Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Total private (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 16 1,498 1,236 262 1,580 1,334 246 December 35 1,575 1,282 293 1,514 1,256 258 1993 March -62 1,479 1,189 290 1,734 1,382 352 June 102 1,856 1,522 334 1,304 1,072 232 September 37 1,565 1,295 270 1,572 1,339 233 December 36 1,643 1,354 289 1,525 1,272 253 1994 March -79 1,513 1,236 277 1,774 1,418 356 June 110 1,928 1,575 353 1,349 1,106 243 September 36 1,630 1,350 280 1,623 1,379 244 December 27 1,683 1,384 299 1,594 1,322 272 1995 March -62 1,584 1,291 293 1,812 1,457 355 June 108 1,925 1,575 350 1,414 1,172 242 September 7 1,627 1,355 272 1,694 1,429 265 December 38 1,720 1,402 318 1,636 1,356 280 1996 March -77 1,610 1,304 306 1,864 1,481 383 June 109 1,975 1,612 363 1,445 1,191 254 September 28 1,663 1,370 293 1,726 1,461 265 December 52 1,787 1,451 336 1,650 1,366 284 1997 March -66 1,670 1,352 318 1,883 1,499 384 June 105 2,014 1,651 363 1,470 1,212 258 September 8 1,705 1,415 290 1,761 1,479 282 December 32 1,823 1,481 342 1,705 1,395 310 1998 March -85 1,682 1,349 333 1,948 1,530 418 June 150 2,082 1,678 404 1,472 1,218 254 September 10 1,714 1,417 297 1,808 1,521 287 December 36 1,850 1,516 334 1,697 1,399 298 1999 March -88 1,700 1,374 326 1,984 1,570 414 June 98 2,084 1,702 382 1,538 1,254 284 September 0 1,743 1,437 306 1,851 1,545 306 December 52 1,898 1,542 356 1,719 1,415 304 2000 March -71 1,759 1,411 348 2,019 1,600 419 June 102 2,102 1,725 377 1,570 1,295 275 September 2 1,759 1,446 313 1,894 1,583 311 December 43 1,867 1,513 354 1,789 1,478 311 2001 March -106 1,723 1,390 333 2,055 1,616 439 June 86 2,044 1,671 373 1,611 1,324 287 September -28 1,655 1,358 297 1,960 1,635 325 December 43 1,779 1,427 352 1,818 1,509 309 2002 March -103 1,662 1,333 329 2,041 1,609 432 June 104 2,030 1,646 384 1,572 1,292 280 September 5 1,682 1,384 298 1,865 1,572 293 December 54 1,808 1,450 358 1,777 1,473 304 2003 March -114 1,625 1,303 322 2,080 1,644 436 June 88 2,020 1,653 367 1,556 1,277 279 September 7 1,692 1,399 293 1,836 1,550 286 December 67 1,837 1,475 362 1,740 1,445 295 2004 March -98 1,712 1,381 331 2,022 1,593 429 June 98 2,086 1,707 379 1,547 1,266 281 September 2 1,731 1,420 311 1,876 1,567 309 December 92 1,914 1,526 388 1,749 1,453 296 2005 March -115 1,725 1,386 339 2,095 1,641 454 June 121 2,138 1,731 407 1,581 1,295 286 September 25 1,808 1,478 330 1,888 1,583 305 December 94 1,943 1,542 401 1,820 1,513 307 2006 March -100 1,813 1,461 352 2,085 1,633 452 June 109 2,169 1,765 404 1,639 1,344 295 September -7 1,777 1,461 316 1,975 1,652 323 December 89 1,969 1,557 412 1,850 1,527 323 2007 March -120 1,812 1,456 356 2,157 1,681 476 June 81 2,159 1,762 397 1,686 1,370 316 September 4 1,784 1,450 334 2,022 1,692 330 December 76 1,967 1,558 409 1,893 1,560 333 2008 March -160 1,746 1,399 347 2,244 1,737 507 June 56 2,077 1,679 398 1,764 1,422 342 September -31 1,688 1,372 316 2,065 1,718 347 December 18 1,771 1,376 395 2,051 1,674 377 2009 March -235 1,494 1,175 319 2,414 1,860 554 June 47 1,897 1,509 388 1,754 1,413 341 September -64 1,571 1,271 300 1,986 1,622 364 December 71 1,783 1,371 412 1,820 1,479 341 2010 March -182 1,582 1,256 326 2,122 1,614 508 June 97 2,033 1,637 396 1,534 1,235 299 September -12 1,667 1,352 315 1,849 1,522 327 December 90 1,867 1,450 417 1,734 1,407 327 2011 March -147 1,664 1,330 334 2,043 1,562 481 June 84 2,056 1,656 400 1,545 1,229 316 September 20 1,750 1,418 332 1,829 1,517 312 December 78 1,866 1,457 409 1,756 1,425 331 2012 March -131 1,731 1,391 340 2,011 1,540 471 June 93 2,067 1,683 384 1,542 1,251 291 September -6 1,701 1,391 310 1,870 1,554 316 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.