Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Ohio 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 442 57,814 48,354 9,460 61,455 52,437 9,018 December -1 61,570 51,733 9,837 58,820 48,982 9,838 1993 March -104 58,351 43,334 15,017 71,133 56,012 15,121 June 4,851 77,373 63,379 13,994 49,175 40,032 9,143 September 1,521 62,708 52,805 9,903 62,403 54,021 8,382 December 4,107 66,353 56,473 9,880 57,449 51,676 5,773 1994 March 2,571 58,750 48,404 10,346 68,064 60,289 7,775 June 1,455 79,369 68,129 11,240 54,281 44,496 9,785 September -3,861 63,462 54,448 9,014 69,237 56,362 12,875 December 1,455 69,629 57,120 12,509 64,780 53,726 11,054 1995 March -2,290 61,454 51,235 10,219 73,991 61,482 12,509 June 6,460 80,983 66,890 14,093 53,634 46,001 7,633 September 441 64,210 54,985 9,225 68,783 59,999 8,784 December -845 66,682 57,114 9,568 66,150 55,737 10,413 1996 March -2,529 62,240 51,302 10,938 76,154 62,687 13,467 June 5,751 81,627 67,390 14,237 56,521 48,035 8,486 September 556 65,516 55,501 10,015 70,590 61,131 9,459 December -339 69,389 59,161 10,228 67,186 56,619 10,567 1997 March -2,675 62,474 52,176 10,298 76,835 63,862 12,973 June 5,133 81,405 68,506 12,899 56,408 48,642 7,766 September -77 65,743 56,374 9,369 71,519 62,073 9,446 December -1,042 71,016 60,545 10,471 68,024 56,511 11,513 1998 March -3,342 62,962 52,555 10,407 77,851 64,102 13,749 June 5,788 83,839 69,146 14,693 57,868 48,963 8,905 September 472 65,897 55,667 10,230 73,337 63,579 9,758 December -320 71,614 61,825 9,789 66,270 56,161 10,109 1999 March -4,281 61,882 51,547 10,335 81,881 67,265 14,616 June 4,565 80,549 68,048 12,501 56,070 48,134 7,936 September 1,426 70,726 59,630 11,096 74,225 64,555 9,670 December -257 72,708 62,996 9,712 67,858 57,889 9,969 2000 March -3,118 64,055 53,922 10,133 80,276 67,025 13,251 June 4,226 82,769 69,637 13,132 61,281 52,375 8,906 September -862 63,483 54,623 8,860 76,391 66,669 9,722 December -1,075 69,575 59,913 9,662 70,117 59,380 10,737 2001 March -3,134 61,763 51,709 10,054 79,989 66,801 13,188 June 3,943 80,462 67,364 13,098 62,131 52,976 9,155 September -1,022 61,329 51,971 9,358 77,973 67,593 10,380 December -1,316 66,548 56,908 9,640 70,878 59,922 10,956 2002 March -3,231 59,715 48,907 10,808 81,552 67,513 14,039 June 4,121 80,059 66,447 13,612 60,327 50,836 9,491 September -102 62,831 53,617 9,214 73,120 63,804 9,316 December -191 67,373 57,306 10,067 68,598 58,340 10,258 2003 March -5,457 57,409 48,137 9,272 82,252 67,523 14,729 June 4,634 80,299 66,666 13,633 58,214 49,215 8,999 September 610 62,728 53,526 9,202 71,432 62,840 8,592 December -496 67,491 57,629 9,862 68,199 57,841 10,358 2004 March -4,138 59,613 50,012 9,601 79,582 65,843 13,739 June 4,827 81,422 68,070 13,352 57,499 48,974 8,525 September -621 62,970 53,817 9,153 72,555 62,781 9,774 December 170 68,534 58,106 10,428 67,797 57,539 10,258 2005 March -4,813 58,777 49,014 9,763 81,199 66,623 14,576 June 4,940 81,608 67,514 14,094 57,781 48,627 9,154 September 819 62,740 53,430 9,310 71,720 63,229 8,491 December -1,133 66,957 57,691 9,266 69,331 58,932 10,399 2006 March -2,613 62,327 50,370 11,957 80,103 65,533 14,570 June 2,863 78,485 66,782 11,703 58,705 49,865 8,840 September -1,403 60,879 52,716 8,163 73,414 63,848 9,566 December -1,020 67,379 57,432 9,947 69,492 58,525 10,967 2007 March -3,114 58,835 47,971 10,864 80,189 66,211 13,978 June 4,287 79,785 66,665 13,120 57,707 48,874 8,833 September -861 59,696 51,193 8,503 73,415 64,051 9,364 December -459 67,078 56,969 10,109 67,918 57,350 10,568 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.