Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 4 Jobs (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 1 80 65 15 85 71 14 December -1 83 68 15 84 68 16 1993 March -1 78 61 17 92 74 18 June 9 109 87 22 65 52 13 September 3 84 68 16 83 70 13 December 0 87 72 15 82 67 15 1994 March -2 79 63 16 93 75 18 June 9 114 91 23 68 54 14 September 3 88 72 16 86 73 13 December -2 89 74 15 88 71 17 1995 March 0 85 68 17 95 78 17 June 9 113 91 22 71 58 13 September 0 87 72 15 91 76 15 December -1 91 75 16 90 73 17 1996 March -1 86 68 18 99 80 19 June 9 115 92 23 73 59 14 September 2 89 72 17 94 79 15 December 0 96 79 17 91 74 17 1997 March -1 89 71 18 99 80 19 June 8 117 95 22 75 61 14 September 0 92 76 16 96 80 16 December -1 98 81 17 93 75 18 1998 March -2 89 70 19 103 82 21 June 11 122 97 25 75 61 14 September 0 91 75 16 99 83 16 December -1 99 83 16 92 75 17 1999 March -2 92 73 19 107 86 21 June 9 124 100 24 79 64 15 September 1 96 78 18 102 85 17 December -1 103 86 17 95 77 18 2000 March 0 96 76 20 108 88 20 June 9 124 101 23 82 68 14 September 0 95 78 17 105 88 17 December -1 100 83 17 99 81 18 2001 March -3 91 73 18 111 90 21 June 8 119 96 23 83 68 15 September -1 86 70 16 108 91 17 December -1 92 76 16 100 83 17 2002 March -1 87 68 19 108 88 20 June 8 116 93 23 80 65 15 September 1 87 71 16 99 84 15 December -1 92 76 16 96 79 17 2003 March -2 83 65 18 109 89 20 June 7 115 93 22 78 63 15 September 1 87 71 16 96 81 15 December -1 93 77 16 92 75 17 2004 March -2 88 70 18 105 85 20 June 8 119 96 23 76 61 15 September 1 90 73 17 99 83 16 December 1 100 82 18 93 76 17 2005 March -2 89 70 19 109 88 21 June 9 122 98 24 78 63 15 September 2 94 76 18 100 84 16 December 0 99 82 17 97 80 17 2006 March -1 95 76 19 106 86 20 June 9 125 101 24 81 66 15 September 0 91 75 16 105 89 16 December -1 100 83 17 98 80 18 2007 March -1 93 74 19 110 90 20 June 6 121 99 22 82 66 16 September 0 89 73 16 106 90 16 December -2 98 82 16 100 82 18 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.