 30,491 116,025 89,959 26,066 September 4,362 129,016 98,869 30,147 120,544 94,759 25,785 December 2,015 128,460 98,529 29,931 123,082 95,166 27,916 1997 March 4,052 133,126 102,660 30,466 119,990 93,576 26,414 June 2,303 129,611 100,172 29,439 123,074 95,938 27,136 September 1,664 132,119 102,179 29,940 124,969 96,693 28,276 December 296 131,377 101,315 30,062 127,354 97,588 29,766 1998 March 2,649 132,427 101,508 30,919 123,826 95,556 28,270 June 5,868 135,758 104,173 31,585 118,283 92,566 25,717 September 2,628 134,677 104,616 30,061 125,927 98,494 27,433 December 2,673 138,417 109,849 28,568 121,448 95,553 25,895 1999 March 2,573 137,039 107,685 29,354 126,002 99,221 26,781 June 1,339 135,623 106,265 29,358 127,076 99,057 28,019 September 1,289 136,365 106,665 29,700 131,211 102,800 28,411 December 2,334 139,652 110,354 29,298 126,562 99,598 26,964 2000 March 4,202 143,474 112,752 30,722 126,934 100,414 26,520 June -684 134,063 106,355 27,708 134,292 105,900 28,392 September -664 132,510 103,565 28,945 138,145 108,536 29,609 December -873 131,650 104,292 27,358 133,335 105,104 28,231 2001 March 763 137,618 109,210 28,408 128,256 100,611 27,645 June 185 133,253 106,527 26,726 129,757 103,216 26,541 September -2,247 128,846 102,144 26,702 138,001 109,052 28,949 December 183 128,417 101,593 26,824 132,914 106,273 26,641 2002 March -501 132,288 105,047 27,241 132,786 105,044 27,742 June 1,399 132,907 105,094 27,813 132,429 106,015 26,414 September -601 132,030 105,068 26,962 133,150 105,587 27,563 December -362 130,385 103,012 27,373 133,972 106,237 27,735 2003 March -2,146 128,793 102,181 26,612 136,307 107,549 28,758 June 548 135,737 107,792 27,945 129,068 101,671 27,397 September 779 136,979 109,360 27,619 128,936 102,096 26,840 December 914 136,316 108,772 27,544 129,385 102,755 26,630 2004 March 2,347 141,833 111,693 30,140 132,098 104,305 27,793 June 331 139,769 111,206 28,563 132,547 104,315 28,232 September -324 137,848 109,773 28,075 134,626 106,227 28,399 December 3,500 142,305 112,101 30,204 132,387 105,683 26,704 2005 March -304 141,106 111,347 29,759 140,664 110,601 30,063 June 1,296 144,359 114,475 29,884 135,804 107,216 28,588 September 1,634 146,936 116,587 30,349 136,648 107,933 28,715 December 3,141 145,509 114,377 31,132 140,231 112,240 27,991 2006 March 3,458 155,805 124,038 31,767 136,476 108,167 28,309 June -1,738 143,144 114,350 28,794 148,108 117,576 30,532 September -2,971 138,223 109,545 28,678 150,532 118,883 31,649 December 771 142,818 111,473 31,345 148,134 117,560 30,574 2007 March -712 147,722 116,781 30,941 147,480 115,827 31,653 June -4,835 140,841 111,326 29,515 155,835 121,485 34,350 September -3,568 137,065 106,453 30,612 156,231 122,051 34,180 December -4,472 136,792 106,707 30,085 154,459 119,902 34,557 2008 March -5,033 134,019 104,066 29,953 155,524 120,538 34,986 June -11,064 130,295 101,200 29,095 165,725 125,566 40,159 September -9,260 126,200 97,626 28,574 156,238 118,404 37,834 December -12,346 114,670 85,489 29,181 165,564 124,037 41,527 2009 March -14,327 104,619 76,784 27,835 166,113 123,951 42,162 June -12,218 113,389 83,709 29,680 160,604 118,706 41,898 September -10,177 116,112 85,704 30,408 142,079 101,494 40,585 December -4,433 116,578 83,961 32,617 137,144 100,094 37,050 2010 March -7,824 109,727 80,498 29,229 137,170 100,117 37,053 June -2,272 121,294 89,682 31,612 125,812 91,928 33,884 September -2,645 120,338 89,106 31,232 124,118 90,241 33,877 December -2,240 119,811 87,507 32,304 126,004 91,460 34,544 2011 March -4,976 111,656 83,947 27,709 124,231 91,546 32,685 June -2,819 118,157 88,955 29,202 117,643 85,622 32,021 September -395 121,250 92,014 29,236 115,259 85,628 29,631 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.