Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 670 39,909 34,321 5,588 41,043 36,125 4,918 December 657 41,155 35,172 5,983 38,898 33,572 5,326 1993 March -1,387 39,900 33,758 6,142 44,747 37,218 7,529 June 2,857 49,816 42,431 7,385 34,070 29,542 4,528 September 1,053 42,212 36,258 5,954 42,139 37,238 4,901 December 1,153 44,674 38,303 6,371 39,573 34,355 5,218 1994 March -1,648 42,581 36,548 6,033 45,598 37,917 7,681 June 3,056 51,812 44,040 7,772 35,967 31,251 4,716 September 1,441 45,050 38,575 6,475 43,490 38,456 5,034 December 1,444 46,193 39,287 6,906 42,240 36,778 5,462 1995 March -1,243 44,990 38,319 6,671 48,291 40,377 7,914 June 2,979 53,100 45,165 7,935 38,772 33,816 4,956 September 999 45,141 38,783 6,358 46,538 41,179 5,359 December 2,121 48,406 40,585 7,821 43,636 37,936 5,700 1996 March -1,961 46,348 39,263 7,085 51,283 42,237 9,046 June 3,228 54,800 46,559 8,241 39,722 34,709 5,013 September 1,169 46,606 39,534 7,072 49,408 43,505 5,903 December 2,006 51,225 43,040 8,185 44,647 38,468 6,179 1997 March -801 50,225 42,051 8,174 51,419 42,444 8,975 June 3,022 56,603 47,786 8,817 42,554 36,759 5,795 September 3,562 50,426 42,139 8,287 48,995 44,270 4,725 December -1,159 50,907 43,686 7,221 49,027 40,647 8,380 1998 March -5,252 47,491 40,890 6,601 56,509 44,656 11,853 June 7,105 60,610 47,839 12,771 42,593 36,927 5,666 September 680 50,497 42,776 7,721 52,288 45,247 7,041 December 1,693 54,113 45,158 8,955 47,949 40,687 7,262 1999 March -2,676 50,375 42,368 8,007 57,038 46,355 10,683 June 1,733 57,266 47,912 9,354 45,035 37,414 7,621 September 2,815 53,287 42,760 10,527 54,104 46,392 7,712 December 1,488 54,238 44,929 9,309 48,821 41,000 7,821 2000 March -2,942 52,797 43,210 9,587 60,054 47,525 12,529 June 2,447 59,997 50,051 9,946 46,934 39,435 7,499 September 53 49,925 41,725 8,200 55,811 47,664 8,147 December 718 52,878 44,002 8,876 51,993 43,835 8,158 2001 March -3,918 50,399 42,028 8,371 59,679 47,390 12,289 June 1,890 57,012 46,935 10,077 48,804 40,617 8,187 September -832 45,861 38,682 7,179 56,562 48,551 8,011 December 924 48,668 39,452 9,216 53,146 44,854 8,292 2002 March -2,939 48,054 38,817 9,237 59,125 46,949 12,176 June 8,349 61,664 46,102 15,562 45,824 38,611 7,213 September 502 49,494 41,716 7,778 53,102 45,826 7,276 December -862 50,943 41,928 9,015 54,107 44,230 9,877 2003 March -3,263 48,944 38,733 10,211 63,502 50,028 13,474 June 1,480 57,639 47,657 9,982 47,038 38,536 8,502 September 699 49,808 41,353 8,455 52,981 45,225 7,756 December 2,862 53,845 43,437 10,408 49,369 41,823 7,546 2004 March -2,877 51,069 41,897 9,172 59,208 47,159 12,049 June 1,631 61,511 50,793 10,718 46,789 37,702 9,087 September -802 49,737 42,298 7,439 54,372 46,131 8,241 December 2,343 54,884 44,538 10,346 50,292 42,289 8,003 2005 March -1,704 52,668 42,716 9,952 59,803 48,147 11,656 June -46 61,011 50,595 10,416 48,966 38,504 10,462 September 2,422 53,870 44,242 9,628 53,185 45,979 7,206 December 2,283 55,261 44,826 10,435 52,510 44,358 8,152 2006 March -1,662 54,655 44,333 10,322 58,968 46,984 11,984 June 3,280 62,609 51,112 11,497 48,209 39,992 8,217 September 360 53,438 44,532 8,906 57,033 48,487 8,546 December 8,642 63,170 46,590 16,580 52,743 44,805 7,938 2007 March -447 58,124 46,200 11,924 61,925 49,554 12,371 June 2,422 64,028 52,798 11,230 50,972 42,164 8,808 September 1,509 54,838 44,871 9,967 59,092 50,634 8,458 December 3,645 59,592 47,109 12,483 55,669 46,831 8,838 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.