Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Louisiana 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 704 23,204 19,647 3,557 22,111 19,258 2,853 December -36 23,681 20,668 3,013 21,939 18,890 3,049 1993 March 419 23,206 19,266 3,940 22,629 19,108 3,521 June 717 23,981 20,085 3,896 22,121 18,942 3,179 September 806 24,349 20,670 3,679 22,277 19,404 2,873 December 0 24,049 20,788 3,261 22,314 19,053 3,261 1994 March 570 24,253 20,370 3,883 22,845 19,532 3,313 June -37 24,756 20,931 3,825 23,645 19,783 3,862 September 1,061 25,463 21,501 3,962 22,807 19,906 2,901 December -53 25,095 21,623 3,472 23,536 20,011 3,525 1995 March 475 24,529 20,642 3,887 24,222 20,810 3,412 June 400 25,454 21,782 3,672 23,452 20,180 3,272 September -66 25,342 22,165 3,177 23,281 20,038 3,243 December -406 24,763 21,403 3,360 24,104 20,338 3,766 1996 March 460 25,091 21,246 3,845 23,851 20,466 3,385 June 629 25,967 21,977 3,990 23,899 20,538 3,361 September 629 25,774 21,853 3,921 24,327 21,035 3,292 December 261 25,753 22,252 3,501 24,317 21,077 3,240 1997 March 303 25,423 21,617 3,806 24,709 21,206 3,503 June 591 26,260 22,584 3,676 23,910 20,825 3,085 September 577 27,920 23,602 4,318 24,892 21,151 3,741 December 418 26,502 22,400 4,102 25,687 22,003 3,684 1998 March 434 25,685 21,644 4,041 25,647 22,040 3,607 June 465 28,244 23,769 4,475 25,256 21,246 4,010 September 541 26,906 22,288 4,618 27,110 23,033 4,077 December -477 26,690 22,989 3,701 25,944 21,766 4,178 1999 March 348 26,655 22,381 4,274 26,403 22,477 3,926 June -10 26,636 22,567 4,069 26,660 22,581 4,079 September 447 27,161 22,668 4,493 26,619 22,573 4,046 December 46 27,982 23,806 4,176 26,497 22,367 4,130 2000 March 457 27,447 22,945 4,502 26,763 22,718 4,045 June -621 27,919 23,701 4,218 27,104 22,265 4,839 September 120 27,192 22,659 4,533 27,106 22,693 4,413 December -535 26,886 22,636 4,250 28,474 23,689 4,785 2001 March -135 28,000 23,875 4,125 26,394 22,134 4,260 June 147 26,617 22,403 4,214 27,850 23,783 4,067 September -443 26,041 22,092 3,949 27,214 22,822 4,392 December 25 26,627 22,673 3,954 26,830 22,901 3,929 2002 March -21 26,365 22,293 4,072 26,018 21,925 4,093 June -408 25,626 21,790 3,836 26,733 22,489 4,244 September 241 25,681 21,564 4,117 26,538 22,662 3,876 December 292 25,840 21,584 4,256 26,163 22,199 3,964 2003 March -143 25,952 22,079 3,873 25,865 21,849 4,016 June 284 25,762 21,679 4,083 26,993 23,194 3,799 September 211 27,054 22,963 4,091 25,965 22,085 3,880 December 372 26,309 22,205 4,104 25,590 21,858 3,732 2004 March 79 28,038 23,865 4,173 26,270 22,176 4,094 June 28 26,051 22,101 3,950 26,523 22,601 3,922 September 59 26,081 22,019 4,062 26,755 22,752 4,003 December 890 27,244 22,622 4,622 28,410 24,678 3,732 2005 March 25 26,102 22,142 3,960 26,320 22,385 3,935 June -123 26,253 22,464 3,789 26,110 22,198 3,912 September -9,895 25,722 22,134 3,588 35,765 22,282 13,483 December 3,731 31,094 22,110 8,984 27,205 21,952 5,253 2006 March 2,083 30,279 24,348 5,931 26,887 23,039 3,848 June 709 28,499 23,789 4,710 25,485 21,484 4,001 September 177 28,352 23,902 4,450 25,483 21,210 4,273 December 1,275 29,023 23,724 5,299 25,849 21,825 4,024 2007 March -29 32,237 28,015 4,222 25,060 20,809 4,251 June 25 26,098 21,915 4,183 31,678 27,520 4,158 September 247 27,411 23,002 4,409 26,776 22,614 4,162 December 681 30,140 25,247 4,893 26,519 22,307 4,212 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.