Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted. Alaska (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 1.8 33.6 26.3 7.3 36.5 31.0 5.5 December -5.7 28.9 24.1 4.8 42.3 31.8 10.5 1993 March -1.6 30.7 24.6 6.1 36.7 29.0 7.7 June 8.3 50.6 37.4 13.2 24.7 19.8 4.9 September 1.4 34.3 27.1 7.2 35.8 30.0 5.8 December -4.5 29.8 24.2 5.6 41.3 31.2 10.1 1994 March -2.1 30.9 25.1 5.8 36.6 28.7 7.9 June 8.3 49.9 36.7 13.2 25.1 20.2 4.9 September 1.9 34.4 26.9 7.5 36.0 30.4 5.6 December -6.1 28.3 23.2 5.1 43.2 32.0 11.2 1995 March -1.1 30.6 24.5 6.1 36.6 29.4 7.2 June 7.8 49.9 37.5 12.4 24.2 19.6 4.6 September 1.4 33.1 26.1 7.0 37.0 31.4 5.6 December -6.5 28.6 23.6 5.0 43.0 31.5 11.5 1996 March -1.7 30.6 24.4 6.2 37.4 29.5 7.9 June 8.4 49.5 36.3 13.2 24.4 19.6 4.8 September 1.1 32.5 25.5 7.0 37.1 31.2 5.9 December -6.1 28.4 23.2 5.2 43.7 32.4 11.3 1997 March -1.8 31.0 25.0 6.0 36.6 28.8 7.8 June 7.6 49.9 37.0 12.9 24.4 19.1 5.3 September 0.9 32.9 26.0 6.9 37.2 31.2 6.0 December -6.3 29.0 24.0 5.0 42.8 31.5 11.3 1998 March -1.4 31.3 25.5 5.8 35.4 28.2 7.2 June 7.9 49.9 37.0 12.9 24.1 19.1 5.0 September 0.7 31.5 25.2 6.3 36.6 31.0 5.6 December -5.8 28.2 23.6 4.6 41.8 31.4 10.4 1999 March -2.5 30.0 24.2 5.8 37.4 29.1 8.3 June 8.3 48.5 35.9 12.6 24.2 19.9 4.3 September 0.7 31.6 25.2 6.4 36.9 31.2 5.7 December -6.4 28.5 23.7 4.8 42.8 31.6 11.2 2000 March -1.9 32.3 26.4 5.9 35.7 27.9 7.8 June 8.0 49.5 36.5 13.0 25.3 20.3 5.0 September 0.0 31.6 25.4 6.2 37.4 31.2 6.2 December -6.4 28.6 23.9 4.7 42.6 31.5 11.1 2001 March -2.3 30.9 25.3 5.6 36.0 28.1 7.9 June 8.6 49.4 36.4 13.0 23.7 19.3 4.4 September 0.8 31.3 24.8 6.5 37.5 31.8 5.7 December -6.3 28.0 23.0 5.0 42.5 31.2 11.3 2002 March -1.3 32.2 26.0 6.2 34.5 27.0 7.5 June 7.9 48.5 35.7 12.8 24.4 19.5 4.9 September 1.1 31.8 25.7 6.1 36.2 31.2 5.0 December -6.0 28.3 23.6 4.7 42.3 31.6 10.7 2003 March -1.5 30.8 25.2 5.6 36.0 28.9 7.1 June 8.3 48.5 35.9 12.6 24.0 19.7 4.3 September 1.2 31.8 25.5 6.3 35.6 30.5 5.1 December -5.7 27.6 22.9 4.7 41.4 31.0 10.4 2004 March -1.8 30.3 24.5 5.8 35.7 28.1 7.6 June 7.6 48.4 35.9 12.5 24.3 19.4 4.9 September 0.5 30.8 24.9 5.9 36.5 31.1 5.4 December -5.8 27.6 22.8 4.8 42.1 31.5 10.6 2005 March -1.8 30.2 24.7 5.5 35.2 27.9 7.3 June 8.1 47.0 34.6 12.4 24.2 19.9 4.3 September 0.3 31.4 25.5 5.9 35.8 30.2 5.6 December -6.4 27.1 22.4 4.7 43.1 32.0 11.1 2006 March -1.7 30.1 24.8 5.3 34.2 27.2 7.0 June 8.0 48.0 35.6 12.4 24.4 20.0 4.4 September 0.1 29.2 23.6 5.6 37.9 32.4 5.5 December -6.3 27.5 22.7 4.8 41.9 30.8 11.1 2007 March -2.2 29.7 24.6 5.1 34.8 27.5 7.3 June 8.2 47.4 35.1 12.3 24.5 20.4 4.1 September -0.2 29.2 23.7 5.5 37.0 31.3 5.7 December -6.0 27.2 22.6 4.6 41.0 30.4 10.6 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.