Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 5 to 19 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 8 241 188 53 218 173 45 December 6 233 180 53 226 179 47 1993 March 4 234 182 52 225 177 48 June 5 247 195 52 213 166 47 September 11 253 199 54 213 170 43 December 5 243 192 51 226 180 46 1994 March 2 242 192 50 228 180 48 June 4 256 202 54 221 171 50 September 15 269 211 58 219 176 43 December 2 252 200 52 238 188 50 1995 March 3 256 205 51 235 187 48 June 7 257 201 56 239 190 49 September 5 268 213 55 235 185 50 December 6 259 203 56 246 196 50 1996 March 5 261 206 55 243 193 50 June 7 264 207 57 246 196 50 September 8 271 213 58 246 196 50 December 8 272 214 58 245 195 50 1997 March 6 273 217 56 244 194 50 June 6 264 209 55 244 195 49 September 3 278 221 57 250 196 54 December 3 280 220 60 258 201 57 1998 March 0 276 216 60 260 200 60 June 13 281 217 64 251 200 51 September 3 279 221 58 258 203 55 December 0 281 224 57 257 200 57 1999 March 4 284 223 61 268 211 57 June 6 285 225 60 266 212 54 September 4 292 230 62 273 215 58 December 4 292 232 60 261 205 56 2000 March 9 300 236 64 269 214 55 June 7 285 227 58 271 220 51 September 3 291 231 60 277 220 57 December 1 282 226 56 275 220 55 2001 March 3 283 223 60 274 217 57 June 3 267 209 58 289 234 55 September -2 258 200 58 291 231 60 December 3 256 198 58 281 226 55 2002 March 8 262 201 61 266 213 53 June 6 261 202 59 268 215 53 September 6 256 200 56 259 209 50 December 5 257 200 57 261 209 52 2003 March 1 246 192 54 267 214 53 June 0 256 203 53 259 206 53 September 4 252 199 53 244 195 49 December 3 258 204 54 247 196 51 2004 March 5 266 210 56 249 198 51 June 1 268 211 57 251 195 56 September 3 266 207 59 255 199 56 December 11 279 216 63 246 194 52 2005 March 2 267 209 58 261 205 56 June 7 276 213 63 257 201 56 September 8 280 218 62 255 201 54 December 9 279 218 61 257 205 52 2006 March 5 284 227 57 252 200 52 June 4 278 219 59 267 212 55 September 3 268 213 55 264 212 52 December 6 279 221 58 257 205 52 2007 March 4 275 220 55 259 208 51 June -2 269 216 53 265 210 55 September 4 260 204 56 269 217 52 December 1 268 215 53 261 209 52 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.