Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Missouri 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 1,242 35,273 28,518 6,755 33,222 27,709 5,513 December -14 34,470 28,300 6,170 34,419 28,235 6,184 1993 March 380 35,165 28,880 6,285 33,605 27,700 5,905 June 252 35,888 29,657 6,231 32,745 26,766 5,979 September 957 37,031 29,959 7,072 33,618 27,503 6,115 December 1,084 36,985 30,208 6,777 33,798 28,105 5,693 1994 March -53 36,622 30,451 6,171 34,146 27,922 6,224 June 515 36,713 30,360 6,353 33,753 27,915 5,838 September 651 38,284 31,030 7,254 35,056 28,453 6,603 December 880 37,050 30,072 6,978 35,502 29,404 6,098 1995 March -57 36,807 30,607 6,200 35,822 29,565 6,257 June -161 35,727 29,554 6,173 36,345 30,011 6,334 September -896 37,367 30,914 6,453 36,194 28,845 7,349 December -720 36,657 29,884 6,773 37,075 29,582 7,493 1996 March 1,404 38,147 30,204 7,943 35,849 29,310 6,539 June 763 37,348 29,905 7,443 36,631 29,951 6,680 September 23 38,254 30,770 7,484 37,249 29,788 7,461 December -27 37,771 30,528 7,243 37,105 29,835 7,270 1997 March 3,757 39,899 31,408 8,491 34,775 30,041 4,734 June -838 36,908 31,331 5,577 37,149 30,734 6,415 September 864 37,826 32,109 5,717 35,469 30,616 4,853 December 513 38,381 31,534 6,847 37,679 31,345 6,334 1998 March 978 38,579 32,276 6,303 36,739 31,414 5,325 June 984 39,148 32,703 6,445 36,213 30,752 5,461 September -368 38,217 32,490 5,727 37,636 31,541 6,095 December -215 38,402 32,889 5,513 36,881 31,153 5,728 1999 March 626 38,831 32,724 6,107 37,129 31,648 5,481 June 269 38,923 32,669 6,254 37,756 31,771 5,985 September 579 39,179 32,788 6,391 38,219 32,407 5,812 December 1,283 39,859 33,868 5,991 36,174 31,466 4,708 2000 March -1,300 37,606 32,771 4,835 38,599 32,464 6,135 June -19 37,783 32,084 5,699 38,627 32,909 5,718 September -529 38,069 32,010 6,059 38,933 32,345 6,588 December -1,098 35,878 30,560 5,318 39,739 33,323 6,416 2001 March 426 38,138 32,232 5,906 36,422 30,942 5,480 June 298 36,596 30,695 5,901 38,012 32,409 5,603 September -897 35,401 29,980 5,421 38,689 32,371 6,318 December -1,348 34,950 30,183 4,767 37,256 31,141 6,115 2002 March 1,290 36,202 29,473 6,729 37,234 31,795 5,439 June 300 36,490 30,169 6,321 37,126 31,105 6,021 September 665 36,547 30,501 6,046 36,344 30,963 5,381 December -247 35,519 29,826 5,693 37,027 31,087 5,940 2003 March 320 34,925 28,962 5,963 37,395 31,752 5,643 June -174 36,093 29,920 6,173 37,035 30,688 6,347 September -235 36,062 30,694 5,368 35,787 30,184 5,603 December 27 35,727 30,230 5,497 36,487 31,017 5,470 2004 March 640 37,506 31,199 6,307 35,994 30,327 5,667 June 421 37,063 30,794 6,269 36,707 30,859 5,848 September 339 36,993 31,240 5,753 36,077 30,663 5,414 December 892 36,379 31,183 5,196 34,216 29,912 4,304 2005 March 130 38,995 32,458 6,537 38,017 31,610 6,407 June 304 36,561 30,605 5,956 37,586 31,934 5,652 September 899 37,867 31,510 6,357 36,546 31,088 5,458 December 500 37,959 31,506 6,453 37,175 31,222 5,953 2006 March 36 38,229 32,401 5,828 36,091 