Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 321 42,162 36,110 6,052 39,887 34,156 5,731 December -69 41,087 35,301 5,786 40,300 34,445 5,855 1993 March 726 42,239 35,890 6,349 39,839 34,216 5,623 June 1,811 44,977 38,147 6,830 38,599 33,580 5,019 September 748 44,603 38,141 6,462 40,915 35,201 5,714 December 413 44,599 38,448 6,151 40,983 35,245 5,738 1994 March 433 45,071 38,890 6,181 40,574 34,826 5,748 June 2,013 46,845 39,629 7,216 40,786 35,583 5,203 September 1,136 47,573 40,565 7,008 42,226 36,354 5,872 December 637 46,129 39,471 6,658 43,709 37,688 6,021 1995 March 965 47,580 40,707 6,873 43,044 37,136 5,908 June 1,928 47,990 40,592 7,398 43,927 38,457 5,470 September 627 47,648 40,777 6,871 45,165 38,921 6,244 December 1,221 48,355 40,827 7,528 45,168 38,861 6,307 1996 March 552 49,010 41,701 7,309 45,624 38,867 6,757 June 2,182 49,549 41,840 7,709 45,022 39,495 5,527 September 771 49,215 41,564 7,651 47,996 41,116 6,880 December 1,004 51,173 43,319 7,854 46,217 39,367 6,850 1997 March 1,752 53,073 44,637 8,436 45,753 39,069 6,684 June 1,888 51,270 42,993 8,277 48,264 41,875 6,389 September 3,476 53,287 44,307 8,980 47,330 41,826 5,504 December -2,438 50,901 43,982 6,919 50,942 41,585 9,357 1998 March -1,995 50,131 43,341 6,790 49,920 41,135 8,785 June 5,872 55,166 43,047 12,119 48,293 42,046 6,247 September 143 53,344 44,986 8,358 50,978 42,763 8,215 December 396 54,157 45,592 8,565 49,775 41,606 8,169 1999 March 297 53,180 44,959 8,221 50,729 42,805 7,924 June 464 51,948 43,084 8,864 50,973 42,573 8,400 September 2,427 56,390 44,962 11,428 52,840 43,839 9,001 December 108 54,337 45,425 8,912 50,685 41,881 8,804 2000 March 570 55,726 45,841 9,885 53,183 43,868 9,315 June 1,151 54,463 45,031 9,432 53,149 44,868 8,281 September -599 52,743 43,844 8,899 54,523 45,025 9,498 December -770 52,839 44,389 8,450 54,127 44,907 9,220 2001 March -507 53,164 44,559 8,605 52,849 43,737 9,112 June 557 51,764 42,189 9,575 55,144 46,126 9,018 September -1,545 48,397 40,673 7,724 55,157 45,888 9,269 December -621 48,585 39,812 8,773 55,336 45,942 9,394 2002 March 477 50,628 41,108 9,520 52,414 43,371 9,043 June 6,826 56,197 41,417 14,780 51,831 43,877 7,954 September -48 52,294 43,865 8,429 51,745 43,268 8,477 December -2,729 50,841 42,302 8,539 56,459 45,191 11,268 2003 March 437 51,398 40,948 10,450 56,269 46,256 10,013 June 244 52,262 42,823 9,439 52,960 43,765 9,195 September 118 52,584 43,485 9,099 51,700 42,719 8,981 December 1,247 53,662 43,872 9,790 51,247 42,704 8,543 2004 March 538 53,741 44,293 9,448 52,522 43,612 8,910 June 199 55,866 45,669 10,197 52,831 42,833 9,998 September -1,538 52,454 44,439 8,015 53,094 43,541 9,553 December 651 54,702 45,047 9,655 52,243 43,239 9,004 2005 March 1,631 55,332 45,126 10,206 53,158 44,583 8,575 June -1,547 55,419 45,494 9,925 55,204 43,732 11,472 September 2,115 56,892 46,485 10,407 51,685 43,393 8,292 December 565 55,036 45,279 9,757 