Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Education and health services (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 4 148 128 20 136 120 16 December 9 157 135 22 121 108 13 1993 March -3 143 125 18 143 122 21 June 0 154 138 16 120 104 16 September 5 152 131 21 140 124 16 December 8 159 138 21 126 113 13 1994 March -6 142 125 17 151 128 23 June 1 163 144 19 127 109 18 September 4 160 138 22 145 127 18 December 8 165 143 22 132 118 14 1995 March -5 154 135 19 154 130 24 June 0 165 146 19 134 115 19 September 1 161 140 21 153 133 20 December 8 170 146 24 137 121 16 1996 March -5 154 133 21 162 136 26 June 0 167 147 20 140 120 20 September 3 164 141 23 157 137 20 December 10 178 152 26 139 123 16 1997 March -5 162 140 22 166 139 27 June 0 173 153 20 143 123 20 September 3 171 147 24 161 140 21 December 8 182 155 27 147 128 19 1998 March -7 164 141 23 174 144 30 June 4 180 156 24 146 126 20 September 2 171 147 24 170 148 22 December 7 186 160 26 149 130 19 1999 March -7 167 145 22 177 148 29 June 0 184 162 22 152 130 22 September 2 176 152 24 173 151 22 December 8 191 164 27 152 133 19 2000 March -6 173 150 23 181 152 29 June 1 187 166 21 155 135 20 September 1 180 156 24 175 152 23 December 7 192 167 25 154 136 18 2001 March -8 175 155 20 177 149 28 June 1 191 170 21 153 133 20 September 1 181 157 24 179 156 23 December 9 198 172 26 151 134 17 2002 March -6 177 155 22 181 153 28 June 3 190 168 22 157 138 19 September 3 184 160 24 178 157 21 December 10 199 172 27 157 140 17 2003 March -7 175 153 22 191 162 29 June 1 191 170 21 161 141 20 September 3 184 160 24 184 163 21 December 9 199 172 27 163 145 18 2004 March -8 180 158 22 193 163 30 June 1 196 174 22 165 144 21 September 0 189 165 24 190 166 24 December 11 209 179 30 166 147 19 2005 March -8 184 160 24 203 171 32 June 3 205 179 26 172 149 23 September 1 197 172 25 192 168 24 December 12 213 182 31 175 156 19 2006 March -4 197 169 28 203 171 32 June 3 209 183 26 178 155 23 September 0 200 175 25 200 175 25 December 11 220 188 32 177 156 21 2007 March -7 203 175 28 211 176 35 June 0 216 191 25 183 158 25 September 4 209 180 29 206 181 25 December 11 229 196 33 180 158 22 2008 March -9 203 176 27 217 181 36 June 1 218 191 27 189 163 26 September 2 209 180 29 211 184 27 December 13 230 194 36 186 163 23 2009 March -12 195 168 27 225 186 39 June 0 214 187 27 188 161 27 September -1 204 176 28 212 183 29 December 14 230 192 38 185 161 24 2010 March -11 198 170 28 226 187 39 June 3 218 189 29 192 166 26 September 1 210 180 30 214 185 29 December 14 236 198 38 187 163 24 2011 March -11 203 176 27 224 186 38 June -3 220 192 28 198 167 31 September 1 219 189 30 215 186 29 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.