Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 20 or more 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 48 37 11 46 35 11 December 1 51 40 11 50 40 10 1993 March 2 47 31 16 62 48 14 June 3 64 52 12 37 28 9 September 1 49 38 11 44 34 10 December 1 54 43 11 48 38 10 1994 March 0 45 32 13 61 48 13 June 4 69 54 15 40 29 11 September 2 52 40 12 44 34 10 December 1 57 46 11 51 41 10 1995 March 1 49 35 14 65 52 13 June 4 69 54 15 43 32 11 September 0 51 40 11 47 36 11 December 1 58 46 12 52 41 11 1996 March 0 49 34 15 68 53 15 June 5 73 57 16 43 32 11 September 1 51 39 12 49 38 11 December 2 64 51 13 52 41 11 1997 March 1 52 36 16 67 52 15 June 4 71 56 15 43 32 11 September 0 53 42 11 48 37 11 December -3 64 52 12 57 42 15 1998 March 0 56 38 18 72 54 18 June 6 76 58 18 45 33 12 September 0 53 41 12 53 41 12 December -1 63 52 11 54 42 12 1999 March 0 55 38 17 74 57 17 June 5 78 61 17 46 34 12 September -1 53 41 12 54 41 13 December 0 66 54 12 56 44 12 2000 March 0 56 40 16 73 57 16 June 5 77 61 16 47 36 11 September 0 53 41 12 54 42 12 December 1 64 52 12 58 47 11 2001 March 0 55 38 17 81 64 17 June 4 72 56 16 53 41 12 September -1 48 36 12 61 48 13 December 0 55 44 11 63 52 11 2002 March 0 52 36 16 74 58 16 June 5 72 56 16 46 35 11 September 0 48 37 11 52 41 11 December 0 55 44 11 57 46 11 2003 March -3 45 32 13 71 55 16 June 2 65 52 13 42 31 11 September 1 47 36 11 46 36 10 December 1 55 44 11 51 41 10 2004 March -1 44 32 12 63 50 13 June 4 68 54 14 40 30 10 September 0 48 37 11 47 36 11 December 1 57 46 11 50 40 10 2005 March 0 43 32 11 60 49 11 June 3 68 55 13 40 30 10 September 1 49 38 11 46 36 10 December 0 56 46 10 51 41 10 2006 March -1 44 33 11 59 47 12 June 3 67 55 12 40 31 9 September 0 45 35 10 46 36 10 December 2 57 46 11 50 41 9 2007 March 0 45 34 11 60 49 11 June 2 65 54 11 40 31 9 September 1 42 32 10 46 37 9 December -1 53 45 8 50 41 9 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.