54,481 45,289 9,192 2006 March 1,768 57,354 46,763 10,591 52,256 43,433 8,823 June 2,040 57,010 45,979 11,031 54,471 45,480 8,991 September -274 56,433 46,797 9,636 55,662 45,752 9,910 December 6,497 62,601 47,087 15,514 54,770 45,753 9,017 2007 March 2,730 61,447 49,048 12,399 55,654 45,985 9,669 June -256 58,599 47,652 10,947 59,315 48,112 11,203 September 872 58,780 47,518 11,262 58,620 48,230 10,390 December 1,380 59,362 47,716 11,646 58,297 48,031 10,266 2008 March -763 57,289 46,213 11,076 60,994 49,155 11,839 June -3,445 54,088 43,557 10,531 65,488 51,512 13,976 September -257 54,639 43,071 11,568 61,317 49,492 11,825 December -1,873 51,510 40,623 10,887 66,049 53,289 12,760 2009 March -1,811 47,232 36,837 10,395 65,302 53,096 12,206 June -4,367 49,721 39,466 10,255 62,899 48,277 14,622 September -1,629 49,538 39,040 10,498 58,019 45,892 12,127 December 711 52,165 40,139 12,026 57,395 46,080 11,315 2010 March -1,007 50,730 40,529 10,201 56,230 45,022 11,208 June -2,192 52,862 43,282 9,580 53,623 41,851 11,772 September 1,411 54,491 42,019 12,472 53,848 42,787 11,061 December 1,178 53,856 41,859 11,997 54,261 43,442 10,819 2011 March 185 54,676 43,215 11,461 54,125 42,849 11,276 June -2,063 53,958 43,572 10,386 54,842 42,393 12,449 September 2,097 54,180 42,284 11,896 52,199 42,400 9,799 December 1,049 54,333 42,906 11,427 53,421 43,043 10,378 2012 March 1,496 56,572 44,894 11,678 52,131 41,949 10,182 June -787 54,457 43,814 10,643 54,876 43,446 11,430 September 160 54,436 43,459 10,977 54,372 43,555 10,817 December 1,338 56,564 44,537 12,027 53,875 43,186 10,689 2013 March 199 55,523 44,727 10,796 54,263 43,666 10,597 June 1,295 54,743 44,665 10,078 52,169 43,386 8,783 September -619 56,634 46,035 10,599 53,751 42,533 11,218 December 1,249 57,284 45,868 11,416 53,534 43,367 10,167 2014 March -409 55,750 45,480 10,270 54,963 44,284 10,679 June -612 57,368 46,575 10,793 54,635 43,230 11,405 September 1,779 57,313 45,909 11,404 53,674 44,049 9,625 December 1,408 60,239 49,018 11,221 52,661 42,848 9,813 2015 March 959 57,112 45,759 11,353 55,991 45,597 10,394 June -609 59,699 48,735 10,964 55,009 43,436 11,573 September 1,192 59,481 47,694 11,787 56,062 45,467 10,595 December 1,864 61,866 49,340 12,526 55,411 44,749 10,662 2016 March 1,592 60,303 48,127 12,176 55,703 45,119 10,584 June 1,230 60,467 48,595 11,872 57,054 46,412 10,642 September 101 60,567 48,885 11,682 58,356 46,775 11,581 December 198 60,863 49,079 11,784 58,488 46,902 11,586 2017 March 1,748 62,552 49,844 12,708 57,266 46,306 10,960 June -1,130 60,360 48,399 11,961 61,329 48,238 13,091 September 1,443 59,753 47,615 12,138 59,235 48,540 10,695 December -595 61,203 49,902 11,301 58,502 46,606 11,896 2018 March 5,329 62,872 48,978 13,894 54,874 46,309 8,565 June 2,029 61,856 49,138 12,718 58,573 47,884 10,689 September 164 56,927 45,339 11,588 62,299 50,875 11,424 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.