30,299 5,792 June 1,716 38,205 31,011 7,194 38,117 32,639 5,478 September 34 36,357 30,761 5,596 37,679 32,117 5,562 December 2,198 38,093 31,134 6,959 36,586 31,825 4,761 2007 March -1,076 37,639 32,399 5,240 37,381 31,065 6,316 June 505 36,631 30,895 5,736 37,643 32,412 5,231 September 181 36,769 30,567 6,202 38,363 32,342 6,021 December -727 36,159 30,896 5,263 37,919 31,929 5,990 2008 March 1,057 36,515 29,903 6,612 37,773 32,218 5,555 June -72 35,734 29,889 5,845 38,909 32,992 5,917 September 295 33,451 29,400 4,051 35,727 31,971 3,756 December -1,170 34,248 27,990 6,258 42,285 34,857 7,428 2009 March -1,172 32,107 26,443 5,664 41,169 34,333 6,836 June -399 32,426 27,039 5,387 38,934 33,148 5,786 September -155 32,880 26,977 5,903 37,573 31,515 6,058 December -282 33,786 28,203 5,583 36,381 30,516 5,865 2010 March -453 31,623 27,444 4,179 34,689 30,057 4,632 June -404 36,127 29,750 6,377 36,375 29,594 6,781 September 337 34,734 28,445 6,289 35,808 29,856 5,952 December 1,234 35,334 29,141 6,193 34,908 29,949 4,959 2011 March -427 35,016 28,958 6,058 36,224 29,739 6,485 June 700 36,066 29,723 6,343 34,507 28,864 5,643 September 1,302 36,888 30,173 6,715 34,701 29,288 5,413 December 976 36,081 29,525 6,556 35,629 30,049 5,580 2012 March 383 36,550 30,382 6,168 35,413 29,628 5,785 June -1,397 36,556 30,104 6,452 37,541 29,692 7,849 September 1,413 36,468 29,094 7,374 36,360 30,399 5,961 December 1,676 38,275 30,760 7,515 35,457 29,618 5,839 2013 March 173 36,880 29,731 7,149 38,059 31,083 6,976 June 263 37,181 30,790 6,391 35,256 29,128 6,128 September 918 37,034 29,968 7,066 36,490 30,342 6,148 December 11 36,933 30,040 6,893 37,347 30,465 6,882 2014 March 393 38,231 30,645 7,586 37,293 30,100 7,193 June 762 38,598 31,297 7,301 36,148 29,609 6,539 September 729 38,082 30,789 7,293 36,883 30,319 6,564 December 1,871 40,140 31,814 8,326 36,666 30,211 6,455 2015 March 623 39,213 31,158 8,055 38,567 31,135 7,432 June 385 39,580 31,831 7,749 37,806 30,442 7,364 September 14 39,092 31,387 7,705 38,884 31,193 7,691 December 1,273 41,686 32,730 8,956 38,045 30,362 7,683 2016 March 981 40,986 32,292 8,694 39,179 31,466 7,713 June 742 39,451 31,224 8,227 39,515 32,030 7,485 September 956 39,167 32,044 7,123 37,826 31,659 6,167 December 1,004 39,985 31,631 8,354 38,965 31,615 7,350 2017 March 6,115 43,998 32,562 11,436 36,205 30,884 5,321 June -280 40,431 31,257 9,174 42,137 32,683 9,454 September -2,328 40,859 31,111 9,748 44,280 32,204 12,076 December -2,634 40,755 32,283 8,472 41,791 30,685 11,106 2018 March -426 41,548 31,864 9,684 41,772 31,662 10,110 June -901 41,427 30,878 10,549 44,330 32,880 11,450 September 583 42,128 31,152 10,976 42,849 32,456 10,393 December -234 42,691 32,411 10,280 41,629 31,115 10,514 2019 March 1,805 42,490 31,027 11,463 41,724 32,066 9,658 June 667 41,402 31,092 10,310 42,172 32,529 9,643 September 1,529 43,001 31,331 11,670 42,264 32,123 10,141 December 679 43,454 32,642 10,812 41,069 30,936 10,133 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.