Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Professional and business services (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 4 215 163 52 206 158 48 December 3 213 162 51 205 157 48 1993 March 9 225 169 56 201 154 47 June 8 223 168 55 203 156 47 September 11 228 172 56 204 159 45 December 4 225 173 52 208 160 48 1994 March 9 232 175 57 209 161 48 June 9 237 178 59 214 164 50 September 13 245 184 61 213 165 48 December 2 234 180 54 222 170 52 1995 March 13 249 187 62 217 168 49 June 10 243 182 61 225 174 51 September 6 248 188 60 227 173 54 December 5 247 187 60 230 175 55 1996 March 11 257 192 65 227 173 54 June 10 256 191 65 235 180 55 September 13 263 195 68 235 180 55 December 7 263 198 65 239 181 58 1997 March 14 273 203 70 235 179 56 June 10 272 204 68 242 184 58 September 10 277 208 69 245 186 59 December 0 274 208 66 254 188 66 1998 March 13 283 208 75 249 187 62 June 21 291 214 77 243 187 56 September 9 286 214 72 259 196 63 December 2 284 217 67 257 192 65 1999 March 9 286 214 72 259 196 63 June 6 289 217 72 266 200 66 September 4 293 220 73 273 204 69 December 2 292 223 69 266 199 67 2000 March 9 297 222 75 272 206 66 June 6 298 226 72 274 208 66 September 5 300 225 75 280 210 70 December -2 289 221 68 283 213 70 2001 March 0 287 217 70 281 211 70 June 2 286 215 71 289 220 69 September -8 276 205 71 304 225 79 December -4 275 203 72 301 225 76 2002 March 3 286 209 77 288 214 74 June -2 284 210 74 294 218 76 September -2 282 210 72 288 214 74 December 0 286 212 74 288 214 74 2003 March -2 281 209 72 292 218 74 June -8 281 212 69 291 214 77 September 1 286 215 71 280 210 70 December 0 288 215 73 284 211 73 2004 March -1 293 221 72 284 211 73 June 0 297 225 72 281 209 72 September -5 293 222 71 288 212 76 December 7 303 226 77 282 212 70 2005 March -6 294 223 71 297 220 77 June 2 307 231 76 287 213 74 September 3 313 237 76 287 214 73 December 7 315 234 81 297 223 74 2006 March 0 316 240 76 298 222 76 June 1 319 241 78 300 223 77 September -3 313 237 76 307 228 79 December 6 325 239 86 310 230 80 2007 March -5 321 243 78 313 230 83 June -5 323 243 80 315 230 85 September 3 321 236 85 319 237 82 December 7 332 245 87 315 235 80 2008 March -8 319 240 79 327 240 87 June -10 316 234 82 337 245 92 September -2 311 227 84 330 244 86 December -5 304 216 88 352 259 93 2009 March -19 281 202 79 365 267 98 June -17 283 204 79 351 255 96 September -16 286 207 79 329 234 95 December 4 312 219 93 315 226 89 2010 March -12 298 217 81 322 229 93 June 0 311 225 86 309 223 86 September -3 309 224 85 308 220 88 December 5 324 231 93 308 220 88 2011 March -6 317 232 85 315 224 91 June -3 320 232 88 313 222 91 September 5 331 240 91 306 220 86 December 0 324 232 92 318 226 92 2012 March -5 327 243 84 310 221 89 June -5 320 238 82 314 227 87 September -7 318 236 82 316 227 89 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.