Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Crop Production 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 775 16,599 12,435 4,164 15,745 12,356 3,389 December -852 14,414 11,157 3,257 16,459 12,350 4,109 1993 March 351 15,940 12,073 3,867 15,021 11,505 3,516 June 567 16,421 12,487 3,934 15,085 11,718 3,367 September 867 16,932 12,802 4,130 15,655 12,392 3,263 December -921 14,659 11,571 3,088 16,693 12,684 4,009 1994 March 421 16,654 12,895 3,759 14,779 11,441 3,338 June 626 16,360 12,483 3,877 15,637 12,386 3,251 September 203 16,745 12,981 3,764 16,234 12,673 3,561 December -1,037 15,062 11,967 3,095 16,799 12,667 4,132 1995 March 252 16,450 12,694 3,756 15,357 11,853 3,504 June 793 16,567 12,558 4,009 15,602 12,386 3,216 September 28 16,870 13,049 3,821 16,477 12,684 3,793 December -774 15,241 12,021 3,220 16,812 12,818 3,994 1996 March 48 16,395 12,759 3,636 15,597 12,009 3,588 June 742 16,543 12,551 3,992 15,872 12,622 3,250 September 599 16,902 12,861 4,041 16,201 12,759 3,442 December -1,014 15,537 12,356 3,181 16,840 12,645 4,195 1997 March 653 17,482 13,525 3,957 14,848 11,544 3,304 June 379 16,327 12,566 3,761 16,525 13,143 3,382 September 120 17,197 13,167 4,030 16,668 12,758 3,910 December -607 15,327 11,898 3,429 17,109 13,073 4,036 1998 March 112 16,396 12,663 3,733 15,694 12,073 3,621 June 509 16,715 12,737 3,978 15,545 12,076 3,469 September 261 16,226 12,346 3,880 16,638 13,019 3,619 December -789 15,571 12,550 3,021 16,371 12,561 3,810 1999 March -230 15,699 12,382 3,317 15,804 12,257 3,547 June 12 15,788 12,244 3,544 15,818 12,286 3,532 September 366 16,224 12,409 3,815 15,734 12,285 3,449 December -271 15,555 12,249 3,306 16,000 12,423 3,577 2000 March -174 15,813 12,525 3,288 15,492 12,030 3,462 June 430 15,628 12,193 3,435 15,529 12,524 3,005 September 55 15,742 12,249 3,493 15,817 12,379 3,438 December -700 14,668 11,722 2,946 15,910 12,264 3,646 2001 March -167 14,918 11,807 3,111 15,425 12,147 3,278 June 154 14,880 11,754 3,126 15,003 12,031 2,972 September -91 14,760 11,608 3,152 15,161 11,918 3,243 December -332 14,285 11,344 2,941 15,143 11,870 3,273 2002 March -220 14,617 11,690 2,927 14,699 11,552 3,147 June 22 14,502 11,473 3,029 14,726 11,719 3,007 September -2 14,660 11,721 2,939 14,329 11,388 2,941 December -291 14,259 11,527 2,732 14,624 11,601 3,023 2003 March 148 14,331 11,356 2,975 14,683 11,856 2,827 June -106 14,420 11,710 2,710 14,117 11,301 2,816 September -248 13,944 11,306 2,638 14,397 11,511 2,886 December 331 14,607 11,651 2,956 13,940 11,315 2,625 2004 March -78 14,493 11,737 2,756 14,188 11,354 2,834 June -833 13,703 11,357 2,346 14,676 11,497 3,179 September -258 13,779 11,270 2,509 14,047 11,280 2,767 December 370 14,451 11,609 2,842 13,864 11,392 2,472 2005 March -270 13,617 11,078 2,539 14,770 11,961 2,809 June -557 13,497 11,117 2,380 14,393 11,456 2,937 September -403 13,445 11,148 2,297 13,733 11,033 2,700 December 373 14,171 11,394 2,777 13,616 11,212 2,404 2006 March -277 13,326 10,850 2,476 14,504 11,751 2,753 June -449 13,450 11,031 2,419 14,134 11,266 2,868 September -500 12,888 10,710 2,178 13,658 10,980 2,678 December 313 14,083 11,401 2,682 13,215 10,846 2,369 2007 March 35 13,528 10,974 2,554 13,718 11,199 2,519 June -661 12,765 10,573 2,192 14,215 11,362 2,853 September -195 12,672 10,477 2,195 13,157 10,767 2,390 December 456 13,806 11,153 2,653 12,869 10,672 2,197 2008 March -163 13,065 10,665 2,400 14,056 11,493 2,563 June -616 12,676 10,464 2,212 14,244 11,416 2,828 September -307 12,350 10,184 2,166 13,317 10,844 2,473 December 614 14,068 11,292 2,776 12,808 10,646 2,162 2009 March -446 12,017 9,795 2,222 14,734 12,066 2,668 June -264 13,106 10,726 2,380 12,940 10,296 2,644 September -329 12,446 10,178 2,268 13,186 10,589 2,597 December 718 14,378 11,423 2,955 12,596 10,359 2,237 2010 March -330 12,373 10,030 2,343 14,459 11,786 2,673 June -74 13,187 10,824 2,363 12,544 10,107 2,437 September -125 12,976 10,628 2,348 12,684 10,211 2,473 December 599 13,763 10,869 2,894 13,007 10,712 2,295 2011 March -4 12,488 10,100 2,388 13,988 11,596 2,392 June -508 12,964 10,679 2,285 12,917 10,124 2,793 September -122 13,136 10,856 2,280 12,711 10,309 2,402 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.