Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 1 Job (In thousands) 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 2 734 617 117 782 667 115 December 31 775 631 144 728 615 113 1993 March -49 732 608 124 842 669 173 June 30 840 701 139 676 567 109 September 12 766 644 122 786 676 110 December 32 805 661 144 741 629 112 1994 March -56 747 626 121 865 688 177 June 34 868 722 146 693 581 112 September 6 788 664 124 808 690 118 December 31 820 670 150 768 649 119 1995 March -49 776 647 129 881 703 178 June 32 870 724 146 720 606 114 September -1 792 668 124 835 710 125 December 38 840 679 161 782 659 123 1996 March -57 791 656 135 903 711 192 June 32 892 740 152 735 615 120 September 9 814 679 135 848 722 126 December 42 865 696 169 794 667 127 1997 March -53 817 676 141 917 723 194 June 33 917 761 156 751 628 123 September 5 831 695 136 864 733 131 December 35 879 707 172 817 680 137 1998 March -57 822 676 146 937 734 203 June 51 936 767 169 747 629 118 September 3 837 699 138 881 746 135 December 43 899 724 175 818 686 132 1999 March -62 826 685 141 949 746 203 June 23 931 770 161 776 638 138 September -4 843 702 141 895 750 145 December 48 912 727 185 824 687 137 2000 March -60 845 692 153 968 755 213 June 31 947 782 165 788 654 134 September -2 853 705 148 915 765 150 December 44 909 722 187 853 710 143 2001 March -71 844 693 151 982 760 222 June 22 936 774 162 800 660 140 September -16 828 687 141 937 780 157 December 45 892 704 188 862 719 143 2002 March -79 829 683 146 991 766 225 June 30 941 774 167 802 665 137 September -2 849 705 144 922 776 146 December 54 915 720 195 862 721 141 2003 March -83 826 679 147 1,018 788 230 June 27 944 781 163 801 665 136 September -1 860 716 144 927 782 145 December 61 930 732 198 859 722 137 2004 March -73 865 711 154 1,008 781 227 June 33 971 802 169 807 671 136 September -3 872 723 149 939 787 152 December 73 959 749 210 868 731 137 2005 March -84 870 713 157 1,043 802 241 June 41 992 810 182 824 683 141 September 10 908 747 161 945 794 151 December 76 980 758 222 900 754 146 2006 March -80 910 743 167 1,057 810 247 June 37 1,014 828 186 854 705 149 September -8 905 746 159 993 826 167 December 78 1,000 765 235 923 766 157 2007 March -93 921 748 173 1,091 825 266 June 23 1,010 828 182 878 719 159 September -2 913 745 168 1,009 839 170 December 73 1,005 771 234 939 778 161 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.