Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Water Transportation 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 -26 403 336 67 421 328 93 December -25 357 317 40 409 344 65 1993 March -7 373 321 52 397 338 59 June 17 388 318 70 401 348 53 September 21 370 309 61 382 342 40 December -18 361 318 43 410 349 61 1994 March 3 423 369 54 373 322 51 June 3 380 324 56 362 309 53 September 5 392 337 55 377 327 50 December 3 394 335 59 374 318 56 1995 March 5 383 319 64 377 318 59 June 0 385 332 53 388 335 53 September 2 437 378 59 360 303 57 December -5 375 329 46 391 340 51 1996 March -2 361 307 54 435 379 56 June -8 384 326 58 391 325 66 September 19 369 319 50 381 350 31 December -15 401 338 63 409 331 78 1997 March 12 393 327 66 375 321 54 June 11 385 317 68 392 335 57 September -15 390 326 64 406 327 79 December -4 400 334 66 387 317 70 1998 March -10 417 334 83 404 311 93 June 1 416 347 69 354 286 68 September 1 384 329 55 384 330 54 December -8 414 354 60 386 318 68 1999 March 9 356 277 79 428 358 70 June -13 385 324 61 417 343 74 September 2 380 317 63 384 323 61 December 11 382 308 74 399 336 63 2000 March 0 396 329 67 375 308 67 June -33 374 320 54 413 326 87 September -15 374 311 63 372 294 78 December 17 381 308 73 374 318 56 2001 March -10 352 296 56 382 316 66 June -12 369 314 55 361 294 67 September -8 343 284 59 379 312 67 December -10 376 304 72 415 333 82 2002 March -17 355 298 57 421 347 74 June 21 381 306 75 417 363 54 September -3 365 303 62 433 368 65 December -17 342 292 50 389 322 67 2003 March -6 391 320 71 381 304 77 June -13 361 307 54 390 323 67 September -10 359 295 64 395 321 74 December -16 380 332 48 396 332 64 2004 March -4 407 346 61 405 340 65 June -9 390 329 61 396 326 70 September -6 415 357 58 362 298 64 December 18 429 352 77 385 326 59 2005 March 22 402 319 83 393 332 61 June -14 418 354 64 405 327 78 September -9 444 370 74 433 350 83 December 12 423 343 80 419 351 68 2006 March 3 456 390 66 390 327 63 June 23 457 371 86 432 369 63 September -5 477 397 80 457 372 85 December 19 477 394 83 433 369 64 2007 March -17 467 416 51 434 366 68 June -3 472 395 77 451 371 80 September 22 494 411 83 438 377 61 December -8 498 426 72 453 373 80 2008 March -3 491 424 67 465 395 70 June 17 503 425 78 449 388 61 September 17 502 403 99 504 422 82 December 11 517 426 91 498 418 80 2009 March -22 393 323 70 542 450 92 June -9 415 329 86 595 500 95 September -13 422 340 82 546 451 95 December 4 438 352 86 503 421 82 2010 March -8 442 359 83 493 402 91 June 18 541 455 86 408 340 68 September -2 518 428 90 453 361 92 December -5 456 366 90 538 443 95 2011 March 6 469 379 90 485 401 84 June -13 498 411 87 454 354 100 September 16 476 383 93 484 407 77 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.