Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted

20 to 24 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           14         11             3           12           9             3
        December            0           13         10             3           13          10             3
  
1993    March               0           13         10             3           13          10             3
        June                0           13         10             3           12           9             3
        September           0           14         11             3           12           9             3
        December            0           14         11             3           13          10             3
  
1994    March               0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        June                0           14         11             3           12           9             3
        September           0           15         12             3           12           9             3
        December            0           14         11             3           13          10             3
  
1995    March               0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        June                0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        September           0           15         12             3           13          10             3
        December            0           14         11             3           14          11             3
  
1996    March               0           14         11             3           14          11             3
        June                0           14         11             3           14          11             3
        September           1           16         12             4           14          11             3
        December            1           16         12             4           14          11             3
  
1997    March               0           15         12             3           14          11             3
        June                0           14         11             3           14          11             3
        September           0           15         12             3           13          10             3
        December            0           16         12             4           15          11             4
  
1998    March               0           16         12             4           15          11             4
        June                1           16         12             4           14          11             3
        September           0           16         12             4           15          11             4
        December           -1           16         13             3           15          11             4
  
1999    March               0           16         12             4           16          12             4
        June                1           16         12             4           15          12             3
        September           1           17         13             4           15          12             3
        December            0           17         13             4           15          11             4
  
2000    March               1           17         13             4           14          11             3
        June                1           17         13             4           15          12             3
        September           1           17         13             4           15          12             3
        December            0           15         12             3           15          12             3
  
2001    March               0           16         12             4           17          13             4
        June                0           14         11             3           17          14             3
        September          -1           14         11             3           17          13             4
        December            0           13         10             3           16          13             3
  
2002    March               1           15         11             4           15          12             3
        June                1           15         11             4           15          12             3
        September           0           14         11             3           15          12             3
        December            0           13         10             3           14          11             3
  
2003    March               0           13         10             3           14          11             3
        June                0           14         11             3           14          11             3
        September           0           13         10             3           13          10             3
        December            0           13         10             3           13          10             3
  
2004    March               0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        June                0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        September           0           13         10             3           13          10             3
        December            0           14         11             3           13          10             3
  
2005    March               0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        June                0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        September           0           15         12             3           13          10             3
        December            0           14         11             3           14          11             3
  
2006    March               0           14         11             3           13          10             3
        June                0           14         11             3           14          11             3
        September           0           13         10             3           14          11             3
        December            0           14         11             3           14          11             3
  
2007    March               0           14         11             3           14          11             3
        June                0           14         11             3           14          11             3
        September           0           13         10             3           14          11             3
        December            0           14         11             3           13          10             3
  

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