Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Ohio 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 1,081 62,312 51,385 10,927 58,786 48,940 9,846 December 523 61,706 51,030 10,676 60,113 49,960 10,153 1993 March 3,834 65,307 49,656 15,651 62,253 50,436 11,817 June 222 65,218 54,053 11,165 58,739 47,796 10,943 September 2,288 67,554 56,115 11,439 59,569 50,418 9,151 December 4,764 66,428 55,706 10,722 58,666 52,708 5,958 1994 March 4,707 66,248 55,465 10,783 60,363 54,287 6,076 June -2,743 67,072 58,104 8,968 64,837 53,126 11,711 September -3,645 68,273 57,861 10,412 66,660 52,603 14,057 December 2,168 69,920 56,344 13,576 66,207 54,799 11,408 1995 March 874 69,359 58,709 10,650 65,137 55,361 9,776 June 2,108 68,292 57,048 11,244 64,059 54,923 9,136 September 1,066 69,088 58,432 10,656 65,587 55,997 9,590 December -362 66,722 56,338 10,384 67,596 56,850 10,746 1996 March 875 70,186 58,786 11,400 66,971 56,446 10,525 June 1,202 68,833 57,474 11,359 67,508 57,351 10,157 September 1,241 70,548 58,980 11,568 67,381 57,054 10,327 December 195 69,458 58,358 11,100 68,655 57,750 10,905 1997 March 594 70,521 59,788 10,733 67,643 57,504 10,139 June 997 68,718 58,426 10,292 67,371 58,076 9,295 September 509 70,730 59,908 10,822 68,246 57,933 10,313 December -517 71,087 59,723 11,364 69,521 57,640 11,881 1998 March 101 71,068 60,222 10,846 68,465 57,720 10,745 June 1,065 70,695 58,972 11,723 69,117 58,459 10,658 September 1,163 70,973 59,156 11,817 69,993 59,339 10,654 December 192 71,609 60,985 10,624 67,715 57,283 10,432 1999 March -652 69,838 59,067 10,771 71,991 60,568 11,423 June 476 68,009 58,035 9,974 66,968 57,470 9,498 September 2,260 76,185 63,368 12,817 70,806 60,249 10,557 December 252 72,680 62,140 10,540 69,333 59,045 10,288 2000 March 205 72,349 61,788 10,561 70,708 60,352 10,356 June -181 69,868 59,390 10,478 73,192 62,533 10,659 September -380 68,281 58,047 10,234 72,836 62,222 10,614 December -595 69,585 59,099 10,486 71,647 60,566 11,081 2001 March 171 69,731 59,253 10,478 70,458 60,151 10,307 June -507 67,902 57,452 10,450 74,208 63,251 10,957 September -524 66,038 55,229 10,809 74,418 63,085 11,333 December -845 66,597 56,135 10,462 72,426 61,119 11,307 2002 March 292 67,306 56,042 11,264 71,764 60,792 10,972 June -498 67,531 56,670 10,861 72,055 60,696 11,359 September 472 67,621 56,978 10,643 69,720 59,549 10,171 December 339 67,453 56,528 10,925 70,091 59,505 10,586 2003 March -1,848 64,822 55,159 9,663 72,312 60,801 11,511 June 106 67,734 56,857 10,877 69,531 58,760 10,771 September 1,248 67,510 56,881 10,629 68,030 58,649 9,381 December 14 67,549 56,846 10,703 69,685 58,996 10,689 2004 March -731 67,314 57,308 10,006 70,025 59,288 10,737 June 450 68,707 58,054 10,653 68,676 58,473 10,203 September -98 67,763 57,190 10,573 69,265 58,594 10,671 December 731 68,634 57,317 11,317 69,274 58,688 10,586 2005 March -1,216 66,339 56,164 10,175 71,381 59,990 11,391 June 289 68,825 57,580 11,245 69,014 58,058 10,956 September 1,484 67,533 56,779 10,754 68,282 59,012 9,270 December -676 66,963 56,907 10,056 70,841 60,109 10,732 2006 March 1,075 70,180 57,718 12,462 70,396 59,009 11,387 June -1,243 66,292 56,955 9,337 70,116 59,536 10,580 September -1,015 65,449 56,020 9,429 70,034 59,590 10,444 December -523 67,447 56,652 10,795 71,012 59,694 11,318 2007 March 398 66,291 54,969 11,322 70,543 59,619 10,924 June -115 67,273 56,811 10,462 69,013 58,436 10,577 September -373 64,313 54,454 9,859 69,974 59,742 10,232 December 21 67,086 56,171 10,915 69,457 58,563 10,894 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.