Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Personal and Laundry Services 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 699 38,410 31,455 6,955 36,597 30,341 6,256 December 148 37,858 31,314 6,544 37,591 31,195 6,396 1993 March 257 37,112 30,320 6,792 38,517 31,982 6,535 June 223 38,535 31,620 6,915 37,395 30,703 6,692 September 720 38,511 31,510 7,001 37,835 31,554 6,281 December -95 38,206 31,985 6,221 37,605 31,289 6,316 1994 March -256 36,915 30,192 6,723 39,592 32,613 6,979 June -211 39,277 32,360 6,917 38,886 31,758 7,128 September 869 39,752 32,443 7,309 38,137 31,697 6,440 December -343 38,926 32,420 6,506 38,756 31,907 6,849 1995 March 668 38,696 31,713 6,983 38,969 32,654 6,315 June -68 39,314 32,491 6,823 39,388 32,497 6,891 September -103 39,440 32,745 6,695 38,990 32,192 6,798 December -19 40,013 33,162 6,851 39,338 32,468 6,870 1996 March 362 39,047 31,897 7,150 39,671 32,883 6,788 June -243 40,014 33,105 6,909 39,478 32,326 7,152 September 503 39,731 32,447 7,284 40,083 33,302 6,781 December -4 40,826 33,772 7,054 39,657 32,599 7,058 1997 March 573 40,307 33,049 7,258 39,603 32,918 6,685 June -242 39,818 33,000 6,818 40,535 33,475 7,060 September -162 40,642 33,760 6,882 40,033 32,989 7,044 December -665 40,814 33,733 7,081 40,453 32,707 7,746 1998 March 258 40,280 32,638 7,642 40,348 32,964 7,384 June 431 39,984 32,638 7,346 39,845 32,930 6,915 September -237 39,587 32,658 6,929 40,138 32,972 7,166 December -373 40,774 34,170 6,604 39,108 32,131 6,977 1999 March -20 39,828 32,932 6,896 40,418 33,502 6,916 June -4 40,199 33,192 7,007 40,862 33,851 7,011 September -853 39,809 33,116 6,693 41,150 33,604 7,546 December -227 41,431 34,422 7,009 39,193 31,957 7,236 2000 March 56 40,227 33,339 6,888 39,712 32,880 6,832 June -435 38,881 32,388 6,493 40,588 33,660 6,928 September -132 40,286 33,432 6,854 40,016 33,030 6,986 December -722 39,056 32,954 6,102 39,586 32,762 6,824 2001 March -1,440 38,753 32,873 5,880 40,190 32,870 7,320 June -343 39,126 32,694 6,432 39,824 33,049 6,775 September -471 38,376 31,793 6,583 40,843 33,789 7,054 December -882 38,099 31,898 6,201 39,935 32,852 7,083 2002 March -155 39,727 33,336 6,391 38,606 32,060 6,546 June -11 38,975 32,453 6,522 39,033 32,500 6,533 September 105 38,474 31,972 6,502 39,529 33,132 6,397 December -714 38,208 31,894 6,314 39,592 32,564 7,028 2003 March -309 37,697 31,241 6,456 40,491 33,726 6,765 June -321 38,145 31,898 6,247 39,554 32,986 6,568 September -369 39,229 32,746 6,483 39,438 32,586 6,852 December -205 38,519 31,960 6,559 40,327 33,563 6,764 2004 March -161 40,159 33,244 6,915 39,844 32,768 7,076 June -259 38,750 32,094 6,656 40,863 33,948 6,915 September -860 39,059 32,405 6,654 40,965 33,451 7,514 December -348 38,945 32,261 6,684 41,594 34,562 7,032 2005 March -557 39,971 33,216 6,755 41,390 34,078 7,312 June -450 39,753 32,771 6,982 42,077 34,645 7,432 September -968 40,196 33,552 6,644 41,272 33,660 7,612 December -191 39,345 32,110 7,235 42,633 35,207 7,426 2006 March -632 40,393 33,576 6,817 41,500 34,051 7,449 June -637 40,718 33,788 6,930 41,493 33,926 7,567 September -886 40,256 33,511 6,745 42,088 34,457 7,631 December -84 40,409 33,169 7,240 41,782 34,458 7,324 2007 March -601 41,296 34,382 6,914 41,693 34,178 7,515 June -650 40,533 33,745 6,788 42,050 34,612 7,438 September -264 41,471 34,090 7,381 42,653 35,008 7,645 December -202 41,344 34,100 7,244 42,350 34,904 7,446 2008 March -885 41,362 34,274 7,088 43,040 35,067 7,973 June -776 40,417 33,088 7,329 43,606 35,501 8,105 September -611 39,860 32,636 7,224 43,244 35,409 7,835 December -654 38,353 30,794 7,559 45,560 37,347 8,213 2009 March -1,651 37,796 31,051 6,745 44,523 36,127 8,396 June -749 38,251 31,360 6,891 41,759 34,119 7,640 September -1,315 36,647 30,189 6,458 41,895 34,122 7,773 December -266 37,755 30,483 7,272 41,742 34,204 7,538 2010 March -972 38,387 31,483 6,904 41,377 33,501 7,876 June -168 39,057 32,074 6,983 40,473 33,322 7,151 September -612 39,355 32,294 7,061 40,731 33,058 7,673 December 393 39,621 31,862 7,759 40,376 33,010 7,366 2011 March -392 40,080 32,781 7,299 40,641 32,950 7,691 June -659 40,239 33,138 7,101 40,418 32,658 7,760 September 308 41,292 33,551 7,741 40,715 33,282 7,433 December -26 39,360 31,970 7,390 41,311 33,895 7,416 2012 March -498 41,465 34,489 6,976 39,917 32,443 7,474 June -417 40,256 33,584 6,672 40,515 33,426 7,089 September -670 40,822 34,074 6,748 40,869 33,451 7,418 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.