Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Hawaii 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 135 7,295 5,747 1,548 8,313 6,900 1,413 December 376 8,109 6,608 1,501 7,170 6,045 1,125 1993 March -338 7,501 6,071 1,430 8,564 6,796 1,768 June 421 7,747 6,313 1,434 7,428 6,415 1,013 September -220 7,122 5,944 1,178 8,267 6,869 1,398 December 488 7,899 6,366 1,533 7,324 6,279 1,045 1994 March -730 7,035 5,812 1,223 8,797 6,844 1,953 June 426 7,892 6,404 1,488 7,222 6,160 1,062 September 3 7,228 6,061 1,167 7,788 6,624 1,164 December 316 7,693 6,290 1,403 7,369 6,282 1,087 1995 March -324 7,090 5,760 1,330 8,568 6,914 1,654 June -32 7,293 6,216 1,077 7,289 6,180 1,109 September -118 6,877 5,833 1,044 7,906 6,744 1,162 December 284 7,599 6,257 1,342 7,073 6,015 1,058 1996 March -133 6,890 5,658 1,232 7,985 6,620 1,365 June -342 7,164 6,065 1,099 7,508 6,067 1,441 September 118 7,319 6,095 1,224 7,264 6,158 1,106 December 240 7,464 6,177 1,287 7,058 6,011 1,047 1997 March -210 6,812 5,641 1,171 7,952 6,571 1,381 June -93 7,074 6,048 1,026 7,039 5,920 1,119 September 290 7,261 6,014 1,247 7,290 6,333 957 December 0 7,787 6,459 1,328 7,093 5,765 1,328 1998 March -653 6,764 5,640 1,124 8,426 6,649 1,777 June 390 7,527 6,152 1,375 6,925 5,940 985 September 52 7,118 5,921 1,197 7,489 6,344 1,145 December 173 7,267 6,163 1,104 6,807 5,876 931 1999 March -554 6,887 5,789 1,098 7,978 6,326 1,652 June 94 7,635 6,417 1,218 6,720 5,596 1,124 September -70 7,169 6,075 1,094 7,286 6,122 1,164 December 474 7,959 6,593 1,366 6,481 5,589 892 2000 March -212 7,246 5,939 1,307 8,127 6,608 1,519 June 289 7,885 6,683 1,202 6,797 5,884 913 September 34 7,594 6,421 1,173 7,486 6,347 1,139 December 440 8,105 6,702 1,403 6,910 5,947 963 2001 March -790 7,150 6,036 1,114 8,626 6,722 1,904 June 465 7,991 6,467 1,524 6,954 5,895 1,059 September 56 7,333 6,150 1,183 7,760 6,633 1,127 December 220 7,050 5,723 1,327 8,092 6,985 1,107 2002 March -480 7,362 6,157 1,205 8,043 6,358 1,685 June 143 7,920 6,797 1,123 6,801 5,821 980 September 80 7,575 6,446 1,129 7,216 6,167 1,049 December 452 8,103 6,779 1,324 6,729 5,857 872 2003 March -471 7,479 6,302 1,177 8,212 6,564 1,648 June 110 7,682 6,545 1,137 7,075 6,048 1,027 September 251 7,764 6,527 1,237 7,365 6,379 986 December 510 8,385 6,952 1,433 6,818 5,895 923 2004 March -457 7,615 6,419 1,196 8,335 6,682 1,653 June 153 8,262 7,112 1,150 6,890 5,893 997 September 198 8,006 6,733 1,273 7,647 6,572 1,075 December 612 8,698 7,168 1,530 6,897 5,979 918 2005 March -491 7,627 6,425 1,202 8,721 7,028 1,693 June 128 8,445 7,223 1,222 7,413 6,319 1,094 September 344 8,424 7,079 1,345 7,685 6,684 1,001 December 586 8,712 7,156 1,556 7,501 6,531 970 2006 March -556 7,906 6,616 1,290 9,106 7,260 1,846 June 292 8,599 7,307 1,292 7,340 6,340 1,000 September 135 8,079 6,829 1,250 8,173 7,058 1,115 December 514 8,775 7,210 1,565 7,615 6,564 1,051 2007 March -825 7,752 6,551 1,201 9,311 7,285 2,026 June -59 8,694 7,436 1,258 8,123 6,806 1,317 September -398 7,888 6,801 1,087 8,999 7,514 1,485 December 336 8,925 7,378 1,547 7,857 6,646 1,211 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.