Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Mississippi 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 84 13,716 11,524 2,192 13,220 11,112 2,108 December 323 14,335 11,962 2,373 13,273 11,223 2,050 1993 March 152 13,921 11,707 2,214 13,490 11,428 2,062 June 177 14,777 12,441 2,336 12,948 10,789 2,159 September 136 14,463 12,226 2,237 13,164 11,063 2,101 December 446 14,924 12,441 2,483 13,274 11,237 2,037 1994 March 277 14,340 12,209 2,131 13,605 11,751 1,854 June -276 14,732 12,604 2,128 13,656 11,252 2,404 September 220 15,191 12,951 2,240 13,712 11,692 2,020 December 83 14,699 12,638 2,061 14,152 12,174 1,978 1995 March 197 14,516 12,494 2,022 14,043 12,218 1,825 June 391 15,365 12,705 2,660 14,215 11,946 2,269 September 323 15,050 12,754 2,296 14,153 12,180 1,973 December -123 14,449 12,520 1,929 14,763 12,711 2,052 1996 March 363 14,904 12,549 2,355 14,381 12,389 1,992 June 303 15,338 13,037 2,301 14,390 12,392 1,998 September 247 15,025 12,768 2,257 14,582 12,572 2,010 December -93 14,632 12,564 2,068 14,966 12,805 2,161 1997 March 447 15,239 12,748 2,491 14,690 12,646 2,044 June 116 15,379 13,117 2,262 14,713 12,567 2,146 September 711 16,174 13,307 2,867 14,859 12,703 2,156 December -84 15,574 13,470 2,104 15,041 12,853 2,188 1998 March -128 15,213 12,987 2,226 15,293 12,939 2,354 June 135 15,774 13,360 2,414 15,092 12,813 2,279 September 98 15,367 12,859 2,508 15,520 13,110 2,410 December 255 16,015 13,414 2,601 15,169 12,823 2,346 1999 March 230 15,996 13,302 2,694 15,243 12,779 2,464 June 235 16,005 13,496 2,509 15,453 13,179 2,274 September 82 16,015 13,563 2,452 15,382 13,012 2,370 December 308 16,027 13,450 2,577 15,449 13,180 2,269 2000 March -153 15,834 13,572 2,262 15,507 13,092 2,415 June -21 15,510 13,142 2,368 15,691 13,302 2,389 September 18 15,253 12,849 2,404 15,983 13,597 2,386 December 141 15,299 12,671 2,628 16,057 13,570 2,487 2001 March -308 15,048 12,841 2,207 15,666 13,151 2,515 June -9 14,621 12,410 2,211 15,793 13,573 2,220 September -162 14,683 12,395 2,288 15,683 13,233 2,450 December -28 14,574 12,228 2,346 15,494 13,120 2,374 2002 March 151 14,992 12,583 2,409 14,882 12,624 2,258 June -29 15,116 12,845 2,271 14,988 12,688 2,300 September 69 14,759 12,375 2,384 15,405 13,090 2,315 December 13 14,582 12,217 2,365 15,245 12,893 2,352 2003 March 64 14,766 12,339 2,427 15,388 13,025 2,363 June 13 14,820 12,573 2,247 15,130 12,896 2,234 September 300 15,239 12,891 2,348 14,623 12,575 2,048 December 270 15,289 12,856 2,433 14,849 12,686 2,163 2004 March 57 15,383 12,998 2,385 15,659 13,331 2,328 June 133 15,076 12,711 2,365 15,448 13,216 2,232 September -84 15,635 13,258 2,377 15,292 12,831 2,461 December 187 15,574 13,072 2,502 15,177 12,862 2,315 2005 March 100 15,514 13,108 2,406 15,502 13,196 2,306 June -139 15,238 12,916 2,322 15,850 13,389 2,461 September -1,648 15,296 12,955 2,341 17,395 13,406 3,989 December 845 17,729 14,181 3,548 15,650 12,947 2,703 2006 March 578 17,245 14,377 2,868 15,268 12,978 2,290 June 468 16,277 13,528 2,749 16,281 14,000 2,281 September 85 16,269 13,793 2,476 15,977 13,586 2,391 December 410 16,598 13,840 2,758 15,716 13,368 2,348 2007 March 19 16,504 14,075 2,429 15,874 13,464 2,410 June -101 15,517 13,128 2,389 16,687 14,197 2,490 September -146 15,598 13,235 2,363 16,170 13,661 2,509 December 375 16,253 13,545 2,708 15,978 13,645 2,333 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.