Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Arkansas Total private 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 185 14,013 11,827 2,186 14,467 12,466 2,001 December 134 13,879 11,702 2,177 14,249 12,206 2,043 1993 March -18 14,575 11,970 2,605 15,224 12,601 2,623 June 766 17,737 15,109 2,628 11,734 9,872 1,862 September 618 15,313 12,700 2,613 14,565 12,570 1,995 December 50 14,284 12,295 1,989 14,421 12,482 1,939 1994 March 71 14,552 12,119 2,433 15,609 13,247 2,362 June 824 18,346 15,423 2,923 12,215 10,116 2,099 September 186 15,292 12,977 2,315 15,144 13,015 2,129 December -46 14,775 12,206 2,569 15,847 13,232 2,615 1995 March 71 15,756 12,814 2,942 16,103 13,232 2,871 June 158 18,175 15,501 2,674 13,336 10,820 2,516 September 541 15,525 12,938 2,587 16,113 14,067 2,046 December 664 15,864 12,935 2,929 15,870 13,605 2,265 1996 March 24 16,290 13,240 3,050 16,952 13,926 3,026 June 538 18,802 15,925 2,877 14,046 11,707 2,339 September 261 15,636 13,139 2,497 16,655 14,419 2,236 December 155 15,588 13,118 2,470 16,437 14,122 2,315 1997 March -270 16,060 13,088 2,972 17,687 14,445 3,242 June 589 19,142 16,237 2,905 13,966 11,650 2,316 September 261 16,201 13,692 2,509 16,582 14,334 2,248 December 149 15,815 13,078 2,737 16,909 14,321 2,588 1998 March -860 15,574 13,095 2,479 18,273 14,934 3,339 June 892 19,446 16,271 3,175 14,132 11,849 2,283 September 396 16,347 13,615 2,732 17,133 14,797 2,336 December 61 15,982 13,529 2,453 16,636 14,244 2,392 1999 March -521 16,716 13,800 2,916 18,153 14,716 3,437 June 587 19,311 16,434 2,877 14,405 12,115 2,290 September 237 16,584 13,996 2,588 17,305 14,954 2,351 December 430 16,919 14,070 2,849 16,641 14,222 2,419 2000 March -684 16,830 14,030 2,800 18,402 14,918 3,484 June 543 19,132 16,210 2,922 14,935 12,556 2,379 September 225 16,229 13,608 2,621 17,927 15,531 2,396 December 223 15,512 12,738 2,774 17,906 15,355 2,551 2001 March -676 16,965 14,030 2,935 18,135 14,524 3,611 June 482 18,722 15,799 2,923 15,125 12,684 2,441 September -45 15,691 13,137 2,554 18,017 15,418 2,599 December 520 15,737 12,626 3,111 17,503 14,912 2,591 2002 March -1,100 15,895 13,164 2,731 18,714 14,883 3,831 June 800 18,773 15,669 3,104 14,787 12,483 2,304 September 229 16,168 13,531 2,637 17,235 14,827 2,408 December 608 15,891 12,880 3,011 17,090 14,687 2,403 2003 March -1,208 15,336 12,672 2,664 18,982 15,110 3,872 June 606 18,865 15,744 3,121 14,612 12,097 2,515 September 244 16,182 13,589 2,593 16,686 14,337 2,349 December 828 16,495 13,256 3,239 16,501 14,090 2,411 2004 March -798 16,757 13,758 2,999 18,261 14,464 3,797 June 798 19,161 16,086 3,075 14,493 12,216 2,277 September 420 16,676 13,906 2,770 16,820 14,470 2,350 December 964 17,026 13,573 3,453 16,803 14,314 2,489 2005 March -1,254 16,961 13,936 3,025 18,888 14,609 4,279 June 681 19,056 15,897 3,159 14,777 12,299 2,478 September 282 16,889 14,083 2,806 17,202 14,678 2,524 December 943 17,095 13,705 3,390 16,743 14,296 2,447 2006 March 340 18,680 14,136 4,544 18,644 14,440 4,204 June 1,309 20,131 16,338 3,793 15,021 12,537 2,484 September 186 16,771 13,913 2,858 18,474 15,802 2,672 December 844 17,123 13,490 3,633 17,646 14,857 2,789 2007 March -1,102 17,595 14,320 3,275 19,035 14,658 4,377 June 205 18,945 16,043 2,902 15,604 12,907 2,697 September 459 16,698 13,579 3,119 18,160 15,500 2,660 December 1,009 17,314 13,581 3,733 17,621 