Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Financial activities (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 1 124 99 25 119 95 24 December 2 120 97 23 118 97 21 1993 March 6 129 101 28 117 95 22 June 3 130 105 25 114 92 22 September 4 132 106 26 117 95 22 December 0 127 105 22 118 96 22 1994 March 4 132 105 27 122 99 23 June 2 130 104 26 124 100 24 September 2 131 104 27 129 104 25 December -1 123 99 24 132 107 25 1995 March 3 130 103 27 130 106 24 June 1 131 105 26 127 102 25 September 1 134 108 26 127 102 25 December 0 131 106 25 129 104 25 1996 March 4 139 111 28 126 102 24 June 2 138 110 28 130 104 26 September 3 139 111 28 129 104 25 December 1 138 111 27 129 103 26 1997 March 4 143 113 30 131 105 26 June 2 142 113 29 133 106 27 September 3 146 116 30 132 105 27 December -1 144 116 28 137 108 29 1998 March 4 150 118 32 133 105 28 June 6 150 117 33 134 107 27 September 2 148 118 30 136 108 28 December -1 149 120 29 136 106 30 1999 March 3 149 118 31 139 111 28 June 1 149 117 32 144 113 31 September 0 146 115 31 146 115 31 December -3 148 119 29 144 112 32 2000 March 4 147 114 33 148 119 29 June -1 149 119 30 146 115 31 September -1 148 116 32 148 115 33 December -2 148 119 29 145 114 31 2001 March -1 149 120 29 142 112 30 June 0 149 120 29 140 111 29 September -2 147 117 30 147 115 32 December 0 149 119 30 141 111 30 2002 March 0 146 116 30 143 113 30 June 1 148 117 31 145 115 30 September 1 150 120 30 141 112 29 December 1 154 123 31 141 111 30 2003 March 0 149 119 30 143 113 30 June 2 155 124 31 141 112 29 September 1 152 123 29 143 115 28 December 1 151 120 31 149 119 30 2004 March 1 156 124 32 149 118 31 June 1 156 124 32 150 119 31 September -1 157 125 32 154 121 33 December 4 161 127 34 150 120 30 2005 March -2 157 125 32 158 124 34 June 2 160 126 34 151 119 32 September 4 168 132 36 151 119 32 December 4 164 127 37 159 126 33 2006 March -3 163 129 34 164 127 37 June 1 165 128 37 165 129 36 September -3 162 129 33 165 129 36 December 0 167 129 38 168 130 38 2007 March -4 164 130 34 166 128 38 June -7 159 126 33 173 133 40 September -5 159 124 35 173 133 40 December -4 163 126 37 175 134 41 2008 March -8 159 125 34 172 130 42 June -11 151 119 32 177 134 43 September -8 143 111 32 171 131 40 December -9 147 112 35 178 134 44 2009 March -12 132 103 29 176 135 41 June -8 133 103 30 166 128 38 September -9 132 103 29 159 121 38 December 0 141 106 35 154 119 35 2010 March -10 132 104 28 152 114 38 June -4 136 107 29 150 117 33 September -8 137 109 28 148 112 36 December 1 143 110 33 141 109 32 2011 March -6 136 108 28 144 110 34 June -4 136 107 29 145 112 33 September -2 143 113 30 141 109 32 December 1 141 108 33 142 110 32 2012 March -7 136 110 26 141 108 33 June -3 138 111 27 139 109 30 September -2 138 111 27 138 109 29 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.