Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Arizona 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 750 24,622 19,783 4,839 22,217 18,128 4,089 December -2,244 23,158 19,539 3,619 24,114 18,251 5,863 1993 March 2,999 25,792 19,982 5,810 21,088 18,277 2,811 June 932 25,599 21,099 4,500 22,139 18,571 3,568 September 715 25,766 21,296 4,470 22,625 18,870 3,755 December -189 25,217 21,729 3,488 22,538 18,861 3,677 1994 March 1,236 26,400 21,792 4,608 22,113 18,741 3,372 June 1,306 27,472 22,359 5,113 22,892 19,085 3,807 September 610 27,206 22,333 4,873 24,017 19,754 4,263 December 261 26,744 22,357 4,387 24,189 20,063 4,126 1995 March 740 27,679 22,791 4,888 24,286 20,138 4,148 June 1,631 28,015 22,472 5,543 24,855 20,943 3,912 September 916 27,848 22,860 4,988 24,838 20,766 4,072 December 748 28,269 23,260 5,009 25,328 21,067 4,261 1996 March 1,032 28,490 23,139 5,351 25,050 20,731 4,319 June 887 27,977 22,845 5,132 25,807 21,562 4,245 September 1,111 28,650 23,454 5,196 25,377 21,292 4,085 December 46 27,924 23,375 4,549 26,106 21,603 4,503 1997 March 445 28,503 23,692 4,811 25,801 21,435 4,366 June 925 28,466 23,126 5,340 26,314 21,899 4,415 September 992 29,585 24,156 5,429 25,900 21,463 4,437 December 491 29,134 24,192 4,942 26,183 21,732 4,451 1998 March 414 29,338 24,307 5,031 26,584 21,967 4,617 June 549 29,917 24,644 5,273 26,552 21,828 4,724 September -70 28,904 24,311 4,593 27,111 22,448 4,663 December -469 29,254 24,428 4,826 27,278 21,983 5,295 1999 March -943 28,240 23,574 4,666 28,025 22,416 5,609 June 1,367 29,916 23,872 6,044 26,718 22,041 4,677 September 247 29,466 24,233 5,233 27,175 22,189 4,986 December 674 30,489 24,300 6,189 27,849 22,334 5,515 2000 March 930 30,498 24,106 6,392 28,465 23,003 5,462 June 185 30,137 24,712 5,425 28,207 22,967 5,240 September 193 30,422 24,252 6,170 29,051 23,074 5,977 December 721 30,954 24,502 6,452 28,944 23,213 5,731 2001 March -5 30,265 24,350 5,915 29,691 23,771 5,920 June -786 29,003 23,773 5,230 29,697 23,681 6,016 September 274 28,879 22,749 6,130 29,593 23,737 5,856 December -472 28,176 21,975 6,201 31,168 24,495 6,673 2002 March 730 29,868 23,349 6,519 28,824 23,035 5,789 June 462 29,452 23,205 6,247 29,258 23,473 5,785 September 332 29,670 23,464 6,206 28,996 23,122 5,874 December 1,047 29,946 23,485 6,461 28,667 23,253 5,414 2003 March -379 29,329 23,648 5,681 29,244 23,184 6,060 June -1,404 27,786 23,335 4,451 28,560 22,705 5,855 September 1,421 31,238 23,843 7,395 28,713 22,739 5,974 December 376 30,464 24,432 6,032 28,200 22,544 5,656 2004 March -282 30,348 24,888 5,460 28,190 22,448 5,742 June -830 30,112 24,933 5,179 28,275 22,266 6,009 September 744 30,880 24,679 6,201 28,034 22,577 5,457 December 2,157 32,598 25,224 7,374 27,877 22,660 5,217 2005 March 1,054 32,404 25,727 6,677 28,880 23,257 5,623 June 1,757 34,142 25,966 8,176 29,614 23,195 6,419 September 1,945 35,293 27,265 8,028 29,391 23,308 6,083 December 1,800 34,580 26,369 8,211 31,243 24,832 6,411 2006 March 2,389 36,841 27,995 8,846 31,034 24,577 6,457 June 1,304 35,933 27,612 8,321 32,534 25,517 7,017 September 527 35,243 27,801 7,442 33,248 26,333 6,915 December 970 35,832 27,606 8,226 33,662 26,406 7,256 2007 March -398 35,033 27,542 7,491 34,584 26,695 7,889 June -429 35,014 27,094 7,920 35,842 27,493 8,349 September -588 33,900 26,552 7,348 35,521 27,585 7,936 December 582 35,046 26,295 8,751 36,677 28,508 8,169 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.