Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 2 Jobs (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 6 285 236 49 301 258 43 December 8 298 244 54 281 235 46 1993 March -10 283 229 54 327 263 64 June 23 354 291 63 241 201 40 September 11 298 247 51 298 258 40 December 8 312 259 53 283 238 45 1994 March -14 290 239 51 336 271 65 June 24 368 302 66 250 208 42 September 10 311 259 52 310 268 42 December 6 320 266 54 297 249 48 1995 March -11 302 249 53 341 277 64 June 23 367 302 65 264 222 42 September 4 308 258 50 324 278 46 December 8 326 269 57 305 256 49 1996 March -13 307 252 55 348 280 68 June 23 375 308 67 267 223 44 September 6 314 262 52 329 283 46 December 10 338 278 60 307 257 50 1997 March -12 318 261 57 353 284 69 June 22 383 316 67 274 229 45 September 6 323 270 53 333 286 47 December 6 342 282 60 317 263 54 1998 March -13 320 260 60 363 290 73 June 31 396 322 74 271 228 43 September 4 323 270 53 344 295 49 December 7 348 289 59 316 264 52 1999 March -16 323 265 58 371 297 74 June 21 395 325 70 285 236 49 September 2 329 274 55 352 299 53 December 12 360 295 65 320 267 53 2000 March -14 335 273 62 380 304 76 June 22 399 330 69 292 245 47 September 2 333 277 56 361 307 54 December 8 352 289 63 333 278 55 2001 March -19 327 268 59 383 305 78 June 20 390 322 68 295 247 48 September -3 314 261 53 373 317 56 December 9 336 273 63 337 283 54 2002 March -20 314 256 58 383 305 78 June 22 384 314 70 291 243 48 September 4 322 267 55 356 305 51 December 9 339 276 63 333 279 54 2003 March -20 310 251 59 393 314 79 June 20 385 317 68 289 241 48 September 3 324 270 54 352 301 51 December 12 347 282 65 327 274 53 2004 March -18 326 266 60 383 305 78 June 22 397 327 70 287 239 48 September 3 329 272 57 359 305 54 December 17 361 292 69 329 277 52 2005 March -21 331 269 62 398 315 83 June 26 409 334 75 296 247 49 September 7 345 284 61 363 309 54 December 16 365 294 71 345 290 55 2006 March -18 348 283 65 395 312 83 June 23 413 339 74 307 256 51 September 0 338 281 57 379 322 57 December 14 371 298 73 351 292 59 2007 March -23 348 283 65 411 323 88 June 18 412 339 73 316 261 55 September 2 340 280 60 390 332 58 December 10 370 299 71 359 298 61 2008 March -32 333 272 61 427 334 93 June 12 395 323 72 332 272 60 September -5 320 263 57 395 333 62 December -2 327 259 68 389 319 70 2009 March -45 281 223 58 458 355 103 June 12 359 287 72 326 266 60 September -11 295 241 54 381 316 65 December 9 331 259 72 344 281 63 2010 March -34 298 239 59 405 312 93 June 22 387 313 74 286 234 52 September 0 315 258 57 354 297 57 December 12 346 275 71 326 267 59 2011 March -26 317 257 60 386 300 86 June 19 391 318 73 286 232 54 September 5 332 273 59 348 294 54 December 10 347 278 69 330 271 59 2012 March -18 336 271 65 379 296 83 June 21 397 325 72 289 238 51 September 1 324 268 56 359 304 55 December 15 358 287 71 324 268 56 2013 March -24 331 270 61 389 304 85 June 20 405 334 71 290 239 51 September 6 338 279 59 358 305 53 December 12 361 292 69 335 278 57 2014 March -22 338 277 61 392 309 83 June 20 417 345 72 298 246 52 September 5 342 285 57 364 312 52 December 13 375 306 69 335 279 56 2015 March -21 345 282 63 403 319 84 June 19 420 348 72 305 252 53 September 3 346 289 57 376 322 54 December 16 387 313 74 348 290 58 2016 March -21 345 286 59 398 318 80 June 18 416 343 73 320 265 55 September 3 354 295 59 379 323 56 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.