Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 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 15 585 425 160 487 342 145 December 40 602 429 173 473 340 133 1993 March 50 611 417 194 561 417 144 June -8 615 459 156 542 378 164 September 15 619 472 147 516 384 132 December 32 613 454 159 509 382 127 1994 March 30 665 481 184 558 404 154 June 37 634 447 187 541 391 150 September 4 647 488 159 533 378 155 December 12 642 483 159 551 404 147 1995 March 37 699 514 185 554 406 148 June 5 620 471 149 545 401 144 September 14 646 465 181 611 444 167 December -2 632 455 177 622 443 179 1996 March 5 663 481 182 625 448 177 June -21 648 486 162 589 406 183 September 27 665 473 192 593 428 165 December -35 676 508 168 598 395 203 1997 March 5 662 493 169 608 444 164 June 25 652 474 178 579 426 153 September 25 637 457 180 591 436 155 December -31 623 461 162 631 438 193 1998 March 52 674 459 215 590 427 163 June -21 599 442 157 656 478 178 September 27 658 475 183 575 419 156 December 21 668 498 170 601 452 149 1999 March -29 630 465 165 656 462 194 June -18 654 465 189 672 465 207 September -32 638 478 160 632 440 192 December -7 638 480 158 568 403 165 2000 March 2 645 467 178 594 418 176 June -10 608 450 158 616 448 168 September -15 626 444 182 627 430 197 December 7 632 483 149 558 416 142 2001 March 0 618 450 168 591 423 168 June -21 575 438 137 571 413 158 September -10 569 412 157 588 421 167 December -74 537 393 144 649 431 218 2002 March -9 573 417 156 550 385 165 June -6 559 414 145 584 433 151 September -9 575 429 146 529 374 155 December -8 536 379 157 556 391 165 2003 March -30 515 384 131 542 381 161 June -17 521 387 134 533 382 151 September -68 508 389 119 574 387 187 December 41 563 394 169 498 370 128 2004 March -26 538 404 134 532 372 160 June 14 582 429 153 502 363 139 September -31 549 418 131 530 368 162 December -22 565 424 141 501 338 163 2005 March -1 525 379 146 552 405 147 June -1 598 437 161 487 325 162 September -10 587 453 134 503 359 144 December -6 572 426 146 555 403 152 2006 March -27 591 471 120 515 368 147 June 22 641 474 167 552 407 145 September -42 580 449 131 591 418 173 December 25 592 430 162 556 419 137 2007 March -12 644 497 147 549 390 159 June 4 582 425 157 573 420 153 September -8 605 442 163 575 404 171 December 12 591 435 156 551 407 144 2008 March -28 561 424 137 564 399 165 June -29 574 417 157 589 403 186 September 13 556 380 176 610 447 163 December -59 530 359 171 699 469 230 2009 March -64 459 315 144 667 459 208 June -68 467 321 146 668 454 214 September -13 480 335 145 552 394 158 December -43 514 374 140 584 401 183 2010 March 6 528 366 162 554 398 156 June -20 527 396 131 520 369 151 September -54 461 352 109 534 371 163 December -15 512 372 140 509 354 155 2011 March -30 469 359 110 479 339 140 June -36 482 366 116 527 375 152 September 3 524 394 130 444 317 127 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.