Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted California 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 5,908 194,159 155,966 38,193 196,840 164,555 32,285 December -2,896 183,209 150,211 32,998 199,481 163,587 35,894 1993 March -22 189,696 152,064 37,632 196,921 159,267 37,654 June -2,350 187,486 151,917 35,569 191,324 153,405 37,919 September 7,635 193,414 155,458 37,956 183,993 153,672 30,321 December -2,314 186,171 153,275 32,896 192,268 157,058 35,210 1994 March -1,396 194,606 157,131 37,475 193,475 154,604 38,871 June -4,408 196,562 158,665 37,897 195,544 153,239 42,305 September 8,241 200,645 163,234 37,411 181,206 152,036 29,170 December -10,404 193,072 159,028 34,044 201,729 157,281 44,448 1995 March 6,310 195,626 158,341 37,285 187,498 156,523 30,975 June 3,073 201,347 162,096 39,251 188,492 152,314 36,178 September -3,497 207,645 168,701 38,944 193,526 151,085 42,441 December -2,575 202,633 164,232 38,401 196,544 155,568 40,976 1996 March 958 204,309 165,541 38,768 191,763 153,953 37,810 June 1,584 206,785 165,749 41,036 195,195 155,743 39,452 September 4,990 210,718 166,955 43,763 196,033 157,260 38,773 December -4,695 205,895 169,495 36,400 197,104 156,009 41,095 1997 March 4,661 213,980 171,539 42,441 192,172 154,392 37,780 June 2,620 213,108 171,408 41,700 195,523 156,443 39,080 September -15,055 209,011 174,336 34,675 200,873 151,143 49,730 December 951 209,039 166,391 42,648 202,395 160,698 41,697 1998 March 11,021 217,974 165,005 52,969 195,995 154,047 41,948 June 15,512 225,615 173,005 52,610 192,950 155,852 37,098 September 3,502 217,082 174,711 42,371 197,139 158,270 38,869 December -2,607 213,920 176,485 37,435 200,718 160,676 40,042 1999 March 2,709 214,759 171,450 43,309 205,505 164,905 40,600 June 5,672 218,489 176,080 42,409 197,966 161,229 36,737 September 5,014 218,272 176,777 41,495 197,661 161,180 36,481 December 852 217,009 177,966 39,043 201,929 163,738 38,191 2000 March 3,440 220,858 177,775 43,083 206,881 167,238 39,643 June 7,193 226,891 182,706 44,185 205,522 168,530 36,992 September -1,389 221,781 180,378 41,403 210,438 167,646 42,792 December 950 219,387 179,499 39,888 206,942 168,004 38,938 2001 March 5,399 225,188 180,554 44,634 210,300 171,065 39,235 June -2,397 215,408 174,986 40,422 220,997 178,178 42,819 September -5,915 209,485 168,693 40,792 224,945 178,238 46,707 December 7,675 213,422 168,484 44,938 215,993 178,730 37,263 2002 March 668 216,291 174,278 42,013 212,387 171,042 41,345 June 4,138 216,813 172,312 44,501 214,274 173,911 40,363 September 85 209,278 169,259 40,019 215,221 175,287 39,934 December 2,487 214,607 173,071 41,536 210,687 171,638 39,049 2003 March -698 208,866 169,304 39,562 215,751 175,491 40,260 June -653 212,795 172,937 39,858 213,847 173,336 40,511 September -13 207,199 167,880 39,319 215,423 176,091 39,332 December 3,736 217,596 175,115 42,481 204,958 166,213 38,745 2004 March -584 216,532 177,597 38,935 207,825 168,306 39,519 June -3,230 210,389 173,591 36,798 209,457 169,429 40,028 September 4,829 218,805 173,890 44,915 212,734 172,648 40,086 December 6,200 225,133 179,707 45,426 210,517 171,291 39,226 2005 March 1,233 219,286 177,593 41,693 215,191 174,731 40,460 June 1,933 220,171 178,142 42,029 215,251 175,155 40,096 September 6,075 224,778 181,655 43,123 210,832 173,784 37,048 December 6,540 231,750 186,660 45,090 212,807 174,257 38,550 2006 March -733 226,570 185,159 41,411 221,809 179,665 42,144 June 1,979 226,123 183,125 42,998 221,744 180,725 41,019 September -142 222,228 181,291 40,937 222,798 181,719 41,079 December 1,613 231,337 183,945 47,392 225,683 179,904 45,779 2007 March 1,369 230,744 186,729 44,015 220,946 178,300 42,646 June -6,208 219,716 179,129 40,587 230,640 183,845 46,795 September 2,446 220,923 177,130 43,793 225,614 184,267 41,347 December 5,337 229,265 182,129 47,136 224,469 182,670 41,799 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.