Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Ohio 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 722 62,581 51,557 11,024 59,257 48,955 10,302 December 860 61,627 51,093 10,534 59,856 50,182 9,674 1993 March 3,953 65,663 50,159 15,504 61,322 49,771 11,551 June -249 64,709 53,633 11,076 59,757 48,432 11,325 September 1,964 67,866 56,316 11,550 60,023 50,437 9,586 December 5,307 66,640 55,714 10,926 58,615 52,996 5,619 1994 March 5,295 67,372 56,347 11,025 59,221 53,491 5,730 June -3,130 66,603 57,406 9,197 66,312 53,985 12,327 September -4,254 68,557 58,062 10,495 67,351 52,602 14,749 December 2,427 69,724 56,251 13,473 66,059 55,013 11,046 1995 March 1,363 70,316 59,447 10,869 63,966 54,460 9,506 June 1,848 67,878 56,555 11,323 65,463 55,988 9,475 September 668 69,441 58,660 10,781 66,134 56,021 10,113 December -60 66,555 56,317 10,238 67,388 57,090 10,298 1996 March 1,393 71,141 59,552 11,589 65,770 55,574 10,196 June 762 68,177 56,921 11,256 68,667 58,173 10,494 September 816 70,851 59,172 11,679 67,908 57,045 10,863 December 411 69,209 58,341 10,868 68,417 57,960 10,457 1997 March 1,162 71,410 60,431 10,979 66,355 56,538 9,817 June 585 68,127 57,941 10,186 68,759 59,158 9,601 September -65 70,999 60,142 10,857 68,843 57,921 10,922 December -322 70,811 59,603 11,208 69,416 57,886 11,530 1998 March 730 71,988 60,828 11,160 67,290 56,860 10,430 June 798 70,288 58,506 11,782 70,375 59,391 10,984 September 664 71,206 59,350 11,856 70,546 59,354 11,192 December 197 71,495 61,153 10,342 67,756 57,611 10,145 1999 March -156 70,679 59,757 10,922 70,868 59,790 11,078 June 129 67,709 57,652 10,057 68,581 58,653 9,928 September 1,925 76,598 63,567 13,031 71,416 60,310 11,106 December 206 72,404 62,170 10,234 69,367 59,339 10,028 2000 March 788 73,379 62,593 10,786 69,488 59,490 9,998 June -318 69,647 58,961 10,686 74,662 63,658 11,004 September -899 68,521 58,279 10,242 73,400 62,259 11,141 December -668 69,168 58,997 10,171 71,634 60,795 10,839 2001 March 585 70,578 59,950 10,628 69,409 59,366 10,043 June -388 67,678 56,994 10,684 75,244 64,172 11,072 September -1,002 66,234 55,412 10,822 74,955 63,131 11,824 December -1,019 66,241 56,115 10,126 72,532 61,387 11,145 2002 March 772 68,047 56,638 11,409 70,646 60,009 10,637 June -590 67,145 56,174 10,971 73,132 61,571 11,561 September 66 67,814 57,136 10,678 70,138 59,526 10,612 December 183 67,044 56,525 10,519 70,006 59,670 10,336 2003 March -1,304 65,375 55,549 9,826 71,189 60,059 11,130 June 9 67,209 56,277 10,932 70,411 59,488 10,923 September 858 67,717 57,046 10,671 68,409 58,596 9,813 December -202 67,198 56,927 10,271 69,651 59,178 10,473 2004 March -204 67,934 57,760 10,174 68,959 58,581 10,378 June 221 68,228 57,545 10,683 69,785 59,323 10,462 September -501 68,025 57,381 10,644 69,716 58,571 11,145 December 543 68,187 57,312 10,875 69,149 58,817 10,332 2005 March -734 66,778 56,511 10,267 70,279 59,278 11,001 June 203 68,450 57,087 11,363 69,964 58,804 11,160 September 1,148 67,832 56,981 10,851 68,655 58,952 9,703 December -850 66,533 56,875 9,658 70,797 60,289 10,508 2006 March 1,595 70,681 58,042 12,639 69,342 58,298 11,044 June -1,442 65,989 56,568 9,421 71,344 60,481 10,863 September -1,405 65,775 56,256 9,519 70,456 59,532 10,924 December -910 66,918 56,636 10,282 71,094 59,902 11,192 2007 March 944 67,731 55,696 12,035 70,527 59,436 11,091 June -127 67,463 56,557 10,906 70,496 59,463 11,033 September -896 64,909 54,856 10,053 70,983 60,034 10,949 December -290 67,040 56,381 10,659 70,044 59,095 10,949 2008 March -2,643 62,835 52,922 9,913 73,028 60,472 12,556 June -898 65,870 55,420 10,450 70,628 59,280 11,348 September -1,421 62,754 53,110 9,644 70,763 59,698 11,065 December -3,377 58,085 50,080 8,005 73,432 62,050 11,382 2009 March -1,334 55,422 45,181 10,241 75,662 64,087 11,575 June -3,243 58,315 48,966 9,349 75,287 62,695 12,592 September -1,275 57,782 48,311 9,471 67,401 56,655 10,746 December -775 59,813 49,507 10,306 67,029 55,948 11,081 2010 March -1,476 58,799 49,685 9,114 66,136 55,546 10,590 June -505 62,099 53,326 8,773 60,424 51,146 9,278 September 1,651 65,158 54,410 10,748 59,969 50,872 9,097 December 973 64,522 53,548 10,974 65,131 55,130 10,001 2011 March -1,734 61,179 52,550 8,629 64,549 54,186 10,363 June 768 64,517 54,045 10,472 61,683 51,979 9,704 September 1,023 65,729 55,527 10,202 60,767 51,588 9,179 December -973 63,509 53,302 10,207 64,896 53,716 11,180 2012 March 627 66,830 56,214 10,616 62,341 52,352 9,989 June 164 64,144 54,324 9,820 62,919 53,263 9,656 September -1,105 62,040 52,631 9,409 65,156 54,642 10,514 December 487 64,704 54,136 10,568 62,264 52,183 10,081 2013 March -621 64,210 54,156 10,054 64,362 53,687 10,675 June 324 65,169 54,978 10,191 62,883 53,016 9,867 September 549 62,805 53,116 9,689 64,352 55,212 9,140 December 208 64,910 54,759 10,151 63,393 53,450 9,943 2014 March -120 64,839 54,892 9,947 64,424 54,357 10,067 June 351 66,562 56,583 9,979 62,961 53,333 9,628 September -389 63,827 54,208 9,619 65,245 55,237 10,008 December 692 67,607 57,144 10,463 62,804 53,033 9,771 2015 March -569 64,587 54,981 9,606 66,071 55,896 10,175 June 473 66,719 56,522 10,197 64,624 54,900 9,724 September 76 64,421 54,429 9,992 67,039 57,123 9,916 December 1,592 67,754 56,674 11,080 64,266 54,778 9,488 2016 March 3,531 67,709 56,997 10,712 63,254 56,073 7,181 June -6,473 63,897 55,683 8,214 71,888 57,201 14,687 September 1,072 66,146 55,099 11,047 66,931 56,956 9,975 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.