Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 657 42,195 35,931 6,264 39,603 33,996 5,607 December 19 41,454 35,567 5,887 40,224 34,356 5,868 1993 March 658 41,860 35,637 6,223 40,083 34,518 5,565 June 1,435 44,959 38,273 6,686 38,746 33,495 5,251 September 1,087 44,633 37,959 6,674 40,631 35,044 5,587 December 520 45,003 38,734 6,269 40,906 35,157 5,749 1994 March 435 44,694 38,582 6,112 40,843 35,166 5,677 June 1,568 46,761 39,724 7,037 40,902 35,433 5,469 September 1,519 47,642 40,384 7,258 41,929 36,190 5,739 December 777 46,524 39,729 6,795 43,655 37,637 6,018 1995 March 910 47,211 40,452 6,759 43,297 37,448 5,849 June 1,436 47,923 40,739 7,184 44,089 38,341 5,748 September 1,017 47,729 40,602 7,127 44,863 38,753 6,110 December 1,415 48,736 41,041 7,695 45,102 38,822 6,280 1996 March 492 48,626 41,448 7,178 45,859 39,173 6,686 June 1,647 49,457 41,996 7,461 45,167 39,353 5,814 September 1,197 49,315 41,388 7,927 47,671 40,941 6,730 December 1,245 51,577 43,524 8,053 46,175 39,367 6,808 1997 March 1,648 52,673 44,392 8,281 45,998 39,365 6,633 June 1,262 51,086 43,103 7,983 48,399 41,678 6,721 September 3,902 53,404 44,115 9,289 47,048 41,661 5,387 December -2,128 51,282 44,177 7,105 50,829 41,596 9,233 1998 March -2,072 49,854 43,166 6,688 50,176 41,416 8,760 June 4,992 54,714 43,151 11,563 48,439 41,868 6,571 September 628 53,437 44,782 8,655 50,608 42,581 8,027 December 810 54,477 45,666 8,811 49,638 41,637 8,001 1999 March 216 52,838 44,726 8,112 50,888 42,992 7,896 June -370 51,686 43,217 8,469 51,259 42,420 8,839 September 3,008 56,566 44,766 11,800 52,450 43,658 8,792 December 542 54,593 45,434 9,159 50,575 41,958 8,617 2000 March 453 55,328 45,615 9,713 53,337 44,077 9,260 June 308 54,151 45,146 9,005 53,409 44,712 8,697 September -96 52,874 43,682 9,192 54,143 44,855 9,288 December -256 53,230 44,497 8,733 53,848 44,859 8,989 2001 March -602 52,848 44,367 8,481 53,035 43,952 9,083 June -372 51,458 42,335 9,123 55,547 46,052 9,495 September -1,086 48,543 40,496 8,047 54,823 45,690 9,133 December -68 48,963 39,895 9,068 55,038 45,902 9,136 2002 March 359 50,336 40,978 9,358 52,542 43,543 8,999 June 5,725 55,674 41,584 14,090 52,142 43,777 8,365 September 424 52,392 43,673 8,719 51,421 43,126 8,295 December -2,013 51,269 42,399 8,870 56,146 45,263 10,883 2003 March 387 51,234 40,889 10,345 56,357 46,399 9,958 June -823 52,024 42,987 9,037 53,552 43,692 9,860 September 636 52,771 43,293 9,478 51,402 42,560 8,842 December 1,927 54,166 43,925 10,241 51,114 42,800 8,314 2004 March 387 53,521 44,229 9,292 52,643 43,738 8,905 June -835 55,519 45,815 9,704 53,286 42,747 10,539 September -1,056 52,621 44,282 8,339 52,808 43,413 9,395 December 1,362 55,219 45,039 10,180 52,095 43,277 8,818 2005 March 1,468 55,177 45,094 10,083 53,269 44,654 8,615 June -2,703 55,067 45,637 9,430 55,789 43,656 12,133 September 2,578 57,110 46,317 10,793 51,485 43,270 8,215 December 1,285 55,597 45,330 10,267 54,376 45,394 8,982 2006 March 1,600 57,258 46,801 10,457 52,432 43,575 8,857 June 879 56,512 46,103 10,409 54,873 45,343 9,530 September 240 56,604 46,621 9,983 55,373 45,630 9,743 December 7,567 63,427 47,114 16,313 54,598 45,852 8,746 2007 March 2,937 60,852 48,772 12,080 55,102 45,959 9,143 June 24 57,886 47,673 10,213 57,913 47,724 10,189 September 1,503 58,156 47,017 11,139 57,271 47,635 9,636 December 2,465 59,816 47,628 12,188 57,640 47,917 9,723 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.