Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Florida 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 1,181 85,730 67,860 17,870 92,205 75,516 16,689 December 6,030 100,802 80,493 20,309 76,268 61,989 14,279 1993 March -717 98,794 77,047 21,747 93,115 70,651 22,464 June 2,271 94,154 76,304 17,850 85,846 70,267 15,579 September 1,541 90,056 71,963 18,093 90,641 74,089 16,552 December 5,889 103,016 81,750 21,266 80,767 65,390 15,377 1994 March -2,128 99,402 78,348 21,054 97,485 74,303 23,182 June 1,452 95,676 76,865 18,811 88,834 71,475 17,359 September 2,081 91,947 73,586 18,361 92,073 75,793 16,280 December 6,078 102,983 81,977 21,006 82,681 67,753 14,928 1995 March -1,123 100,652 79,009 21,643 98,053 75,287 22,766 June 1,641 95,474 76,219 19,255 92,808 75,194 17,614 September -880 88,507 72,259 16,248 94,463 77,335 17,128 December 6,733 104,558 82,526 22,032 82,697 67,398 15,299 1996 March 3,221 106,861 79,219 27,642 100,583 76,162 24,421 June 729 98,791 79,361 19,430 95,226 76,525 18,701 September -50 92,717 74,571 18,146 95,822 77,626 18,196 December 12,505 113,376 84,703 28,673 83,975 67,807 16,168 1997 March -3,729 106,995 84,073 22,922 105,526 78,875 26,651 June 2,084 103,175 81,988 21,187 96,896 77,793 19,103 September 1,602 94,614 77,668 16,946 96,693 81,349 15,344 December -4,684 108,201 87,944 20,257 93,998 69,057 24,941 1998 March -7,865 102,935 80,383 22,552 106,903 76,486 30,417 June 18,279 112,754 81,263 31,491 87,397 74,185 13,212 September 4,131 96,337 77,591 18,746 94,562 79,947 14,615 December 5,264 114,180 89,231 24,949 89,563 69,878 19,685 1999 March -9,825 93,953 79,491 14,462 104,885 80,598 24,287 June -3,408 105,518 79,937 25,581 101,340 72,351 28,989 September -5,916 90,308 71,558 18,750 102,834 78,168 24,666 December 6,672 112,717 84,934 27,783 85,485 64,374 21,111 2000 March 849 109,546 79,592 29,954 106,812 77,707 29,105 June 642 109,150 85,926 23,224 99,389 76,807 22,582 September 7,780 102,940 77,836 25,104 97,741 80,417 17,324 December 10,153 113,542 85,736 27,806 92,340 74,687 17,653 2001 March -5,326 112,000 81,390 30,610 116,730 80,794 35,936 June 1,993 105,271 82,302 22,969 100,542 79,566 20,976 September -719 97,209 75,636 21,573 107,265 84,973 22,292 December 9,174 111,381 83,051 28,330 96,432 77,276 19,156 2002 March -5,572 106,725 81,250 25,475 113,447 82,400 31,047 June 3,016 108,473 83,131 25,342 100,532 78,206 22,326 September 3,765 102,337 78,496 23,841 102,744 82,668 20,076 December 11,374 120,110 88,473 31,637 96,180 75,917 20,263 2003 March -5,836 108,541 81,736 26,805 120,128 87,487 32,641 June -553 107,064 83,432 23,632 103,790 79,605 24,185 September 2,046 103,739 81,186 22,553 102,818 82,311 20,507 December 11,890 121,193 89,170 32,023 95,586 75,453 20,133 2004 March 2,938 122,028 87,280 34,748 115,412 83,602 31,810 June 5,368 116,617 88,350 28,267 102,249 79,350 22,899 September -1,120 102,068 77,916 24,152 112,824 87,552 25,272 December 13,269 132,632 96,982 35,650 93,894 71,513 22,381 2005 March -5,257 120,969 90,649 30,320 122,156 86,579 35,577 June 10,368 126,836 93,890 32,946 104,577 81,999 22,578 September 4,972 120,374 90,831 29,543 112,513 87,942 24,571 December 16,627 137,227 97,691 39,536 107,495 84,586 22,909 2006 March -6,737 127,571 96,817 30,754 129,776 92,285 37,491 June 4,057 127,642 96,246 31,396 119,235 91,896 27,339 September -2,292 111,652 86,154 25,498 124,599 96,809 27,790 December 13,789 135,558 96,363 39,195 116,915 91,509 25,406 2007 March -12,699 124,363 93,795 30,568 143,726 100,459 43,267 June 1,661 121,215 90,802 30,413 125,027 96,275 28,752 September -4,853 111,553 83,703 27,850 136,271 103,568 32,703 December 8,845 130,414 93,795 36,619 120,449 92,675 27,774 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.