Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 1,133 40,096 31,767 8,329 37,808 30,612 7,196 December -2,046 35,162 28,243 6,919 42,196 33,231 8,965 1993 March 930 38,136 29,231 8,905 39,315 31,340 7,975 June 3,588 46,613 37,223 9,390 30,819 25,017 5,802 September 1,183 39,761 32,430 7,331 36,762 30,614 6,148 December -2,199 36,903 29,816 7,087 42,862 33,576 9,286 1994 March 236 38,701 29,841 8,860 41,179 32,555 8,624 June 4,060 48,482 38,121 10,361 32,273 25,972 6,301 September 811 42,650 34,300 8,350 39,268 31,729 7,539 December -2,852 37,062 29,839 7,223 45,294 35,219 10,075 1995 March 42 39,613 30,673 8,940 41,900 33,002 8,898 June 2,850 47,537 37,390 10,147 34,311 27,014 7,297 September 1,310 42,081 33,375 8,706 39,966 32,570 7,396 December -3,236 36,975 29,656 7,319 46,161 35,606 10,555 1996 March -83 40,307 31,061 9,246 41,816 32,487 9,329 June 3,404 48,865 38,270 10,595 34,192 27,001 7,191 September 987 43,262 34,579 8,683 39,371 31,675 7,696 December -2,608 37,975 30,385 7,590 45,451 35,253 10,198 1997 March 568 42,441 32,806 9,635 41,653 32,586 9,067 June 3,643 49,977 39,369 10,608 34,216 27,251 6,965 September 239 43,933 35,196 8,737 41,812 33,314 8,498 December -1,085 41,055 32,343 8,712 44,862 35,065 9,797 1998 March -206 41,266 31,839 9,427 43,818 34,185 9,633 June 2,928 51,371 40,904 10,467 35,712 28,173 7,539 September 400 44,882 36,194 8,688 42,819 34,531 8,288 December -2,148 40,973 32,666 8,307 47,398 36,943 10,455 1999 March -1,198 44,274 34,708 9,566 45,024 34,260 10,764 June 1,159 51,576 41,014 10,562 38,618 29,215 9,403 September 602 47,089 36,322 10,767 44,627 34,462 10,165 December -545 44,196 33,879 10,317 47,627 36,765 10,862 2000 March 154 44,742 34,063 10,679 46,431 35,906 10,525 June 3,229 52,538 41,084 11,454 38,483 30,258 8,225 September -955 46,407 36,946 9,461 45,778 35,362 10,416 December -3,697 41,612 33,223 8,389 49,339 37,253 12,086 2001 March 1,132 44,099 32,868 11,231 46,625 36,526 10,099 June 2,449 49,794 39,477 10,317 38,293 30,425 7,868 September -1,201 41,883 33,744 8,139 46,381 37,041 9,340 December -1,483 38,424 29,915 8,509 49,509 39,517 9,992 2002 March -1,662 40,059 30,862 9,197 47,125 36,266 10,859 June 4,078 50,413 39,286 11,127 36,117 29,068 7,049 September 274 43,555 34,916 8,639 43,055 34,690 8,365 December -2,288 39,474 31,581 7,893 47,208 37,027 10,181 2003 March 3,808 41,790 30,976 10,814 42,957 35,951 7,006 June 2,756 48,841 39,761 9,080 35,457 29,133 6,324 September 142 43,606 35,534 8,072 42,531 34,601 7,930 December -1,312 40,000 32,438 7,562 45,853 36,979 8,874 2004 March 1,073 43,215 34,045 9,170 43,031 34,934 8,097 June 721 50,791 42,286 8,505 36,810 29,026 7,784 September 824 44,389 36,635 7,754 42,104 35,174 6,930 December -125 41,735 34,048 7,687 45,233 37,421 7,812 2005 March 1,299 43,901 34,820 9,081 44,209 36,427 7,782 June 986 50,720 42,587 8,133 37,058 29,911 7,147 September 438 46,127 38,136 7,991 42,743 35,190 7,553 December -539 42,385 34,862 7,523 46,430 38,368 8,062 2006 March 1,326 44,788 35,690 9,098 44,789 37,017 7,772 June 1,761 53,034 44,162 8,872 37,986 30,875 7,111 September -270 46,110 38,458 7,652 45,562 37,640 7,922 December -190 42,783 35,252 7,531 47,042 39,321 7,721 2007 March 1,888 46,822 37,423 9,399 44,799 37,288 7,511 June 793 53,550 45,319 8,231 38,688 31,250 7,438 September -1,103 45,422 38,021 7,401 47,239 38,735 8,504 December 279 44,013 35,794 8,219 48,390 40,450 7,940 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.