Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping 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 214 894 426 468 739 485 254 December -210 781 442 339 1,009 460 549 1993 March -172 678 348 330 961 459 502 June 206 956 454 502 739 443 296 September 146 868 425 443 827 530 297 December -100 844 432 412 996 484 512 1994 March -261 635 354 281 1,020 478 542 June 243 1,049 527 522 654 375 279 September 200 987 493 494 806 512 294 December -122 888 430 458 1,084 504 580 1995 March 160 1,114 397 717 1,007 450 557 June -77 1,035 487 548 1,011 386 625 September 66 954 460 494 937 509 428 December -223 828 433 395 1,107 489 618 1996 March -181 789 405 384 1,001 436 565 June 226 1,022 483 539 723 410 313 September 159 918 472 446 784 497 287 December -77 930 496 434 997 486 511 1997 March -307 648 364 284 1,074 483 591 June 212 989 466 523 712 401 311 September 191 968 476 492 756 455 301 December -147 864 477 387 1,005 471 534 1998 March -280 633 356 277 1,030 473 557 June 161 924 430 494 732 399 333 September 102 847 440 407 727 422 305 December 17 920 469 451 886 452 434 1999 March -276 580 317 263 1,028 489 539 June 168 952 495 457 624 335 289 September 52 767 379 388 797 461 336 December -49 868 450 418 860 393 467 2000 March -344 554 336 218 986 424 562 June 201 890 419 471 614 344 270 September 74 731 369 362 685 397 288 December 11 781 390 391 828 448 380 2001 March -268 599 339 260 940 412 528 June 141 834 421 413 592 320 272 September 89 688 335 353 668 404 264 December -23 766 423 343 782 416 366 2002 March -284 524 317 207 918 427 491 June 117 750 386 364 577 330 247 September 83 645 324 321 603 365 238 December -18 703 342 361 749 370 379 2003 March -141 579 298 281 810 388 422 June 98 723 375 348 576 326 250 September 105 681 357 324 554 335 219 December 5 756 436 320 657 342 315 2004 March -238 490 288 202 858 418 440 June 114 692 337 355 580 339 241 September 36 602 328 274 624 386 238 December 8 726 399 327 643 324 319 2005 March -208 534 295 239 829 382 447 June 101 666 329 337 539 303 236 September 49 611 330 281 572 340 232 December -27 614 314 300 673 346 327 2006 March -140 574 299 275 733 318 415 June 32 609 305 304 594 322 272 September 75 607 323 284 497 288 209 December 8 627 321 306 599 301 298 2007 March -208 525 285 240 756 308 448 June 51 605 301 304 550 297 253 September 45 549 265 284 550 311 239 December 57 667 332 335 534 256 278 2008 March -172 472 257 215 703 316 387 June 17 537 256 281 531 267 264 September 34 545 253 292 524 266 258 December 88 669 319 350 542 280 262 2009 March -201 425 208 217 750 332 418 June 34 556 281 275 500 259 241 September 38 552 284 268 482 252 230 December 125 696 326 370 491 246 245 2010 March -228 425 225 200 731 303 428 June 29 542 273 269 507 267 240 September 115 581 278 303 456 268 188 December 64 616 285 331 544 277 267 2011 March -202 432 233 199 682 281 401 June 95 581 296 285 443 253 190 September 81 578 303 275 461 267 194 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.