Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Hawaii 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 85 7,469 5,846 1,623 8,228 6,690 1,538 December -5 7,706 6,349 1,357 7,718 6,356 1,362 1993 March 196 7,890 6,424 1,466 7,660 6,390 1,270 June 313 7,610 6,123 1,487 7,898 6,724 1,174 September -287 7,282 6,047 1,235 8,182 6,660 1,522 December 121 7,503 6,117 1,386 7,867 6,602 1,265 1994 March -148 7,404 6,150 1,254 7,837 6,435 1,402 June 312 7,754 6,211 1,543 7,687 6,456 1,231 September -44 7,389 6,166 1,223 7,690 6,423 1,267 December -47 7,313 6,044 1,269 7,921 6,605 1,316 1995 March 175 7,458 6,095 1,363 7,689 6,501 1,188 June -168 7,145 6,028 1,117 7,762 6,477 1,285 September -171 7,028 5,934 1,094 7,804 6,539 1,265 December -67 7,226 6,012 1,214 7,606 6,325 1,281 1996 March 283 7,250 5,987 1,263 7,205 6,225 980 June -531 7,021 5,882 1,139 8,029 6,359 1,670 September 79 7,483 6,200 1,283 7,175 5,971 1,204 December -104 7,099 5,935 1,164 7,588 6,320 1,268 1997 March 208 7,169 5,969 1,200 7,171 6,179 992 June -233 6,930 5,866 1,064 7,502 6,205 1,297 September 265 7,425 6,118 1,307 7,182 6,140 1,042 December -407 7,407 6,206 1,201 7,670 6,062 1,608 1998 March -124 7,120 5,968 1,152 7,528 6,252 1,276 June 285 7,392 5,966 1,426 7,367 6,226 1,141 September 8 7,278 6,023 1,255 7,398 6,151 1,247 December -129 6,920 5,922 998 7,305 6,178 1,127 1999 March -61 7,250 6,125 1,125 7,134 5,948 1,186 June -40 7,486 6,223 1,263 7,168 5,865 1,303 September -120 7,327 6,180 1,147 7,203 5,936 1,267 December 155 7,570 6,335 1,235 6,957 5,877 1,080 2000 March 249 7,624 6,284 1,340 7,304 6,213 1,091 June 188 7,727 6,481 1,246 7,225 6,167 1,058 September -10 7,762 6,532 1,230 7,394 6,154 1,240 December 103 7,709 6,440 1,269 7,419 6,253 1,166 2001 March -225 7,529 6,387 1,142 7,688 6,321 1,367 June 353 7,852 6,272 1,580 7,406 6,179 1,227 September 13 7,496 6,256 1,240 7,658 6,431 1,227 December -140 6,699 5,499 1,200 8,685 7,345 1,340 2002 March 25 7,750 6,515 1,235 7,188 5,978 1,210 June 28 7,756 6,592 1,164 7,237 6,101 1,136 September 41 7,740 6,557 1,183 7,121 5,979 1,142 December 141 7,711 6,514 1,197 7,214 6,158 1,056 2003 March 23 7,874 6,668 1,206 7,355 6,172 1,183 June -11 7,527 6,348 1,179 7,529 6,339 1,190 September 223 7,937 6,640 1,297 7,259 6,185 1,074 December 179 7,976 6,680 1,296 7,315 6,198 1,117 2004 March 39 8,018 6,792 1,226 7,470 6,283 1,187 June 37 8,089 6,897 1,192 7,332 6,177 1,155 September 164 8,183 6,849 1,334 7,542 6,372 1,170 December 273 8,271 6,887 1,384 7,398 6,287 1,111 2005 March 16 8,030 6,798 1,232 7,824 6,608 1,216 June -1 8,272 7,005 1,267 7,891 6,623 1,268 September 320 8,611 7,201 1,410 7,571 6,481 1,090 December 233 8,283 6,876 1,407 8,041 6,867 1,174 2006 March -4 8,322 7,000 1,322 8,153 6,827 1,326 June 180 8,426 7,087 1,339 7,804 6,645 1,159 September 96 8,257 6,947 1,310 8,057 6,843 1,214 December 143 8,343 6,928 1,415 8,174 6,902 1,272 2007 March -224 8,162 6,931 1,231 8,305 6,850 1,455 June -228 8,504 7,200 1,304 8,650 7,118 1,532 September -459 8,070 6,924 1,146 8,881 7,276 1,605 December -77 8,483 7,090 1,393 8,474 7,004 1,470 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.