Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 224 4,325 3,386 939 4,717 4,002 715 December -712 3,656 3,045 611 5,347 4,024 1,323 1993 March -196 3,741 2,995 746 4,469 3,527 942 June 1,064 6,471 4,784 1,687 3,160 2,537 623 September 188 4,608 3,637 971 4,809 4,026 783 December -600 3,937 3,197 740 5,463 4,123 1,340 1994 March -259 3,934 3,192 742 4,654 3,653 1,001 June 1,092 6,633 4,883 1,750 3,339 2,681 658 September 257 4,807 3,765 1,042 5,032 4,247 785 December -828 3,871 3,170 701 5,915 4,386 1,529 1995 March -155 3,999 3,205 794 4,797 3,848 949 June 1,076 6,838 5,136 1,702 3,314 2,688 626 September 208 4,753 3,746 1,007 5,295 4,496 799 December -911 4,001 3,302 699 6,004 4,394 1,610 1996 March -224 4,093 3,263 830 4,991 3,937 1,054 June 1,176 6,884 5,044 1,840 3,395 2,731 664 September 160 4,725 3,709 1,016 5,402 4,546 856 December -867 4,037 3,292 745 6,218 4,606 1,612 1997 March -237 4,237 3,415 822 4,984 3,925 1,059 June 1,082 7,066 5,238 1,828 3,455 2,709 746 September 136 4,862 3,843 1,019 5,480 4,597 883 December -915 4,189 3,467 722 6,177 4,540 1,637 1998 March -185 4,350 3,539 811 4,907 3,911 996 June 1,133 7,181 5,327 1,854 3,468 2,747 721 September 105 4,740 3,793 947 5,503 4,661 842 December -851 4,138 3,458 680 6,130 4,599 1,531 1999 March -350 4,212 3,393 819 5,245 4,076 1,169 June 1,201 7,035 5,204 1,831 3,519 2,889 630 September 107 4,791 3,820 971 5,584 4,720 864 December -949 4,189 3,484 705 6,311 4,657 1,654 2000 March -271 4,551 3,726 825 5,033 3,937 1,096 June 1,167 7,196 5,308 1,888 3,679 2,958 721 September -2 4,769 3,837 932 5,654 4,720 934 December -940 4,184 3,502 682 6,236 4,614 1,622 2001 March -324 4,335 3,553 782 5,055 3,949 1,106 June 1,254 7,186 5,292 1,894 3,449 2,809 640 September 120 4,765 3,779 986 5,704 4,838 866 December -930 4,162 3,415 747 6,304 4,627 1,677 2002 March -192 4,582 3,701 881 4,927 3,854 1,073 June 1,176 7,186 5,289 1,897 3,605 2,884 721 September 170 4,930 3,982 948 5,615 4,837 778 December -912 4,274 3,568 706 6,403 4,785 1,618 2003 March -218 4,464 3,657 807 5,225 4,200 1,025 June 1,261 7,345 5,435 1,910 3,642 2,993 649 September 182 5,045 4,050 995 5,668 4,855 813 December -895 4,282 3,556 726 6,441 4,820 1,621 2004 March -258 4,543 3,670 873 5,334 4,203 1,131 June 1,181 7,542 5,599 1,943 3,779 3,017 762 September 78 4,996 4,041 955 5,919 5,042 877 December -905 4,368 3,606 762 6,650 4,983 1,667 2005 March -277 4,586 3,754 832 5,355 4,246 1,109 June 1,281 7,444 5,484 1,960 3,835 3,156 679 September 57 5,201 4,218 983 5,923 4,997 926 December -1,033 4,349 3,598 751 6,922 5,138 1,784 2006 March -263 4,633 3,818 815 5,269 4,191 1,078 June 1,269 7,669 5,691 1,978 3,901 3,192 709 September 24 4,863 3,929 934 6,300 5,390 910 December -1,032 4,433 3,666 767 6,776 4,977 1,799 2007 March -344 4,581 3,799 782 5,373 4,247 1,126 June 1,314 7,550 5,590 1,960 3,896 3,250 646 September -34 4,853 3,946 907 6,145 5,204 941 December -967 4,395 3,657 738 6,611 4,906 1,705 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.