Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted District of Columbia Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 2000 March 426 6,056 4,606 1,450 5,508 4,484 1,024 June -60 5,926 4,714 1,212 5,608 4,336 1,272 September -7 6,073 4,879 1,194 5,462 4,261 1,201 December -165 5,973 4,828 1,145 5,623 4,313 1,310 2001 March 134 5,949 4,685 1,264 5,612 4,482 1,130 June -44 5,754 4,656 1,098 5,786 4,644 1,142 September -41 5,653 4,516 1,137 5,675 4,497 1,178 December -139 5,541 4,357 1,184 5,812 4,489 1,323 2002 March -40 5,605 4,464 1,141 5,598 4,417 1,181 June -8 5,286 4,278 1,008 5,446 4,430 1,016 September 68 5,357 4,290 1,067 5,368 4,369 999 December -19 5,431 4,296 1,135 5,552 4,398 1,154 2003 March 148 5,467 4,229 1,238 5,542 4,452 1,090 June -77 5,229 4,280 949 5,453 4,427 1,026 September 226 5,617 4,392 1,225 5,476 4,477 999 December -15 5,599 4,363 1,236 5,616 4,365 1,251 2004 March -10 5,693 4,572 1,121 5,507 4,376 1,131 June -89 5,470 4,449 1,021 5,586 4,476 1,110 September 127 5,718 4,469 1,249 5,495 4,373 1,122 December 178 5,780 4,493 1,287 5,496 4,387 1,109 2005 March 13 5,797 4,631 1,166 5,585 4,432 1,153 June -85 5,673 4,575 1,098 5,692 4,509 1,183 September 174 5,827 4,557 1,270 5,653 4,557 1,096 December 120 5,780 4,643 1,137 5,545 4,528 1,017 2006 March 83 5,398 4,269 1,129 5,332 4,286 1,046 June -73 5,857 4,741 1,116 5,913 4,724 1,189 September 10 5,907 4,671 1,236 5,903 4,677 1,226 December 59 5,934 4,695 1,239 5,691 4,511 1,180 2007 March 124 6,136 4,823 1,313 5,614 4,425 1,189 June -105 5,869 4,738 1,131 5,851 4,615 1,236 September -147 5,868 4,702 1,166 6,051 4,738 1,313 December -77 6,055 4,848 1,207 5,660 4,376 1,284 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.