Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted

11 to 14 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           0           32         25             7           33          26             7
        December            0           34         27             7           35          28             7
  
1993    March               0           30         22             8           39          31             8
        June                3           46         37             9           25          19             6
        September           1           33         26             7           31          25             6
        December            0           36         29             7           34          27             7
  
1994    March               0           31         23             8           39          31             8
        June                3           48         38            10           27          20             7
        September           2           36         28             8           32          26             6
        December           -1           37         30             7           37          29             8
  
1995    March               1           34         25             9           40          32             8
        June                4           48         38            10           28          22             6
        September           0           35         28             7           35          28             7
        December           -1           39         31             8           39          30             9
  
1996    March               0           34         25             9           42          33             9
        June                4           51         40            11           30          23             7
        September           1           36         28             8           36          29             7
        December            0           40         32             8           38          30             8
  
1997    March               0           35         26             9           42          33             9
        June                3           50         40            10           29          22             7
        September          -1           37         30             7           37          29             8
        December           -1           41         33             8           39          30             9
  
1998    March              -1           36         26            10           46          35            11
        June                5           53         41            12           30          23             7
        September           0           37         29             8           39          31             8
        December           -2           41         34             7           39          30             9
  
1999    March               0           36         26            10           46          36            10
        June                4           53         42            11           31          24             7
        September           0           38         30             8           40          32             8
        December           -1           43         35             8           40          31             9
  
2000    March               0           38         28            10           47          37            10
        June                4           54         43            11           32          25             7
        September           0           38         30             8           41          33             8
        December           -1           42         34             8           42          33             9
  
2001    March               0           37         27            10           48          38            10
        June                3           50         39            11           36          28             8
        September          -1           33         25             8           44          35             9
        December           -1           38         30             8           44          35             9
  
2002    March               0           34         24            10           47          37            10
        June                3           49         38            11           33          25             8
        September           0           34         26             8           39          31             8
        December            0           37         29             8           39          31             8
  
2003    March               0           31         22             9           46          37             9
        June                2           48         38            10           32          24             8
        September           0           33         26             7           36          29             7
        December            0           38         30             8           37          29             8
  
2004    March               0           34         25             9           43          34             9
        June                3           50         39            11           30          22             8
        September           0           34         26             8           38          30             8
        December            0           40         32             8           37          29             8
  
2005    March              -1           34         25             9           45          35            10
        June                4           52         40            12           31          23             8
        September           0           36         28             8           38          30             8
        December            0           40         32             8           39          31             8
  
2006    March               0           36         27             9           42          33             9
        June                3           51         40            11           32          24             8
        September           0           34         27             7           38          31             7
        December            0           40         32             8           38          30             8
  
2007    March               0           35         26             9           44          35             9
        June                2           50         40            10           32          24             8
        September          -1           33         26             7           40          32             8
        December           -1           39         32             7           39          31             8
  

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.