Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Puerto Rico 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 -874 8,360 7,281 1,079 9,046 7,093 1,953 December 155 9,749 8,174 1,575 7,479 6,059 1,420 1993 March 671 8,875 6,954 1,921 9,751 8,501 1,250 June 540 8,836 7,359 1,477 7,947 7,010 937 September -435 8,291 7,127 1,164 9,142 7,543 1,599 December 6 9,900 8,570 1,330 7,360 6,036 1,324 1994 March 251 8,367 6,725 1,642 10,166 8,775 1,391 June 393 9,023 7,463 1,560 8,233 7,066 1,167 September -265 8,546 7,134 1,412 9,285 7,608 1,677 December 314 10,531 9,024 1,507 7,123 5,930 1,193 1995 March 583 8,659 6,821 1,838 10,455 9,200 1,255 June 271 9,082 7,576 1,506 8,496 7,261 1,235 September -176 9,071 7,703 1,368 9,158 7,614 1,544 December 286 11,158 9,618 1,540 7,143 5,889 1,254 1996 March 806 9,372 7,233 2,139 10,930 9,597 1,333 June 252 9,346 8,050 1,296 8,390 7,346 1,044 September -8 9,081 7,649 1,432 9,497 8,057 1,440 December 426 12,094 10,418 1,676 7,053 5,803 1,250 1997 March 580 9,036 7,178 1,858 11,375 10,097 1,278 June 509 10,215 8,321 1,894 9,189 7,804 1,385 September -506 9,827 8,042 1,785 10,577 8,286 2,291 December 602 12,013 10,188 1,825 7,449 6,226 1,223 1998 March 586 9,106 7,118 1,988 12,042 10,640 1,402 June -482 9,236 8,200 1,036 9,310 7,792 1,518 September -256 8,996 7,426 1,570 10,086 8,260 1,826 December 285 11,785 10,119 1,666 7,780 6,399 1,381 1999 March 444 9,605 7,773 1,832 11,683 10,295 1,388 June 79 10,417 8,686 1,731 9,494 7,842 1,652 September -244 10,024 8,228 1,796 10,068 8,028 2,040 December 204 11,672 10,191 1,481 7,738 6,461 1,277 2000 March -57 8,611 7,173 1,438 12,147 10,652 1,495 June 803 10,068 7,992 2,076 9,532 8,259 1,273 September -956 8,757 7,718 1,039 10,517 8,522 1,995 December 956 12,469 10,360 2,109 7,358 6,205 1,153 2001 March -11 8,181 6,684 1,497 12,648 11,140 1,508 June -582 8,039 7,219 820 9,188 7,786 1,402 September -1,420 8,685 7,610 1,075 11,179 8,684 2,495 December -772 10,621 9,648 973 7,773 6,028 1,745 2002 March -385 6,799 5,967 832 11,485 10,268 1,217 June -454 7,980 7,201 779 8,989 7,756 1,233 September -1,390 7,718 7,185 533 9,439 7,516 1,923 December -385 10,445 9,879 566 6,122 5,171 951 2003 March -543 6,438 5,847 591 11,290 10,156 1,134 June -985 7,263 7,096 167 8,334 7,182 1,152 September -1,773 7,109 6,871 238 9,007 6,996 2,011 December 7,774 17,121 9,140 7,981 5,135 4,928 207 2004 March 336 8,009 6,746 1,263 12,108 11,181 927 June 1,031 10,031 7,983 2,048 9,078 8,061 1,017 September -67 9,512 7,977 1,535 10,348 8,746 1,602 December 243 12,917 11,557 1,360 6,727 5,610 1,117 2005 March 572 8,763 6,924 1,839 13,192 11,925 1,267 June 392 10,144 8,568 1,576 9,697 8,513 1,184 September -259 9,849 8,275 1,574 10,985 9,152 1,833 December 187 13,063 11,760 1,303 7,208 6,092 1,116 2006 March -84 8,352 7,016 1,336 13,880 12,460 1,420 June 191 9,259 7,862 1,397 10,710 9,504 1,206 September -2,239 9,668 8,399 1,269 12,814 9,306 3,508 December 118 14,270 12,226 2,044 7,922 5,996 1,926 2007 March -127 8,448 6,587 1,861 14,724 12,736 1,988 June 51 9,796 7,951 1,845 10,708 8,914 1,794 September -530 9,646 7,767 1,879 11,463 9,054 2,409 December -215 13,136 11,588 1,548 7,631 5,868 1,763 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.