Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 274 5,870 4,365 1,505 6,002 4,771 1,231 June 53 6,405 5,200 1,205 5,017 3,865 1,152 September -247 5,526 4,467 1,059 5,963 4,657 1,306 December 182 6,228 4,991 1,237 5,160 4,105 1,055 2001 March -46 5,751 4,439 1,312 6,127 4,769 1,358 June 58 6,228 5,136 1,092 5,174 4,140 1,034 September -273 5,143 4,135 1,008 6,196 4,915 1,281 December 215 5,784 4,504 1,280 5,337 4,272 1,065 2002 March -235 5,415 4,230 1,185 6,120 4,700 1,420 June 82 5,721 4,719 1,002 4,869 3,949 920 September -140 4,874 3,928 946 5,861 4,775 1,086 December 298 5,668 4,441 1,227 5,114 4,185 929 2003 March -26 5,292 4,007 1,285 6,048 4,737 1,311 June 15 5,665 4,721 944 4,875 3,946 929 September 0 5,107 4,021 1,086 5,979 4,893 1,086 December 329 5,846 4,510 1,336 5,161 4,154 1,007 2004 March -196 5,496 4,332 1,164 6,016 4,656 1,360 June 10 5,922 4,907 1,015 4,995 3,990 1,005 September -112 5,200 4,092 1,108 5,999 4,779 1,220 December 498 6,036 4,645 1,391 5,068 4,175 893 2005 March -175 5,599 4,388 1,211 6,102 4,716 1,386 June 21 6,139 5,047 1,092 5,090 4,019 1,071 September -66 5,298 4,172 1,126 6,173 4,981 1,192 December 410 6,029 4,800 1,229 5,128 4,309 819 2006 March -86 5,217 4,045 1,172 5,818 4,560 1,258 June 33 6,340 5,230 1,110 5,288 4,211 1,077 September -237 5,373 4,277 1,096 6,445 5,112 1,333 December 389 6,192 4,853 1,339 5,243 4,293 950 2007 March -66 5,933 4,570 1,363 6,137 4,708 1,429 June 4 6,346 5,223 1,123 5,237 4,118 1,119 September -400 5,333 4,303 1,030 6,617 5,187 1,430 December 271 6,321 5,016 1,305 5,190 4,156 1,034 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.