14,897 2,724 2008 March -765 17,320 13,600 3,720 19,785 15,300 4,485 June 385 18,905 15,546 3,359 16,158 13,184 2,974 September -15 16,267 13,295 2,972 18,433 15,446 2,987 December 660 16,017 12,341 3,676 18,784 15,768 3,016 2009 March -1,600 15,976 12,583 3,393 20,697 15,704 4,993 June -204 17,644 14,359 3,285 16,214 12,725 3,489 September -258 15,203 12,218 2,985 17,838 14,595 3,243 December 928 16,012 12,212 3,800 17,015 14,143 2,872 2010 March -1,705 15,268 12,367 2,901 19,137 14,531 4,606 June 1,083 19,989 16,066 3,923 14,447 11,607 2,840 September -369 15,965 13,135 2,830 17,576 14,377 3,199 December -73 15,893 12,796 3,097 17,286 14,116 3,170 2011 March -1,221 16,839 12,516 4,323 19,865 14,321 5,544 June -30 19,326 14,984 4,342 15,858 11,486 4,372 September 1,033 17,898 13,267 4,631 17,234 13,636 3,598 December 2,618 18,085 13,133 4,952 16,470 14,136 2,334 2012 March -1,477 16,531 13,712 2,819 18,768 14,472 4,296 June 24 18,788 15,836 2,952 15,671 12,743 2,928 September -2 15,745 12,939 2,806 18,254 15,446 2,808 December 884 16,918 13,217 3,701 16,550 13,733 2,817 2013 March -1,308 16,368 13,291 3,077 18,927 14,542 4,385 June 404 18,569 15,361 3,208 15,439 12,635 2,804 September -72 16,269 13,479 2,790 17,084 14,222 2,862 December 523 16,027 12,639 3,388 17,458 14,593 2,865 2014 March -1,286 16,539 13,497 3,042 18,557 14,229 4,328 June 212 18,673 15,703 2,970 14,631 11,873 2,758 September -102 16,246 13,591 2,655 17,091 14,334 2,757 December 1,314 17,719 13,828 3,891 16,291 13,714 2,577 2015 March -1,185 16,075 12,977 3,098 19,595 15,312 4,283 June 473 20,001 16,822 3,179 14,397 11,691 2,706 September 142 16,850 13,870 2,980 17,197 14,359 2,838 December 1,408 18,414 14,280 4,134 16,685 13,959 2,726 2016 March -1,247 17,037 13,896 3,141 19,464 15,076 4,388 June 113 18,713 15,649 3,064 16,149 13,198 2,951 September 243 17,290 14,173 3,117 17,468 14,594 2,874 December 1,144 17,720 13,752 3,968 17,592 14,768 2,824 2017 March -1,300 17,044 13,847 3,197 19,462 14,965 4,497 June 390 19,297 16,035 3,262 15,838 12,966 2,872 September -23 16,500 13,609 2,891 18,011 15,097 2,914 December 854 17,677 13,795 3,882 17,006 13,978 3,028 2018 March -1,085 17,014 13,658 3,356 19,299 14,858 4,441 June 138 18,694 15,522 3,172 16,034 13,000 3,034 September 26 16,977 13,759 3,218 18,279 15,087 3,192 December 1,306 18,066 13,853 4,213 17,083 14,176 2,907 2019 March -767 17,314 13,672 3,642 19,224 14,815 4,409 June 34 18,871 15,598 3,273 16,476 13,237 3,239 September -23 16,935 13,858 3,077 18,209 15,109 3,100 December 460 18,165 13,986 4,179 17,799 14,080 3,719 2020 March -444 17,549 13,360 4,189 20,050 15,417 4,633 June -713 16,432 13,036 3,396 21,330 17,221 4,109 September 279 18,857 15,091 3,766 17,469 13,982 3,487 December 469 19,476 14,855 4,621 17,495 13,343 4,152 2021 March 1,033 19,849 14,688 5,161 18,176 14,048 4,128 June 28 20,829 17,039 3,790 16,539 12,777 3,762 September -2,428 18,308 14,737 3,571 20,706 14,707 5,999 December 2,762 21,097 15,361 5,736 16,623 13,649 2,974 2022 March 1,290 21,199 14,617 6,582 20,293 15,001 5,292 June 1,817 21,401 16,936 4,465 16,524 13,876 2,648 September 1,074 20,450 16,061 4,389 18,183 14,868 3,315 December 1,394 19,693 15,040 4,653 18,024 14,765 3,259 2023 March -174 20,125 15,511 4,614 19,766 14,978 4,788 June 489 21,388 17,364 4,024 17,590 14,055 3,535 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.