Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Goods-producing (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 5 351 280 71 334 268 66 December -3 339 273 66 339 270 69 1993 March 2 340 271 69 337 270 67 June 7 356 284 72 322 257 65 September 12 364 291 73 325 264 61 December 3 358 291 67 333 269 64 1994 March 0 352 285 67 340 273 67 June 10 372 298 74 323 259 64 September 11 380 306 74 333 270 63 December -2 361 295 66 348 280 68 1995 March 5 369 299 70 342 277 65 June 5 361 291 70 351 286 65 September 3 367 297 70 352 285 67 December 0 365 295 70 357 287 70 1996 March 4 369 298 71 350 283 67 June 8 374 300 74 350 284 66 September 9 376 303 73 353 289 64 December 1 372 301 71 359 289 70 1997 March 7 384 311 73 348 282 66 June 4 376 305 71 354 287 67 September 4 382 309 73 360 291 69 December -3 379 308 71 366 292 74 1998 March 5 379 305 74 356 287 69 June 13 385 308 77 350 286 64 September 4 375 304 71 366 299 67 December 2 380 313 67 358 293 65 1999 March 4 377 306 71 367 300 67 June 0 376 307 69 367 298 69 September 1 379 309 70 369 300 69 December 2 387 318 69 360 293 67 2000 March 5 392 321 71 361 295 66 June -1 372 307 65 373 307 66 September -3 368 300 68 383 312 71 December -5 361 298 63 372 304 68 2001 March -3 362 298 64 370 303 67 June -3 351 289 62 379 314 65 September -8 340 279 61 387 318 69 December -4 337 275 62 382 316 66 2002 March -3 348 285 63 368 302 66 June -2 350 287 63 365 300 65 September -4 347 285 62 363 297 66 December -3 344 281 63 366 300 66 2003 March -7 335 274 61 369 301 68 June -3 348 286 62 355 290 65 September -3 349 288 61 351 287 64 December 0 354 292 62 343 281 62 2004 March -1 363 299 64 348 283 65 June -4 363 301 62 345 279 66 September -5 356 295 61 350 284 66 December 6 365 298 67 346 285 61 2005 March -5 358 294 64 363 294 69 June -1 364 300 64 352 287 65 September 2 368 303 65 350 287 63 December 4 369 302 67 356 293 63 2006 March 4 386 318 68 350 286 64 June -6 363 301 62 370 302 68 September -7 349 287 62 376 307 69 December 0 359 292 67 371 304 67 2007 March -3 367 300 67 370 300 70 June -12 354 291 63 385 310 75 September -7 345 280 65 385 313 72 December -8 349 284 65 378 305 73 2008 March -11 339 275 64 385 310 75 June -21 330 267 63 404 320 84 September -17 320 258 62 389 310 79 December -25 292 229 63 418 330 88 2009 March -32 255 197 58 434 344 90 June -27 282 219 63 411 321 90 September -21 294 230 64 359 274 85 December -9 301 232 69 344 266 78 2010 March -16 290 228 62 342 264 78 June -6 319 253 66 312 240 72 September -7 313 248 65 312 240 72 December -4 312 244 68 316 244 72 2011 March -9 299 239 60 314 245 69 June -6 311 249 62 298 230 68 September -2 316 254 62 297 233 64 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.