Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Goods-producing (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 7 337 274 63 335 279 56 December -8 315 253 62 359 289 70 1993 March -29 307 245 62 382 291 91 June 40 431 340 91 260 209 51 September 12 351 286 65 327 274 53 December -1 333 269 64 353 288 65 1994 March -29 317 257 60 384 295 89 June 45 452 357 95 261 211 50 September 10 364 299 65 336 281 55 December -6 336 273 63 369 300 69 1995 March -25 331 269 62 387 300 87 June 39 439 349 90 282 231 51 September 4 352 290 62 355 297 58 December -4 336 271 65 375 306 69 1996 March -27 331 267 64 396 305 91 June 43 455 361 94 279 228 51 September 7 359 295 64 359 302 57 December -3 344 278 66 377 308 69 1997 March -23 346 281 65 393 305 88 June 38 456 366 90 285 233 52 September 4 367 303 64 363 303 60 December -8 351 285 66 386 312 74 1998 March -28 340 274 66 405 311 94 June 47 466 369 97 281 231 50 September 4 362 299 63 372 313 59 December -4 352 289 63 381 314 67 1999 March -29 337 275 62 416 325 91 June 36 459 369 90 294 240 54 September 1 365 303 62 375 314 61 December -2 355 291 64 379 313 66 2000 March -26 352 288 64 409 319 90 June 32 453 369 84 298 246 52 September -2 353 293 60 385 323 62 December -10 333 274 59 395 326 69 2001 March -32 324 267 57 416 327 89 June 29 430 350 80 306 255 51 September -7 327 273 54 392 331 61 December -8 310 252 58 402 336 66 2002 March -34 311 255 56 416 326 90 June 32 428 346 82 292 242 50 September -2 335 280 55 368 311 57 December -8 314 256 58 387 321 66 2003 March -37 299 245 54 418 327 91 June 30 426 346 80 285 235 50 September -1 337 282 55 355 299 56 December -3 326 268 58 364 303 61 2004 March -29 324 267 57 395 309 86 June 31 443 362 81 274 224 50 September -3 344 290 54 352 295 57 December 1 335 273 62 365 304 61 2005 March -34 320 263 57 410 319 91 June 33 448 364 84 281 230 51 September 2 354 297 57 354 299 55 December 0 339 275 64 379 315 64 2006 March -27 341 281 60 398 311 87 June 27 447 367 80 293 240 53 September -5 339 284 55 380 320 60 December -5 329 266 63 393 325 68 2007 March -36 325 266 59 422 327 95 June 25 435 353 82 304 247 57 September -6 331 274 57 387 324 63 December -13 321 260 61 402 328 74 2008 March -47 302 245 57 442 338 104 June 17 407 325 82 319 254 65 September -15 307 253 54 390 321 69 December -27 268 208 60 440 353 87 2009 March -70 225 174 51 494 373 121 June 12 347 266 81 327 258 69 September -18 281 225 56 358 284 74 December -13 276 211 65 363 285 78 2010 March -52 257 202 55 394 287 107 June 33 393 306 87 244 190 54 September -4 302 245 57 310 249 61 December -7 289 224 65 333 261 72 2011 March -42 265 213 52 359 265 94 June 27 384 303 81 237 183 54 September 1 305 250 55 297 243 54 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.