Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Alaska 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 167 4,584 3,535 1,049 4,326 3,444 882 December 66 4,495 3,567 928 4,376 3,514 862 1993 March 64 4,440 3,436 1,004 4,520 3,580 940 June 36 4,624 3,634 990 4,539 3,585 954 September 119 4,882 3,797 1,085 4,430 3,464 966 December 251 4,869 3,745 1,124 4,474 3,601 873 1994 March -1 4,660 3,662 998 4,707 3,708 999 June 19 4,736 3,709 1,027 4,797 3,789 1,008 September 197 5,095 3,930 1,165 4,622 3,654 968 December 68 4,777 3,713 1,064 4,827 3,831 996 1995 March 121 4,745 3,677 1,068 4,852 3,905 947 June 40 4,900 3,901 999 4,758 3,799 959 September 140 5,035 3,910 1,125 4,854 3,869 985 December 12 4,929 3,868 1,061 4,887 3,838 1,049 1996 March 65 4,860 3,743 1,117 5,048 3,996 1,052 June 63 4,911 3,831 1,080 4,877 3,860 1,017 September 80 5,008 3,872 1,136 4,968 3,912 1,056 December 80 4,987 3,856 1,131 5,074 4,023 1,051 1997 March 49 5,023 3,917 1,106 5,041 3,984 1,057 June -69 5,052 3,979 1,073 4,970 3,828 1,142 September 50 5,151 4,012 1,139 5,045 3,956 1,089 December 29 5,157 4,061 1,096 5,032 3,965 1,067 1998 March 97 5,151 4,060 1,091 4,963 3,969 994 June -16 5,134 4,046 1,088 4,986 3,882 1,104 September 19 5,017 3,959 1,058 5,050 4,011 1,039 December 34 5,083 4,051 1,032 5,015 4,017 998 1999 March -65 4,994 3,892 1,102 5,304 4,137 1,167 June 110 5,028 3,953 1,075 5,048 4,083 965 September 19 5,073 3,988 1,085 5,127 4,061 1,066 December -8 5,151 4,081 1,070 5,145 4,067 1,078 2000 March 16 5,384 4,274 1,110 5,090 3,996 1,094 June 4 5,140 4,032 1,108 5,284 4,180 1,104 September -110 5,047 4,005 1,042 5,213 4,061 1,152 December -22 5,137 4,102 1,035 5,087 4,030 1,057 2001 March -52 5,128 4,076 1,052 5,112 4,008 1,104 June 132 5,132 4,020 1,112 4,950 3,970 980 September 34 5,047 3,945 1,102 5,231 4,163 1,068 December 41 5,134 4,000 1,134 5,134 4,041 1,093 2002 March 114 5,430 4,245 1,185 4,983 3,912 1,071 June 10 5,131 4,017 1,114 5,180 4,076 1,104 September 100 5,217 4,157 1,060 5,122 4,162 960 December 18 5,251 4,179 1,072 5,233 4,179 1,054 2003 March 63 5,281 4,195 1,086 5,286 4,263 1,023 June 127 5,249 4,128 1,121 5,224 4,230 994 September 109 5,340 4,228 1,112 5,181 4,178 1,003 December 46 5,267 4,165 1,102 5,266 4,210 1,056 2004 March 45 5,384 4,210 1,174 5,395 4,266 1,129 June -26 5,394 4,253 1,141 5,431 4,264 1,167 September -15 5,285 4,218 1,067 5,421 4,339 1,082 December 71 5,381 4,224 1,157 5,438 4,352 1,086 2005 March 12 5,425 4,306 1,119 5,416 4,309 1,107 June 111 5,316 4,165 1,151 5,500 4,460 1,040 September -43 5,502 4,403 1,099 5,442 4,300 1,142 December -23 5,355 4,215 1,140 5,650 4,487 1,163 2006 March 20 5,476 4,380 1,096 5,330 4,254 1,076 June 75 5,484 4,323 1,161 5,597 4,511 1,086 September -78 5,145 4,101 1,044 5,760 4,638 1,122 December -7 5,459 4,294 1,165 5,519 4,347 1,172 2007 March -72 5,410 4,358 1,052 5,434 4,310 1,124 June 155 5,402 4,252 1,150 5,577 4,582 995 September -142 5,147 4,129 1,018 5,644 4,484 1,160 December 9 5,396 4,278 1,118 5,402 4,293 1,109 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.