Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Oklahoma 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 430 18,540 15,320 3,220 17,366 14,576 2,790 December 26 18,286 15,249 3,037 17,799 14,788 3,011 1993 March 435 18,680 15,387 3,293 17,781 14,923 2,858 June 286 19,547 16,197 3,350 17,665 14,601 3,064 September 556 19,889 16,355 3,534 17,766 14,788 2,978 December 309 19,500 16,203 3,297 18,167 15,179 2,988 1994 March 298 19,090 15,730 3,360 18,804 15,742 3,062 June 33 19,670 16,525 3,145 18,215 15,103 3,112 September 485 19,885 16,445 3,440 18,454 15,499 2,955 December 174 19,589 16,282 3,307 19,188 16,055 3,133 1995 March 64 19,502 16,217 3,285 19,336 16,115 3,221 June -46 19,760 16,446 3,314 18,772 15,412 3,360 September 583 19,987 16,497 3,490 18,867 15,960 2,907 December 8 20,321 16,973 3,348 19,146 15,806 3,340 1996 March -153 19,854 16,822 3,032 19,291 16,106 3,185 June 190 20,077 16,399 3,678 19,507 16,019 3,488 September 380 19,725 16,148 3,577 19,364 16,167 3,197 December -328 19,912 16,702 3,210 19,476 15,938 3,538 1997 March 499 20,537 16,705 3,832 19,392 16,059 3,333 June 307 20,593 16,842 3,751 19,367 15,923 3,444 September 905 19,601 16,960 2,641 17,951 16,215 1,736 December 2,513 22,267 17,774 4,493 18,729 16,749 1,980 1998 March 22 20,711 17,771 2,940 19,629 16,711 2,918 June -29 20,273 17,573 2,700 19,441 16,712 2,729 September -664 19,752 17,093 2,659 20,313 16,990 3,323 December -654 20,109 17,343 2,766 19,515 16,095 3,420 1999 March 1,307 21,704 17,101 4,603 20,402 17,106 3,296 June -1,713 18,609 15,508 3,101 22,003 17,189 4,814 September -552 21,896 18,574 3,322 20,015 16,141 3,874 December -4 21,656 18,052 3,604 20,586 16,978 3,608 2000 March -423 20,817 17,268 3,549 20,902 16,930 3,972 June 63 20,503 17,176 3,327 20,498 17,234 3,264 September 138 20,901 17,141 3,760 20,434 16,812 3,622 December 295 20,269 16,701 3,568 20,430 17,157 3,273 2001 March -246 20,818 17,574 3,244 20,331 16,841 3,490 June -148 20,483 17,149 3,334 20,679 17,197 3,482 September 452 20,757 16,064 4,693 22,082 17,841 4,241 December -582 19,827 16,484 3,343 20,882 16,957 3,925 2002 March 448 20,421 16,533 3,888 20,452 17,012 3,440 June 180 19,972 16,466 3,506 20,829 17,503 3,326 September 137 20,183 16,792 3,391 20,082 16,828 3,254 December -357 19,722 16,128 3,594 21,317 17,366 3,951 2003 March -502 19,086 15,800 3,286 21,008 17,220 3,788 June 207 20,244 16,595 3,649 20,564 17,122 3,442 September -57 20,311 16,728 3,583 20,456 16,816 3,640 December 664 20,263 16,617 3,646 19,735 16,753 2,982 2004 March 269 20,852 17,145 3,707 20,133 16,695 3,438 June -355 20,999 16,984 4,015 20,911 16,541 4,370 September 22 20,623 17,121 3,502 20,375 16,895 3,480 December 929 21,078 17,190 3,888 19,468 16,509 2,959 2005 March 32 21,226 17,653 3,573 20,537 16,996 3,541 June 550 21,495 17,560 3,935 20,798 17,413 3,385 September 379 21,747 18,162 3,585 20,672 17,466 3,206 December 532 22,478 18,367 4,111 20,962 17,383 3,579 2006 March 427 23,015 19,058 3,957 20,355 16,825 3,530 June 221 22,129 18,110 4,019 21,744 17,946 3,798 September 268 21,913 18,219 3,694 21,283 17,857 3,426 December 667 22,723 18,497 4,226 21,331 17,772 3,559 2007 March -380 22,550 19,185 3,365 20,941 17,196 3,745 June -1,751 21,888 17,907 3,981 24,023 18,291 5,732 September 804 22,266 18,318 3,948 21,272 18,128 3,144 December 763 22,479 18,376 4,103 21,719 18,379 3,340 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.