Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Leisure and hospitality (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 4 177 147 30 179 153 26 December 0 172 143 29 186 157 29 1993 March 4 174 143 31 186 159 27 June 3 184 154 30 179 152 27 September 4 184 154 30 184 158 26 December 0 178 149 29 193 164 29 1994 March 2 178 149 29 191 164 27 June 1 186 155 31 191 161 30 September 4 188 157 31 192 165 27 December -2 185 156 29 197 166 31 1995 March 4 189 158 31 193 166 27 June 2 190 159 31 195 166 29 September 1 194 163 31 198 168 30 December -2 187 157 30 205 173 32 1996 March 3 191 159 32 199 170 29 June 3 193 160 33 203 173 30 September 4 194 161 33 203 174 29 December 1 195 162 33 206 174 32 1997 March 4 196 164 32 202 174 28 June 2 195 163 32 206 176 30 September 1 198 166 32 207 176 31 December -1 196 164 32 211 178 33 1998 March 1 196 163 33 208 176 32 June 5 198 164 34 207 178 29 September 1 200 168 32 208 177 31 December -1 200 170 30 207 176 31 1999 March 0 200 168 32 212 180 32 June 1 198 167 31 209 179 30 September 2 203 171 32 209 179 30 December 0 207 177 30 206 176 30 2000 March 3 203 171 32 211 182 29 June 0 198 169 29 214 185 29 September 2 203 172 31 211 182 29 December 0 201 172 29 211 182 29 2001 March -2 200 172 28 211 181 30 June -1 197 168 29 215 185 30 September -2 194 165 29 218 187 31 December 0 197 168 29 214 185 29 2002 March 1 202 172 30 213 184 29 June 2 203 173 30 212 184 28 September 1 202 173 29 214 186 28 December 1 200 170 30 220 191 29 2003 March -2 195 167 28 227 197 30 June 1 203 174 29 214 186 28 September 2 207 177 30 216 188 28 December 1 208 178 30 219 190 29 2004 March -1 210 180 30 222 191 31 June -1 207 178 29 223 193 30 September -2 210 181 29 223 192 31 December 2 216 185 31 221 192 29 2005 March -2 212 183 29 228 197 31 June 0 215 184 31 228 197 31 September -1 213 182 31 233 201 32 December 2 217 186 31 230 201 29 2006 March 1 229 197 32 225 194 31 June -2 216 186 30 239 207 32 September -1 216 186 30 237 206 31 December 2 228 196 32 228 198 30 2007 March -1 225 194 31 239 207 32 June -2 220 190 30 244 212 32 September 0 221 189 32 244 212 32 December 2 229 197 32 239 209 30 2008 March -2 221 190 31 249 216 33 June -4 219 189 30 254 220 34 September -3 213 182 31 254 220 34 December 0 211 179 32 256 224 32 2009 March -4 206 176 30 261 227 34 June -3 213 184 29 250 218 32 September -4 203 175 28 251 219 32 December 1 207 176 31 247 217 30 2010 March -4 216 187 29 245 212 33 June 1 227 196 31 232 202 30 September 0 220 190 30 240 210 30 December 2 224 192 32 239 209 30 2011 March -2 226 198 28 234 204 30 June -4 227 199 28 235 203 32 September -1 226 196 30 242 211 31 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.