Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Oregon 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 681 23,500 19,361 4,139 21,857 18,399 3,458 December 638 22,275 17,821 4,454 23,864 20,048 3,816 1993 March -426 22,424 18,267 4,157 23,723 19,140 4,583 June 1,825 28,503 23,377 5,126 18,442 15,141 3,301 September 1,435 25,892 21,115 4,777 21,818 18,476 3,342 December 675 24,324 19,569 4,755 24,686 20,606 4,080 1994 March -737 23,836 19,402 4,434 25,544 20,373 5,171 June 1,594 29,615 24,047 5,568 20,168 16,194 3,974 September 1,044 26,653 21,884 4,769 23,618 19,893 3,725 December 798 25,286 20,223 5,063 25,923 21,658 4,265 1995 March -1,046 24,467 20,078 4,389 26,842 21,407 5,435 June 1,464 29,981 24,680 5,301 21,016 17,179 3,837 September 711 27,182 22,433 4,749 24,240 20,202 4,038 December 590 25,664 20,453 5,211 26,968 22,347 4,621 1996 March -1,591 25,099 20,504 4,595 27,808 21,622 6,186 June 1,842 30,827 25,009 5,818 21,615 17,639 3,976 September 1,273 27,704 22,761 4,943 24,658 20,988 3,670 December 659 27,091 21,685 5,406 27,598 22,851 4,747 1997 March -1,129 26,099 21,007 5,092 28,514 22,293 6,221 June 2,333 32,105 26,027 6,078 21,788 18,043 3,745 September 172 27,801 22,941 4,860 26,545 21,857 4,688 December 1,510 27,475 21,426 6,049 27,833 23,294 4,539 1998 March -2,186 25,650 20,903 4,747 30,334 23,401 6,933 June 1,577 31,965 25,841 6,124 23,015 18,468 4,547 September 149 27,756 22,869 4,887 27,256 22,518 4,738 December 85 26,546 21,332 5,214 28,817 23,688 5,129 1999 March -1,601 26,376 21,120 5,256 29,692 22,835 6,857 June 1,318 31,569 25,886 5,683 23,185 18,820 4,365 September 1,084 28,833 23,432 5,401 26,399 22,082 4,317 December 293 27,032 21,556 5,476 29,379 24,196 5,183 2000 March -2,429 26,067 21,022 5,045 31,148 23,674 7,474 June 1,949 32,684 26,000 6,684 23,851 19,116 4,735 September 557 28,216 22,899 5,317 27,850 23,090 4,760 December 264 26,924 21,505 5,419 29,771 24,616 5,155 2001 March -1,414 26,105 20,934 5,171 30,360 23,775 6,585 June 834 30,476 25,031 5,445 24,419 19,808 4,611 September 97 26,662 21,798 4,864 28,028 23,261 4,767 December -286 24,637 19,497 5,140 30,429 25,003 5,426 2002 March -1,947 24,817 19,839 4,978 30,380 23,455 6,925 June 1,571 31,233 25,490 5,743 22,583 18,411 4,172 September 920 28,091 22,932 5,159 26,431 22,192 4,239 December 575 26,152 20,660 5,492 28,985 24,068 4,917 2003 March -1,595 25,181 20,119 5,062 30,552 23,895 6,657 June 965 30,560 25,145 5,415 23,579 19,129 4,450 September 1,252 28,335 23,044 5,291 26,018 21,979 4,039 December 646 26,733 21,251 5,482 28,573 23,737 4,836 2004 March -1,463 26,482 21,638 4,844 29,446 23,139 6,307 June 1,516 33,154 27,355 5,799 22,701 18,418 4,283 September 700 28,912 23,884 5,028 26,587 22,259 4,328 December 1,211 27,991 22,203 5,788 28,821 24,244 4,577 2005 March -1,201 27,813 22,619 5,194 29,835 23,440 6,395 June 1,334 32,789 27,332 5,457 23,572 19,449 4,123 September 1,262 30,848 25,522 5,326 26,684 22,620 4,064 December 996 28,998 23,204 5,794 29,691 24,893 4,798 2006 March -1,229 29,011 23,658 5,353 30,903 24,321 6,582 June 1,776 34,628 28,672 5,956 24,120 19,940 4,180 September 682 30,590 25,321 5,269 28,709 24,122 4,587 December 1,000 29,588 23,408 6,180 30,977 25,797 5,180 2007 March -1,030 29,287 23,767 5,520 31,385 24,835 6,550 June 522 34,153 28,457 5,696 26,029 20,855 5,174 September 193 30,039 24,864 5,175 29,647 24,665 4,982 December 644 29,340 23,141 6,199 32,461 26,906 5,555 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.