Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Nebraska 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 140 10,984 9,334 1,650 10,547 9,037 1,510 December -52 10,731 9,222 1,509 10,596 9,035 1,561 1993 March 132 10,901 9,327 1,574 10,622 9,180 1,442 June 146 11,345 9,727 1,618 10,300 8,828 1,472 September 327 11,721 9,815 1,906 10,740 9,161 1,579 December 118 11,396 9,779 1,617 10,854 9,355 1,499 1994 March 284 11,491 9,882 1,609 10,745 9,420 1,325 June -220 11,421 9,940 1,481 11,096 9,395 1,701 September -84 11,732 10,137 1,595 11,148 9,469 1,679 December 74 11,539 9,822 1,717 11,246 9,603 1,643 1995 March 214 11,916 10,200 1,716 10,839 9,337 1,502 June -8 11,442 9,750 1,692 11,481 9,781 1,700 September 70 11,474 9,809 1,665 11,176 9,581 1,595 December 122 11,697 10,000 1,697 11,052 9,477 1,575 1996 March 283 11,948 10,121 1,827 11,119 9,575 1,544 June 63 11,482 9,889 1,593 11,595 10,065 1,530 September 261 12,178 10,294 1,884 11,319 9,696 1,623 December -153 11,650 10,147 1,503 11,559 9,903 1,656 1997 March 469 12,407 10,453 1,954 11,286 9,801 1,485 June 299 12,048 10,354 1,694 11,507 10,112 1,395 September -102 12,378 10,562 1,816 11,947 10,029 1,918 December 113 12,272 10,447 1,825 11,989 10,277 1,712 1998 March -71 12,011 10,347 1,664 11,908 10,173 1,735 June 362 12,647 10,655 1,992 11,704 10,074 1,630 September -72 12,524 10,809 1,715 11,991 10,204 1,787 December 87 12,648 10,860 1,788 11,942 10,241 1,701 1999 March 40 12,351 10,602 1,749 12,017 10,308 1,709 June 228 12,392 10,496 1,896 12,119 10,451 1,668 September 221 12,409 10,502 1,907 12,231 10,545 1,686 December 21 12,647 10,891 1,756 11,963 10,228 1,735 2000 March 127 12,894 10,999 1,895 12,296 10,528 1,768 June 207 12,456 10,538 1,918 12,376 10,665 1,711 September 76 12,421 10,472 1,949 12,692 10,819 1,873 December 17 12,299 10,469 1,830 12,656 10,843 1,813 2001 March -101 12,299 10,462 1,837 12,564 10,626 1,938 June 146 12,498 10,454 2,044 12,713 10,815 1,898 September 104 11,901 10,046 1,855 12,647 10,896 1,751 December 42 12,190 10,259 1,931 12,510 10,621 1,889 2002 March 137 12,159 10,191 1,968 12,678 10,847 1,831 June 245 12,525 10,496 2,029 12,474 10,690 1,784 September -109 12,202 10,449 1,753 12,642 10,780 1,862 December 82 12,187 10,237 1,950 12,714 10,846 1,868 2003 March 191 11,903 9,874 2,029 12,839 11,001 1,838 June 79 12,318 10,392 1,926 12,386 10,539 1,847 September 89 12,085 10,322 1,763 12,218 10,544 1,674 December 32 12,397 10,447 1,950 12,512 10,594 1,918 2004 March 137 12,475 10,515 1,960 12,603 10,780 1,823 June 260 12,893 10,882 2,011 12,191 10,440 1,751 September -34 12,492 10,540 1,952 12,734 10,748 1,986 December 285 12,802 10,673 2,129 12,600 10,756 1,844 2005 March 31 12,742 10,667 2,075 12,929 10,885 2,044 June 16 12,780 10,691 2,089 13,120 11,047 2,073 September 374 13,072 10,885 2,187 12,726 10,913 1,813 December 280 12,909 10,725 2,184 13,045 11,141 1,904 2006 March -99 13,159 11,200 1,959 12,895 10,837 2,058 June 2 12,933 10,839 2,094 13,253 11,161 2,092 September 153 12,959 10,854 2,105 12,988 11,036 1,952 December 304 13,448 11,181 2,267 12,964 11,001 1,963 2007 March -100 13,190 11,088 2,102 13,389 11,187 2,202 June 140 13,346 11,238 2,108 13,177 11,209 1,968 September -27 13,259 11,259 2,000 13,152 11,125 2,027 December 400 13,577 11,124 2,453 13,390 11,337 2,053 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.