Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Missouri 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 1,418 35,205 28,405 6,800 33,129 27,747 5,382 December 60 34,789 28,534 6,255 34,399 28,204 6,195 1993 March 205 34,833 28,596 6,237 33,780 27,748 6,032 June 216 35,901 29,738 6,163 32,636 26,689 5,947 September 1,140 36,949 29,828 7,121 33,529 27,548 5,981 December 1,167 37,250 30,388 6,862 33,777 28,082 5,695 1994 March -226 36,242 30,116 6,126 34,306 27,954 6,352 June 463 36,750 30,483 6,267 33,596 27,792 5,804 September 843 38,188 30,893 7,295 34,965 28,513 6,452 December 1,027 37,349 30,274 7,075 35,477 29,429 6,048 1995 March -240 36,458 30,296 6,162 35,995 29,593 6,402 June -242 35,721 29,654 6,067 36,117 29,808 6,309 September -695 37,277 30,790 6,487 36,081 28,899 7,182 December -530 37,014 30,121 6,893 37,012 29,589 7,423 1996 March 1,204 37,825 29,951 7,874 36,003 29,333 6,670 June 614 37,260 29,987 7,273 36,460 29,801 6,659 September 224 38,161 30,647 7,514 37,133 29,843 7,290 December 155 38,106 30,735 7,371 37,055 29,839 7,216 1997 March 3,597 39,583 31,133 8,450 34,895 30,042 4,853 June -913 36,894 31,417 5,477 36,933 30,543 6,390 September 1,002 37,697 31,957 5,740 35,402 30,664 4,738 December 697 38,684 31,703 6,981 37,659 31,375 6,284 1998 March 832 38,298 32,020 6,278 36,855 31,409 5,446 June 856 39,143 32,831 6,312 36,107 30,651 5,456 September -159 38,094 32,342 5,752 37,513 31,602 5,911 December -71 38,613 33,019 5,594 36,825 31,160 5,665 1999 March 509 38,527 32,422 6,105 37,209 31,613 5,596 June 143 38,909 32,775 6,134 37,581 31,590 5,991 September 737 39,065 32,643 6,422 38,156 32,471 5,685 December 1,417 40,138 34,009 6,129 36,208 31,496 4,712 2000 March -1,491 37,277 32,480 4,797 38,739 32,451 6,288 June -193 37,694 32,174 5,520 38,417 32,704 5,713 September -369 37,925 31,861 6,064 38,831 32,398 6,433 December -895 36,135 30,712 5,423 39,685 33,367 6,318 2001 March 207 37,803 31,971 5,832 36,559 30,934 5,625 June 70 36,486 30,824 5,662 37,898 32,306 5,592 September -776 35,222 29,845 5,377 38,582 32,429 6,153 December -1,119 35,119 30,278 4,841 37,103 31,143 5,960 2002 March 1,074 35,890 29,225 6,665 37,335 31,744 5,591 June 107 36,414 30,310 6,104 36,989 30,992 5,997 September 760 36,364 30,355 6,009 36,274 31,025 5,249 December -15 35,693 29,865 5,828 36,920 31,077 5,843 2003 March -19 34,525 28,750 5,775 37,456 31,662 5,794 June -375 36,053 30,083 5,970 36,901 30,556 6,345 September -177 35,826 30,534 5,292 35,693 30,224 5,469 December 288 35,879 30,268 5,611 36,299 30,976 5,323 2004 March 406 37,154 30,963 6,191 36,007 30,222 5,785 June 166 36,887 30,898 5,989 36,501 30,678 5,823 September 425 36,719 31,025 5,694 35,952 30,683 5,269 December 1,016 36,428 31,209 5,219 34,160 29,957 4,203 2005 March -206 38,449 32,103 6,346 38,024 31,472 6,552 June 39 36,351 30,700 5,651 37,225 31,613 5,612 September 971 37,566 31,300 6,266 36,345 31,050 5,295 December 740 38,022 31,519 6,503 37,013 31,250 5,763 2006 March -230 37,817 32,130 5,687 36,119 30,202 5,917 June 1,328 37,807 31,042 6,765 37,732 32,295 5,437 September 88 35,996 30,494 5,502 37,497 32,083 5,414 December 2,256 37,979 31,023 6,956 36,514 31,814 4,700 2007 March -1,416 37,025 32,070 4,955 37,234 30,863 6,371 June 207 36,301 30,952 5,349 37,138 31,996 5,142 September -99 36,104 30,285 5,819 38,199 32,281 5,918 December -488 36,099 30,798 5,301 37,771 31,982 5,789 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.