Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Other Services (except Public Admin) (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 1 101 82 19 109 91 18 December 1 103 84 19 104 86 18 1993 March -1 105 85 20 109 88 21 June 5 121 99 22 92 75 17 September 2 105 86 19 108 91 17 December 1 105 87 18 103 86 17 1994 March -1 108 88 20 110 89 21 June 4 125 103 22 96 78 18 September 2 109 90 19 110 93 17 December 1 108 89 19 108 90 18 1995 March -1 111 91 20 113 92 21 June 4 124 103 21 99 82 17 September -1 108 90 18 115 96 19 December 2 111 91 20 109 91 18 1996 March -1 115 94 21 114 92 22 June 5 128 106 22 100 83 17 September 0 109 90 19 119 100 19 December 2 115 94 21 112 93 19 1997 March -1 117 96 21 116 94 22 June 4 128 106 22 104 86 18 September -1 111 93 18 120 101 19 December 1 115 94 21 115 95 20 1998 March -2 116 94 22 120 96 24 June 7 132 108 24 102 85 17 September -2 110 92 18 122 102 20 December 0 116 97 19 113 94 19 1999 March -2 118 97 21 121 98 23 June 4 132 110 22 104 86 18 September -2 112 94 18 124 104 20 December 1 117 97 20 114 95 19 2000 March -2 118 98 20 120 98 22 June 3 128 108 20 106 89 17 September -2 112 94 18 124 104 20 December -1 112 94 18 116 97 19 2001 March -6 115 97 18 121 97 24 June 3 128 108 20 104 87 17 September -4 106 89 17 127 106 21 December -1 109 91 18 116 97 19 2002 March -3 114 95 19 118 96 22 June 4 126 105 21 103 86 17 September -2 106 89 17 122 103 19 December -1 108 90 18 115 96 19 2003 March -5 108 90 18 123 100 23 June 2 122 103 19 103 86 17 September -2 106 89 17 121 102 19 December 0 108 90 18 113 95 18 2004 March -4 113 94 19 119 96 23 June 3 124 103 21 105 87 18 September -4 105 88 17 123 102 21 December -1 108 90 18 115 96 19 2005 March -5 112 93 19 122 98 24 June 4 126 104 22 105 87 18 September -3 108 91 17 122 102 20 December 0 109 90 19 117 98 19 2006 March -5 114 95 19 120 96 24 June 3 127 106 21 104 86 18 September -5 106 90 16 125 104 21 December 0 111 92 19 114 95 19 2007 March -5 115 96 19 120 96 24 June 2 125 105 20 105 87 18 September -2 108 90 18 125 105 20 December 0 112 93 19 115 96 19 2008 March -7 112 94 18 123 98 25 June 2 123 102 21 107 88 19 September -4 101 84 17 127 106 21 December -3 101 82 19 124 102 22 2009 March -9 101 83 18 129 102 27 June 1 113 93 20 105 86 19 September -6 95 79 16 122 100 22 December 0 101 81 20 111 91 20 2010 March -6 103 84 19 118 93 25 June 4 120 99 21 97 80 17 September -3 102 85 17 115 95 20 December 1 105 85 20 108 89 19 2011 March -6 106 88 18 114 90 24 June 2 120 100 20 97 79 18 September -2 104 87 17 114 95 19 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.