Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Service-providing (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 19 1,244 1,019 225 1,199 993 206 December 12 1,224 1,008 216 1,208 1,004 204 1993 March 32 1,264 1,028 236 1,202 998 204 June 17 1,284 1,061 223 1,185 979 206 September 38 1,304 1,071 233 1,198 1,003 195 December 12 1,275 1,061 214 1,224 1,022 202 1994 March 19 1,291 1,064 227 1,235 1,027 208 June 16 1,328 1,092 236 1,236 1,016 220 September 37 1,357 1,114 243 1,239 1,033 206 December 1 1,310 1,088 222 1,281 1,060 221 1995 March 32 1,352 1,112 240 1,266 1,058 208 June 17 1,337 1,101 236 1,284 1,065 219 September 13 1,365 1,128 237 1,289 1,065 224 December 7 1,343 1,107 236 1,318 1,089 229 1996 March 24 1,377 1,125 252 1,305 1,077 228 June 15 1,373 1,126 247 1,324 1,092 232 September 30 1,397 1,139 258 1,320 1,092 228 December 18 1,401 1,148 253 1,331 1,096 235 1997 March 33 1,425 1,163 262 1,324 1,095 229 June 14 1,406 1,155 251 1,348 1,111 237 September 19 1,436 1,178 258 1,347 1,108 239 December -3 1,429 1,172 257 1,384 1,124 260 1998 March 25 1,441 1,165 276 1,368 1,117 251 June 53 1,463 1,179 284 1,348 1,117 231 September 16 1,450 1,185 265 1,386 1,137 249 December -2 1,454 1,202 252 1,377 1,123 254 1999 March 25 1,468 1,194 274 1,392 1,143 249 June 10 1,468 1,197 271 1,408 1,147 261 September 11 1,480 1,203 277 1,424 1,158 266 December 9 1,496 1,226 270 1,401 1,140 261 2000 March 40 1,508 1,216 292 1,431 1,179 252 June 21 1,496 1,221 275 1,441 1,187 254 September 18 1,505 1,218 287 1,457 1,188 269 December 7 1,488 1,214 274 1,461 1,194 267 2001 March 12 1,496 1,215 281 1,453 1,184 269 June 8 1,465 1,189 276 1,477 1,209 268 September -11 1,424 1,148 276 1,513 1,226 287 December 2 1,425 1,151 274 1,484 1,212 272 2002 March 20 1,450 1,168 282 1,442 1,180 262 June 21 1,449 1,167 282 1,451 1,190 261 September 20 1,444 1,168 276 1,441 1,185 256 December 12 1,447 1,171 276 1,455 1,191 264 2003 March 9 1,420 1,145 275 1,478 1,212 266 June 9 1,443 1,173 270 1,440 1,179 261 September 19 1,454 1,184 270 1,427 1,176 251 December 21 1,464 1,184 280 1,441 1,182 259 2004 March 19 1,487 1,204 283 1,449 1,185 264 June 18 1,490 1,209 281 1,443 1,180 263 September 14 1,487 1,198 289 1,472 1,197 275 December 43 1,530 1,229 301 1,445 1,187 258 2005 March 9 1,498 1,210 288 1,498 1,219 279 June 36 1,536 1,231 305 1,475 1,206 269 September 36 1,559 1,251 308 1,478 1,206 272 December 39 1,552 1,244 308 1,507 1,238 269 2006 March 22 1,574 1,274 300 1,496 1,218 278 June 28 1,561 1,256 305 1,527 1,250 277 September 12 1,542 1,247 295 1,538 1,255 283 December 33 1,586 1,267 319 1,528 1,242 286 2007 March 13 1,592 1,287 305 1,541 1,249 292 June 2 1,562 1,265 297 1,567 1,272 295 September 24 1,559 1,246 313 1,576 1,287 289 December 29 1,594 1,275 319 1,563 1,273 290 2008 March -11 1,544 1,245 299 1,599 1,289 310 June -19 1,514 1,214 300 1,642 1,323 319 September -4 1,483 1,185 298 1,617 1,315 302 December -19 1,453 1,148 305 1,689 1,365 324 2009 March -55 1,355 1,080 275 1,703 1,373 330 June -24 1,402 1,114 288 1,620 1,308 312 September -38 1,383 1,107 276 1,570 1,256 314 December 21 1,454 1,138 316 1,526 1,231 295 2010 March -28 1,416 1,136 280 1,533 1,225 308 June 11 1,483 1,193 290 1,460 1,181 279 September 2 1,466 1,175 291 1,485 1,196 289 December 36 1,525 1,205 320 1,463 1,179 284 2011 March -8 1,478 1,198 280 1,475 1,187 288 June -2 1,506 1,212 294 1,474 1,178 296 September 23 1,532 1,230 302 1,471 1,192 279 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.