Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania 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 1,055 66,169 53,982 12,187 63,661 52,529 11,132 December -980 62,329 51,845 10,484 65,503 54,039 11,464 1993 March -1,114 62,939 52,769 10,170 64,341 53,057 11,284 June 145 66,414 54,972 11,442 62,123 50,826 11,297 September 873 67,365 55,696 11,669 62,563 51,767 10,796 December -768 63,789 53,626 10,163 64,298 53,367 10,931 1994 March -1,550 62,172 52,104 10,068 66,693 55,075 11,618 June 2,866 70,188 57,351 12,837 60,672 50,701 9,971 September 720 68,974 58,649 10,325 61,813 52,208 9,605 December -1,347 64,013 55,418 8,595 65,159 55,217 9,942 1995 March -113 65,334 55,357 9,977 64,956 54,866 10,090 June 1,238 66,084 54,737 11,347 65,089 54,980 10,109 September 550 67,523 56,745 10,778 64,997 54,769 10,228 December -1,628 63,842 54,761 9,081 67,315 56,606 10,709 1996 March -739 65,480 55,640 9,840 65,733 55,154 10,579 June 1,719 68,549 56,477 12,072 64,277 53,924 10,353 September 432 68,245 57,323 10,922 64,761 54,271 10,490 December 1,255 68,982 57,076 11,906 65,602 54,951 10,651 1997 March 440 68,697 57,515 11,182 66,048 55,306 10,742 June 1,208 68,549 57,205 11,344 66,278 56,142 10,136 September 3,931 72,145 57,422 14,723 67,857 57,065 10,792 December 354 71,139 59,087 12,052 68,497 56,799 11,698 1998 March -141 71,137 58,969 12,168 68,963 56,654 12,309 June 1,651 70,920 58,512 12,408 68,038 57,281 10,757 September -1,778 69,053 58,478 10,575 70,523 58,170 12,353 December 1,628 72,752 60,284 12,468 67,575 56,735 10,840 1999 March 282 73,146 60,174 12,972 70,546 57,856 12,690 June 509 71,476 59,667 11,809 69,677 58,377 11,300 September 1,632 73,279 59,659 13,620 71,867 59,879 11,988 December 542 74,524 62,159 12,365 69,777 57,954 11,823 2000 March 3,832 77,440 61,981 15,459 70,669 59,042 11,627 June 2,096 72,766 60,733 12,033 71,460 61,523 9,937 September 1,513 75,155 61,838 13,317 72,781 60,977 11,804 December 538 75,209 61,660 13,549 73,982 60,971 13,011 2001 March 890 74,638 61,750 12,888 72,801 60,803 11,998 June 551 73,731 59,752 13,979 77,222 63,794 13,428 September -1,787 71,726 58,885 12,841 77,753 63,125 14,628 December 975 73,982 59,941 14,041 74,643 61,577 13,066 2002 March 1,915 74,439 60,369 14,070 73,263 61,108 12,155 June -1,424 71,921 59,307 12,614 77,370 63,332 14,038 September -442 72,923 60,120 12,803 74,458 61,213 13,245 December 103 74,772 60,578 14,194 75,696 61,605 14,091 2003 March 982 71,814 58,790 13,024 74,220 62,178 12,042 June -953 73,552 61,067 12,485 74,111 60,673 13,438 September 50 73,491 60,752 12,739 73,681 60,992 12,689 December 1,175 75,480 61,691 13,789 72,984 60,370 12,614 2004 March 742 75,964 62,591 13,373 74,256 61,625 12,631 June -841 74,599 62,172 12,427 74,867 61,599 13,268 September 81 74,573 61,549 13,024 74,693 61,750 12,943 December 2,677 78,693 63,799 14,894 73,588 61,371 12,217 2005 March 2,771 76,412 60,553 15,859 77,479 64,391 13,088 June -673 76,938 63,046 13,892 77,423 62,858 14,565 September 2,312 77,635 62,828 14,807 75,993 63,498 12,495 December 2,958 78,567 62,789 15,778 76,773 63,953 12,820 2006 March 3,524 81,824 64,835 16,989 76,057 62,592 13,465 June -1,282 76,481 63,821 12,660 78,364 64,422 13,942 September 1,040 76,477 62,658 13,819 77,317 64,538 12,779 December 1,880 78,289 64,141 14,148 75,951 63,683 12,268 2007 March 716 76,505 63,340 13,165 77,427 64,978 12,449 June -53 77,889 64,624 13,265 76,593 63,275 13,318 September 761 75,771 61,981 13,790 77,695 64,666 13,029 December 969 78,588 64,907 13,681 76,637 63,925 12,712 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.