Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 186 13,138 11,023 2,115 13,731 11,802 1,929 December 393 13,703 11,463 2,240 13,187 11,340 1,847 1993 March -357 13,662 11,313 2,349 14,583 11,877 2,706 June 524 16,326 13,919 2,407 11,466 9,583 1,883 September 236 13,853 11,695 2,158 13,672 11,750 1,922 December 509 14,266 11,922 2,344 13,190 11,355 1,835 1994 March -172 14,059 11,798 2,261 14,646 12,213 2,433 June 96 16,294 14,102 2,192 12,090 9,994 2,096 September 313 14,549 12,388 2,161 14,266 12,418 1,848 December 164 14,057 12,111 1,946 14,083 12,301 1,782 1995 March -250 14,219 12,074 2,145 15,093 12,698 2,395 June 761 16,954 14,214 2,740 12,589 10,610 1,979 September 410 14,415 12,200 2,215 14,741 12,936 1,805 December -28 13,819 11,998 1,821 14,693 12,844 1,849 1996 March -114 14,626 12,127 2,499 15,489 12,876 2,613 June 628 16,956 14,586 2,370 12,748 11,006 1,742 September 338 14,390 12,213 2,177 15,191 13,352 1,839 December 5 13,992 12,040 1,952 14,886 12,939 1,947 1997 March -39 14,962 12,319 2,643 15,825 13,143 2,682 June 459 17,005 14,675 2,330 13,033 11,162 1,871 September 793 15,495 12,729 2,766 15,465 13,492 1,973 December 15 14,894 12,908 1,986 14,958 12,987 1,971 1998 March -727 14,912 12,550 2,362 16,536 13,447 3,089 June 500 17,434 14,947 2,487 13,367 11,380 1,987 September 215 14,720 12,300 2,420 16,129 13,924 2,205 December 342 15,310 12,854 2,456 15,071 12,957 2,114 1999 March -375 15,712 12,854 2,858 16,514 13,281 3,233 June 602 17,685 15,100 2,585 13,688 11,705 1,983 September 197 15,340 12,974 2,366 15,989 13,820 2,169 December 389 15,322 12,889 2,433 15,362 13,318 2,044 2000 March -768 15,515 13,115 2,400 16,774 13,606 3,168 June 357 17,143 14,703 2,440 13,898 11,815 2,083 September 136 14,610 12,291 2,319 16,624 14,441 2,183 December 240 14,623 12,142 2,481 15,953 13,712 2,241 2001 March -958 14,751 12,409 2,342 16,967 13,667 3,300 June 342 16,163 13,885 2,278 13,991 12,055 1,936 September -35 14,063 11,856 2,207 16,296 14,054 2,242 December 76 13,933 11,718 2,215 15,396 13,257 2,139 2002 March -407 14,716 12,160 2,556 16,083 13,120 2,963 June 334 16,711 14,371 2,340 13,275 11,269 2,006 September 182 14,137 11,837 2,300 16,021 13,903 2,118 December 114 13,940 11,707 2,233 15,147 13,028 2,119 2003 March -525 14,499 11,924 2,575 16,637 13,537 3,100 June 367 16,382 14,067 2,315 13,402 11,454 1,948 September 391 14,596 12,331 2,265 15,230 13,356 1,874 December 348 14,617 12,320 2,297 14,768 12,819 1,949 2004 March -525 15,091 12,561 2,530 16,910 13,855 3,055 June 490 16,657 14,221 2,436 13,684 11,738 1,946 September 41 14,975 12,682 2,293 15,880 13,628 2,252 December 276 14,889 12,527 2,362 15,083 12,997 2,086 2005 March -472 15,220 12,667 2,553 16,739 13,714 3,025 June 246 16,843 14,451 2,392 14,038 11,892 2,146 September -1,392 14,650 12,392 2,258 17,888 14,238 3,650 December 915 16,939 13,589 3,350 15,517 13,082 2,435 2006 March 39 16,936 13,893 3,043 16,492 13,488 3,004 June 843 17,967 15,135 2,832 14,424 12,435 1,989 September 201 15,583 13,194 2,389 16,617 14,429 2,188 December 489 15,867 13,263 2,604 15,623 13,508 2,115 2007 March -585 16,178 13,601 2,577 17,155 13,993 3,162 June 279 17,101 14,643 2,458 14,814 12,635 2,179 September -19 14,940 12,661 2,279 16,786 14,488 2,298 December 471 15,569 13,005 2,564 15,882 13,789 2,093 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.