Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Arkansas 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 133 14,659 12,260 2,399 14,048 11,782 2,266 December -101 14,604 12,480 2,124 14,071 11,846 2,225 1993 March 603 15,117 12,520 2,597 14,027 12,033 1,994 June 368 15,706 13,231 2,475 13,525 11,418 2,107 September 609 16,031 13,164 2,867 14,140 11,882 2,258 December -174 15,052 13,113 1,939 14,226 12,113 2,113 1994 March 635 15,105 12,674 2,431 14,446 12,650 1,796 June 380 16,263 13,508 2,755 14,075 11,700 2,375 September 129 15,992 13,452 2,540 14,714 12,303 2,411 December -342 15,525 13,018 2,507 15,690 12,841 2,849 1995 March 750 16,336 13,403 2,933 14,819 12,636 2,183 June -329 16,094 13,576 2,518 15,361 12,514 2,847 September 523 16,252 13,413 2,839 15,611 13,295 2,316 December 388 16,650 13,794 2,856 15,672 13,204 2,468 1996 March 740 16,889 13,848 3,041 15,599 13,298 2,301 June 66 16,660 13,948 2,712 16,185 13,539 2,646 September 208 16,360 13,620 2,740 16,162 13,630 2,532 December -111 16,399 13,989 2,410 16,227 13,706 2,521 1997 March 499 16,652 13,689 2,963 16,257 13,793 2,464 June 112 16,953 14,220 2,733 16,095 13,474 2,621 September 200 16,936 14,193 2,743 16,093 13,550 2,543 December -146 16,618 13,947 2,671 16,715 13,898 2,817 1998 March -64 16,167 13,695 2,472 16,796 14,260 2,536 June 410 17,240 14,247 2,993 16,287 13,704 2,583 September 353 17,110 14,112 2,998 16,632 13,987 2,645 December -211 16,821 14,427 2,394 16,429 13,824 2,605 1999 March 293 17,339 14,434 2,905 16,662 14,050 2,612 June 117 17,101 14,392 2,709 16,603 14,011 2,592 September 158 17,324 14,505 2,819 16,796 14,135 2,661 December 145 17,776 15,002 2,774 16,427 13,798 2,629 2000 March 156 17,474 14,672 2,802 16,888 14,242 2,646 June 62 16,952 14,198 2,754 17,210 14,518 2,692 September 163 16,981 14,105 2,876 17,392 14,679 2,713 December -70 16,292 13,585 2,707 17,678 14,901 2,777 2001 March 194 17,612 14,673 2,939 16,614 13,869 2,745 June -7 16,593 13,838 2,755 17,432 14,670 2,762 September -140 16,421 13,618 2,803 17,517 14,574 2,943 December 213 16,501 13,465 3,036 17,295 14,472 2,823 2002 March -190 16,492 13,769 2,723 17,126 14,213 2,913 June 319 16,650 13,724 2,926 17,044 14,437 2,607 September 167 16,921 14,027 2,894 16,743 14,016 2,727 December 320 16,675 13,737 2,938 16,872 14,254 2,618 2003 March -293 15,904 13,254 2,650 17,373 14,430 2,943 June 95 16,730 13,789 2,941 16,837 13,991 2,846 September 193 16,939 14,087 2,852 16,211 13,552 2,659 December 534 17,299 14,138 3,161 16,301 13,674 2,627 2004 March 103 17,379 14,389 2,990 16,700 13,813 2,887 June 321 16,987 14,089 2,898 16,704 14,127 2,577 September 379 17,457 14,417 3,040 16,339 13,678 2,661 December 659 17,846 14,476 3,370 16,603 13,892 2,711 2005 March -237 17,591 14,575 3,016 17,205 13,952 3,253 June 174 16,901 13,923 2,978 17,027 14,223 2,804 September 221 17,678 14,599 3,079 16,733 13,875 2,858 December 642 17,925 14,617 3,308 16,540 13,874 2,666 2006 March 1,334 19,315 14,785 4,530 16,986 13,790 3,196 June 764 17,885 14,310 3,575 17,311 14,500 2,811 September 110 17,560 14,424 3,136 17,963 14,937 3,026 December 506 17,933 14,388 3,545 17,458 14,419 3,039 2007 March -32 18,054 14,948 3,106 16,951 13,813 3,138 June -294 16,704 14,090 2,614 17,731 14,823 2,908 September 253 17,246 14,058 3,188 17,367 14,432 2,935 December 613 17,821 14,479 3,342 17,047 14,318 2,729 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.