Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Service-providing (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 8 1,159 961 198 1,246 1,056 190 December 42 1,260 1,029 231 1,156 967 189 1993 March -33 1,169 942 227 1,350 1,090 260 June 63 1,426 1,181 245 1,045 863 182 September 24 1,214 1,009 205 1,246 1,065 181 December 36 1,312 1,087 225 1,171 982 189 1994 March -50 1,194 978 216 1,389 1,123 266 June 69 1,477 1,218 259 1,086 896 190 September 26 1,265 1,051 214 1,284 1,096 188 December 33 1,347 1,112 235 1,226 1,024 202 1995 March -37 1,252 1,022 230 1,422 1,155 267 June 69 1,489 1,229 260 1,131 940 191 September 0 1,270 1,063 207 1,340 1,133 207 December 42 1,383 1,131 252 1,260 1,050 210 1996 March -49 1,280 1,038 242 1,468 1,177 291 June 65 1,520 1,252 268 1,165 962 203 September 16 1,302 1,075 227 1,372 1,161 211 December 56 1,444 1,175 269 1,271 1,058 213 1997 March -43 1,323 1,071 252 1,490 1,195 295 June 63 1,554 1,284 270 1,187 980 207 September 5 1,341 1,115 226 1,398 1,177 221 December 40 1,474 1,198 276 1,321 1,085 236 1998 March -61 1,340 1,075 265 1,545 1,219 326 June 100 1,615 1,310 305 1,192 987 205 September 2 1,349 1,119 230 1,437 1,209 228 December 40 1,497 1,226 271 1,316 1,085 231 1999 March -60 1,362 1,099 263 1,568 1,245 323 June 64 1,624 1,332 292 1,242 1,014 228 September -1 1,379 1,135 244 1,476 1,231 245 December 55 1,543 1,251 292 1,338 1,101 237 2000 March -50 1,406 1,124 282 1,614 1,282 332 June 69 1,651 1,359 292 1,273 1,050 223 September 2 1,403 1,150 253 1,511 1,260 251 December 52 1,531 1,238 293 1,391 1,150 241 2001 March -76 1,398 1,122 276 1,641 1,289 352 June 57 1,612 1,320 292 1,306 1,071 235 September -22 1,327 1,085 242 1,567 1,303 264 December 50 1,468 1,175 293 1,416 1,173 243 2002 March -66 1,350 1,075 275 1,625 1,284 341 June 72 1,599 1,298 301 1,281 1,052 229 September 5 1,351 1,108 243 1,501 1,263 238 December 61 1,491 1,192 299 1,388 1,150 238 2003 March -81 1,323 1,058 265 1,666 1,320 346 June 58 1,594 1,308 286 1,271 1,043 228 September 10 1,359 1,119 240 1,481 1,251 230 December 71 1,510 1,208 302 1,372 1,141 231 2004 March -71 1,386 1,113 273 1,629 1,285 344 June 69 1,642 1,344 298 1,272 1,043 229 September 3 1,386 1,130 256 1,524 1,271 253 December 91 1,577 1,252 325 1,381 1,147 234 2005 March -80 1,407 1,124 283 1,685 1,322 363 June 90 1,691 1,367 324 1,301 1,067 234 September 21 1,454 1,182 272 1,534 1,283 251 December 96 1,604 1,266 338 1,441 1,199 242 2006 March -71 1,475 1,181 294 1,687 1,322 365 June 81 1,722 1,399 323 1,346 1,104 242 September -1 1,439 1,177 262 1,598 1,335 263 December 93 1,638 1,290 348 1,456 1,201 255 2007 March -83 1,487 1,189 298 1,735 1,354 381 June 55 1,722 1,410 312 1,380 1,123 257 September 10 1,451 1,175 276 1,636 1,370 266 December 88 1,645 1,298 347 1,491 1,232 259 2008 March -114 1,447 1,156 291 1,804 1,399 405 June 41 1,671 1,354 317 1,442 1,166 276 September -20 1,376 1,117 259 1,675 1,396 279 December 46 1,504 1,167 337 1,612 1,321 291 2009 March -168 1,267 1,001 266 1,922 1,488 434 June 33 1,548 1,242 306 1,429 1,156 273 September -46 1,288 1,045 243 1,625 1,336 289 December 84 1,506 1,158 348 1,458 1,194 264 2010 March -131 1,325 1,054 271 1,729 1,327 402 June 69 1,640 1,331 309 1,286 1,046 240 September -6 1,364 1,107 257 1,536 1,273 263 December 101 1,581 1,228 353 1,397 1,145 252 2011 March -106 1,394 1,116 278 1,677 1,293 384 June 53 1,670 1,354 316 1,309 1,046 263 September 17 1,442 1,168 274 1,532 1,275 257 December 86 1,583 1,233 350 1,429 1,165 264 2012 March -94 1,457 1,169 288 1,660 1,278 382 June 65 1,689 1,382 307 1,306 1,064 242 September -5 1,410 1,152 258 1,568 1,305 263 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.