Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 185 14,012 11,826 2,186 14,465 12,464 2,001 December 135 13,878 11,701 2,177 14,248 12,206 2,042 1993 March -18 14,575 11,970 2,605 15,223 12,600 2,623 June 764 17,733 15,107 2,626 11,734 9,872 1,862 September 619 15,311 12,698 2,613 14,564 12,570 1,994 December 48 14,282 12,295 1,987 14,420 12,481 1,939 1994 March 76 14,555 12,117 2,438 15,608 13,246 2,362 June 824 18,346 15,423 2,923 12,215 10,116 2,099 September 186 15,291 12,976 2,315 15,144 13,015 2,129 December -46 14,775 12,206 2,569 15,846 13,231 2,615 1995 March 71 15,756 12,814 2,942 16,102 13,231 2,871 June 155 18,171 15,500 2,671 13,336 10,820 2,516 September 542 15,525 12,938 2,587 16,110 14,065 2,045 December 662 15,860 12,933 2,927 15,870 13,605 2,265 1996 March 24 16,290 13,240 3,050 16,950 13,924 3,026 June 539 18,802 15,925 2,877 14,044 11,706 2,338 September 261 15,635 13,138 2,497 16,655 14,419 2,236 December 156 15,586 13,116 2,470 16,436 14,122 2,314 1997 March -269 16,060 13,088 2,972 17,684 14,443 3,241 June 584 19,136 16,236 2,900 13,966 11,650 2,316 September 254 16,190 13,690 2,500 16,580 14,334 2,246 December 151 15,814 13,077 2,737 16,906 14,320 2,586 1998 March -857 15,573 13,094 2,479 18,268 14,932 3,336 June 893 19,442 16,267 3,175 14,131 11,849 2,282 September 396 16,344 13,612 2,732 17,133 14,797 2,336 December 62 15,980 13,527 2,453 16,635 14,244 2,391 1999 March -522 16,714 13,800 2,914 18,148 14,712 3,436 June 584 19,306 16,432 2,874 14,404 12,114 2,290 September 219 16,560 13,991 2,569 17,303 14,953 2,350 December 430 16,909 14,066 2,843 16,630 14,217 2,413 2000 March -670 16,838 14,028 2,810 18,393 14,913 3,480 June 543 19,132 16,210 2,922 14,932 12,553 2,379 September 225 16,226 13,605 2,621 17,925 15,529 2,396 December 225 15,511 12,737 2,774 17,903 15,354 2,549 2001 March -663 16,977 14,029 2,948 18,133 14,522 3,611 June 482 18,722 15,799 2,923 15,125 12,684 2,441 September -45 15,690 13,136 2,554 18,017 15,418 2,599 December 520 15,736 12,625 3,111 17,503 14,912 2,591 2002 March -1,100 15,895 13,164 2,731 18,713 14,882 3,831 June 800 18,773 15,669 3,104 14,787 12,483 2,304 September 229 16,167 13,530 2,637 17,235 14,827 2,408 December 608 15,891 12,880 3,011 17,090 14,687 2,403 2003 March -1,213 15,330 12,672 2,658 18,981 15,110 3,871 June 605 18,864 15,744 3,120 14,612 12,097 2,515 September 251 16,187 13,588 2,599 16,684 14,336 2,348 December 828 16,495 13,256 3,239 16,501 14,090 2,411 2004 March -798 16,756 13,757 2,999 18,261 14,464 3,797 June 798 19,161 16,086 3,075 14,492 12,215 2,277 September 420 16,676 13,906 2,770 16,820 14,470 2,350 December 965 17,026 13,573 3,453 16,802 14,314 2,488 2005 March -1,254 16,960 13,935 3,025 18,888 14,609 4,279 June 681 19,056 15,897 3,159 14,776 12,298 2,478 September 282 16,888 14,082 2,806 17,202 14,678 2,524 December 943 17,095 13,705 3,390 16,743 14,296 2,447 2006 March 340 18,680 14,136 4,544 18,644 14,440 4,204 June 1,309 20,131 16,338 3,793 15,021 12,537 2,484 September 186 16,771 13,913 2,858 18,474 15,802 2,672 December 844 17,123 13,490 3,633 17,646 14,857 2,789 2007 March -1,012 17,407 14,292 3,115 18,591 14,464 4,127 June 179 18,803 16,060 2,743 15,401 12,837 2,564 September 329 16,467 13,551 2,916 17,844 15,257 2,587 December 950 17,042 13,601 3,441 17,241 14,750 2,491 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.