Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Education and health 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 3 152 132 20 130 113 17 December 3 147 129 18 129 114 15 1993 March 3 152 133 19 131 115 16 June 1 151 133 18 130 113 17 September 5 156 135 21 132 116 16 December 3 151 132 19 136 120 16 1994 March 1 152 133 19 138 120 18 June 1 158 138 20 137 118 19 September 5 164 142 22 137 120 17 December 1 157 137 20 143 124 19 1995 March 2 163 143 20 140 122 18 June 0 161 141 20 143 123 20 September 0 164 143 21 146 125 21 December 0 161 140 21 150 129 21 1996 March 1 163 141 22 149 128 21 June -1 163 142 21 151 129 22 September 2 167 144 23 150 129 21 December 2 168 146 22 150 130 20 1997 March 2 172 149 23 151 130 21 June 0 170 148 22 153 131 22 September 1 172 149 23 154 132 22 December 1 172 148 24 159 136 23 1998 March 2 174 149 25 158 135 23 June 5 177 151 26 157 136 21 September 2 176 151 25 162 139 23 December 1 178 154 24 161 138 23 1999 March 2 177 153 24 161 139 22 June 2 181 156 25 162 139 23 September 1 180 156 24 164 141 23 December 1 181 157 24 164 141 23 2000 March 3 183 158 25 165 143 22 June 2 183 160 23 166 145 21 September 3 185 160 25 165 143 22 December 1 183 160 23 166 144 22 2001 March 0 185 164 21 161 140 21 June 2 187 164 23 163 142 21 September 1 184 160 24 170 147 23 December 3 189 165 24 164 143 21 2002 March 3 189 165 24 165 144 21 June 4 188 163 25 169 148 21 September 4 187 163 24 168 148 20 December 3 189 165 24 170 149 21 2003 March 1 186 162 24 175 152 23 June 2 188 165 23 172 151 21 September 3 188 164 24 175 154 21 December 1 189 165 24 176 153 23 2004 March 1 191 167 24 177 154 23 June 1 193 169 24 178 155 23 September -1 192 168 24 181 156 25 December 2 198 172 26 180 156 24 2005 March 1 195 169 26 186 161 25 June 3 201 174 27 184 160 24 September 0 201 176 25 184 159 25 December 2 201 174 27 190 165 25 2006 March 5 209 179 30 186 161 25 June 2 205 178 27 192 167 25 September 0 204 179 25 189 164 25 December 0 207 180 27 193 166 27 2007 March 2 215 186 29 193 166 27 June 1 212 185 27 196 170 26 September 3 212 183 29 196 170 26 December 3 217 187 30 195 168 27 2008 March 0 216 187 29 199 170 29 June 0 213 184 29 204 175 29 September 3 215 185 30 201 174 27 December 2 216 185 31 202 173 29 2009 March -2 206 178 28 205 175 30 June 1 209 180 29 200 172 28 September -2 208 180 28 203 173 30 December 3 217 184 33 201 171 30 2010 March 0 209 179 30 206 176 30 June 2 214 183 31 206 177 29 September 0 215 185 30 204 174 30 December 2 222 189 33 204 173 31 2011 March 0 216 186 30 205 175 30 June -3 216 186 30 211 178 33 September 0 223 193 30 206 176 30 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.