Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Kansas 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 -570 18,470 15,813 2,657 17,295 14,068 3,227 December 379 17,923 14,981 2,942 17,215 14,652 2,563 1993 March 347 17,756 14,886 2,870 17,469 14,946 2,523 June 215 18,430 15,753 2,677 16,921 14,459 2,462 September 557 18,641 15,705 2,936 17,212 14,833 2,379 December -187 18,053 15,410 2,643 18,256 15,426 2,830 1994 March 490 19,133 16,226 2,907 17,285 14,868 2,417 June 186 18,583 15,802 2,781 17,692 15,097 2,595 September 251 18,931 16,257 2,674 17,706 15,283 2,423 December -532 18,259 15,957 2,302 18,256 15,422 2,834 1995 March 834 19,676 16,349 3,327 17,707 15,214 2,493 June 44 18,256 15,659 2,597 18,307 15,754 2,553 September -8 19,236 16,604 2,632 17,702 15,062 2,640 December -2 18,890 16,135 2,755 18,342 15,585 2,757 1996 March 199 19,071 16,240 2,831 18,007 15,375 2,632 June 161 18,944 15,980 2,964 18,499 15,696 2,803 September -171 19,237 16,483 2,754 18,415 15,490 2,925 December 188 19,074 16,235 2,839 18,416 15,765 2,651 1997 March 310 19,844 16,778 3,066 18,064 15,308 2,756 June 483 19,354 16,323 3,031 18,448 15,900 2,548 September 290 19,876 16,799 3,077 18,610 15,823 2,787 December -659 19,170 16,364 2,806 19,545 16,080 3,465 1998 March 697 19,715 16,264 3,451 18,888 16,134 2,754 June 2 19,553 16,649 2,904 18,693 15,791 2,902 September 302 19,646 16,405 3,241 19,245 16,306 2,939 December 421 19,870 16,660 3,210 18,722 15,933 2,789 1999 March 244 19,248 16,062 3,186 19,249 16,307 2,942 June -1,125 19,351 16,363 2,988 19,817 15,704 4,113 September 270 19,285 16,005 3,280 18,918 15,908 3,010 December 203 19,675 16,596 3,079 18,629 15,753 2,876 2000 March 86 19,349 16,115 3,234 19,365 16,217 3,148 June 720 19,635 16,119 3,516 19,249 16,453 2,796 September 457 19,332 15,248 4,084 20,204 16,577 3,627 December -161 18,536 15,952 2,584 18,964 16,219 2,745 2001 March 556 19,080 15,845 3,235 18,421 15,742 2,679 June -576 18,890 16,055 2,835 19,460 16,049 3,411 September -633 17,481 14,990 2,491 19,265 16,141 3,124 December 401 18,271 15,548 2,723 18,009 15,687 2,322 2002 March 250 17,775 15,168 2,607 18,180 15,823 2,357 June 18 18,488 15,447 3,041 18,780 15,757 3,023 September -1,005 18,246 15,306 2,940 19,876 15,931 3,945 December -174 18,091 15,190 2,901 19,031 15,956 3,075 2003 March -257 17,361 14,355 3,006 19,417 16,154 3,263 June 29 17,777 14,960 2,817 18,307 15,519 2,788 September 56 18,072 15,228 2,844 18,025 15,237 2,788 December 357 18,708 15,356 3,352 18,261 15,266 2,995 2004 March 70 18,326 15,342 2,984 18,432 15,518 2,914 June -84 18,532 15,716 2,816 18,027 15,127 2,900 September 140 18,454 15,365 3,089 18,152 15,203 2,949 December 297 18,687 15,411 3,276 18,274 15,295 2,979 2005 March -134 18,272 15,312 2,960 18,678 15,584 3,094 June 245 18,345 15,090 3,255 18,635 15,625 3,010 September -409 17,922 15,322 2,600 18,297 15,288 3,009 December 465 18,955 15,496 3,459 18,208 15,214 2,994 2006 March -467 18,874 16,374 2,500 17,682 14,715 2,967 June -540 18,028 15,128 2,900 18,877 15,437 3,440 September 567 18,984 15,507 3,477 18,272 15,362 2,910 December 148 18,951 15,770 3,181 17,873 14,840 3,033 2007 March -118 18,990 15,953 3,037 18,334 15,179 3,155 June 34 18,463 15,212 3,251 19,191 15,974 3,217 September 111 18,554 15,588 2,966 18,393 15,538 2,855 December 582 19,086 15,408 3,678 18,675 15,579 3,096 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.