Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Washington 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 1,365 40,201 31,379 8,822 37,496 30,039 7,457 December -52 38,848 31,005 7,843 38,304 30,409 7,895 1993 March 741 39,753 31,392 8,361 37,842 30,222 7,620 June 1,668 40,963 32,493 8,470 36,195 29,393 6,802 September 1,394 39,799 32,034 7,765 36,412 30,041 6,371 December -145 40,764 32,731 8,033 38,903 30,725 8,178 1994 March 78 40,366 32,047 8,319 39,635 31,394 8,241 June 1,959 42,623 33,277 9,346 37,902 30,515 7,387 September 1,032 42,725 33,881 8,844 38,947 31,135 7,812 December -686 40,944 32,757 8,187 41,101 32,228 8,873 1995 March -108 41,335 32,941 8,394 40,327 31,825 8,502 June 598 41,792 32,639 9,153 40,294 31,739 8,555 September 1,558 42,190 32,968 9,222 39,624 31,960 7,664 December -1,000 40,852 32,556 8,296 41,878 32,582 9,296 1996 March -233 42,038 33,357 8,681 40,242 31,328 8,914 June 1,127 42,964 33,407 9,557 40,154 31,724 8,430 September 1,222 43,354 34,157 9,197 39,057 31,082 7,975 December -378 41,959 33,356 8,603 41,240 32,259 8,981 1997 March 382 44,277 35,231 9,046 40,088 31,424 8,664 June 1,404 43,936 34,367 9,569 40,183 32,018 8,165 September 448 44,020 34,766 9,254 41,496 32,690 8,806 December 1,247 45,381 35,506 9,875 40,715 32,087 8,628 1998 March -354 43,044 34,193 8,851 42,170 32,965 9,205 June 604 45,149 35,707 9,442 41,939 33,101 8,838 September 613 44,954 35,752 9,202 42,473 33,884 8,589 December 209 45,276 35,860 9,416 43,013 33,806 9,207 1999 March -1,304 46,256 37,274 8,982 43,324 33,038 10,286 June -1,496 45,330 35,803 9,527 45,348 34,325 11,023 September 871 47,284 35,879 11,405 44,351 33,817 10,534 December 2,128 48,886 37,192 11,694 43,209 33,643 9,566 2000 March -30 46,608 36,581 10,027 44,682 34,625 10,057 June 690 46,196 35,864 10,332 45,192 35,550 9,642 September -773 46,516 36,495 10,021 45,494 34,700 10,794 December -1,135 45,981 36,472 9,509 44,734 34,090 10,644 2001 March 895 45,843 35,298 10,545 44,873 35,223 9,650 June 82 43,767 34,461 9,306 44,971 35,747 9,224 September -1,058 41,953 33,332 8,621 46,026 36,347 9,679 December 845 42,485 32,840 9,645 44,961 36,161 8,800 2002 March -1,741 41,778 33,143 8,635 45,348 34,972 10,376 June 1,773 44,331 34,294 10,037 42,416 34,152 8,264 September 483 43,641 34,490 9,151 42,708 34,040 8,668 December -19 43,616 34,669 8,947 42,849 33,883 8,966 2003 March 3,458 43,419 33,266 10,153 41,363 34,668 6,695 June 777 42,900 34,709 8,191 41,643 34,229 7,414 September 332 43,650 35,100 8,550 42,171 33,953 8,218 December 756 44,181 35,610 8,571 41,654 33,839 7,815 2004 March 873 45,172 36,562 8,610 41,425 33,688 7,737 June -1,453 44,585 36,913 7,672 43,228 34,103 9,125 September 1,032 44,401 36,188 8,213 41,696 34,515 7,181 December 1,833 46,090 37,377 8,713 41,123 34,243 6,880 2005 March 1,090 45,920 37,394 8,526 42,563 35,127 7,436 June -1,043 44,512 37,176 7,336 43,522 35,143 8,379 September 637 46,135 37,671 8,464 42,358 34,531 7,827 December 1,427 46,798 38,271 8,527 42,210 35,110 7,100 2006 March 1,115 46,870 38,328 8,542 43,123 35,696 7,427 June -333 46,554 38,551 8,003 44,611 36,275 8,336 September -104 46,094 37,989 8,105 45,144 36,935 8,209 December 1,736 47,235 38,699 8,536 42,782 35,982 6,800 2007 March 1,648 49,014 40,189 8,825 43,135 35,958 7,177 June -1,169 47,024 39,563 7,461 45,325 36,695 8,630 September -930 45,446 37,604 7,842 46,751 37,979 8,772 December 2,217 48,562 39,305 9,257 44,068 37,028 7,040 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.