Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Kentucky 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 160 19,618 16,980 2,638 20,335 17,857 2,478 December 215 19,817 16,954 2,863 19,854 17,206 2,648 1993 March -499 19,958 16,666 3,292 22,752 18,961 3,791 June 1,364 25,652 21,796 3,856 16,695 14,203 2,492 September 453 20,921 18,056 2,865 20,651 18,239 2,412 December 73 21,072 18,196 2,876 20,334 17,531 2,803 1994 March -479 20,386 17,125 3,261 23,433 19,693 3,740 June 1,001 26,376 22,786 3,590 17,119 14,530 2,589 September 229 21,515 18,614 2,901 21,909 19,237 2,672 December 558 21,809 18,536 3,273 21,198 18,483 2,715 1995 March -569 21,426 17,994 3,432 24,165 20,164 4,001 June 1,345 26,344 22,530 3,814 18,523 16,054 2,469 September 275 21,661 18,599 3,062 23,081 20,294 2,787 December 203 21,959 18,828 3,131 22,285 19,357 2,928 1996 March -858 21,479 18,057 3,422 25,012 20,732 4,280 June 649 26,913 22,946 3,967 19,332 16,014 3,318 September 1,033 22,491 18,932 3,559 22,979 20,453 2,526 December 504 22,674 19,174 3,500 22,441 19,445 2,996 1997 March -734 22,233 18,734 3,499 25,085 20,852 4,233 June 1,011 27,302 23,381 3,921 19,664 16,754 2,910 September 221 23,090 19,678 3,412 24,396 21,205 3,191 December 309 23,597 20,017 3,580 22,812 19,541 3,271 1998 March -741 22,412 18,778 3,634 25,977 21,602 4,375 June 1,220 28,054 23,629 4,425 20,337 17,132 3,205 September 500 23,142 19,658 3,484 24,537 21,553 2,984 December 527 23,796 20,405 3,391 22,949 20,085 2,864 1999 March -910 22,864 19,182 3,682 26,532 21,940 4,592 June 1,125 28,931 24,689 4,242 20,309 17,192 3,117 September -529 23,490 20,150 3,340 25,620 21,751 3,869 December 462 23,957 20,227 3,730 23,818 20,550 3,268 2000 March 1,223 24,779 20,504 4,275 24,984 21,932 3,052 June 434 24,847 21,784 3,063 21,259 18,630 2,629 September -1,139 24,111 20,959 3,152 25,138 20,847 4,291 December 201 22,895 19,649 3,246 24,535 21,490 3,045 2001 March -1,914 21,814 17,956 3,858 28,770 22,998 5,772 June 172 28,293 24,170 4,123 21,949 17,998 3,951 September -819 21,542 18,237 3,305 26,453 22,329 4,124 December 554 22,932 18,521 4,411 24,457 20,600 3,857 2002 March -936 22,372 18,287 4,085 26,489 21,468 5,021 June 1,013 26,843 22,630 4,213 20,731 17,531 3,200 September -416 22,038 18,878 3,160 24,685 21,109 3,576 December 625 22,972 18,908 4,064 23,673 20,234 3,439 2003 March -1,407 21,511 17,954 3,557 26,619 21,655 4,964 June 871 26,734 22,683 4,051 20,174 16,994 3,180 September 51 22,457 19,110 3,347 23,784 20,488 3,296 December 487 23,269 19,352 3,917 23,424 19,994 3,430 2004 March -955 22,399 18,463 3,936 26,296 21,405 4,891 June 1,129 27,126 22,955 4,171 20,329 17,287 3,042 September -171 22,382 18,899 3,483 24,724 21,070 3,654 December 1,006 24,160 19,557 4,603 23,393 19,796 3,597 2005 March -1,060 22,548 18,449 4,099 26,897 21,738 5,159 June 910 27,283 22,967 4,316 20,661 17,255 3,406 September -102 22,902 19,116 3,786 24,942 21,054 3,888 December 508 23,749 19,111 4,638 24,607 20,477 4,130 2006 March -265 24,559 19,895 4,664 25,719 20,790 4,929 June -249 25,321 22,330 2,991 20,813 17,573 3,240 September -1,004 22,839 19,049 3,790 26,528 21,734 4,794 December 2,333 26,108 20,191 5,917 23,958 20,374 3,584 2007 March -1,293 23,202 19,331 3,871 26,892 21,728 5,164 June 1,029 27,275 22,985 4,290 21,109 17,848 3,261 September -401 22,418 18,963 3,455 25,516 21,660 3,856 December 1,025 24,203 19,604 4,599 24,106 20,532 3,574 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.