Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Oregon 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 314 23,454 19,113 4,341 22,257 18,230 4,027 December 492 23,550 19,185 4,365 22,283 18,410 3,873 1993 March 914 24,267 19,810 4,457 21,689 18,146 3,543 June 861 25,266 20,578 4,688 21,703 17,876 3,827 September 1,118 25,855 20,845 5,010 22,198 18,306 3,892 December 518 25,726 21,067 4,659 23,063 18,922 4,141 1994 March 756 25,795 21,041 4,754 23,313 19,315 3,998 June 485 26,260 21,168 5,092 23,726 19,119 4,607 September 664 26,606 21,604 5,002 24,048 19,710 4,338 December 632 26,732 21,771 4,961 24,218 19,889 4,329 1995 March 504 26,480 21,774 4,706 24,498 20,296 4,202 June 400 26,573 21,725 4,848 24,730 20,282 4,448 September 279 27,127 22,146 4,981 24,719 20,017 4,702 December 416 27,125 22,019 5,106 25,211 20,521 4,690 1996 March 144 27,163 22,236 4,927 25,283 20,500 4,783 June 712 27,335 22,014 5,321 25,434 20,825 4,609 September 910 27,654 22,470 5,184 25,069 20,795 4,274 December 479 28,642 23,345 5,297 25,802 20,984 4,818 1997 March 650 28,241 22,781 5,460 25,946 21,136 4,810 June 1,218 28,470 22,911 5,559 25,643 21,302 4,341 September -362 27,745 22,648 5,097 27,115 21,656 5,459 December 1,320 28,993 23,066 5,927 25,998 21,391 4,607 1998 March -270 27,758 22,668 5,090 27,546 22,186 5,360 June 330 28,348 22,747 5,601 27,075 21,804 5,271 September -392 27,703 22,577 5,126 27,829 22,311 5,518 December -97 28,074 22,965 5,109 26,959 21,753 5,206 1999 March 334 28,540 22,904 5,636 26,952 21,650 5,302 June 137 27,983 22,786 5,197 27,279 22,219 5,060 September 638 28,797 23,132 5,665 26,906 21,879 5,027 December 105 28,572 23,206 5,366 27,480 22,219 5,261 2000 March -369 28,207 22,797 5,410 28,224 22,445 5,779 June 624 29,000 22,887 6,113 28,058 22,569 5,489 September 34 28,183 22,606 5,577 28,421 22,878 5,543 December 78 28,461 23,151 5,310 27,837 22,605 5,232 2001 March 454 28,247 22,702 5,545 27,632 22,541 5,091 June -365 27,014 22,034 4,980 28,731 23,386 5,345 September -450 26,620 21,519 5,101 28,598 23,047 5,551 December -470 26,026 20,989 5,037 28,467 22,960 5,507 2002 March -16 26,853 21,515 5,338 27,591 22,237 5,354 June 416 27,690 22,438 5,252 26,572 21,736 4,836 September 474 28,050 22,639 5,411 26,925 21,988 4,937 December 391 27,623 22,241 5,382 27,093 22,102 4,991 2003 March 281 27,246 21,818 5,428 27,802 22,655 5,147 June -206 27,086 22,134 4,952 27,742 22,584 5,158 September 845 28,298 22,749 5,549 26,481 21,777 4,704 December 464 28,250 22,878 5,372 26,706 21,798 4,908 2004 March 318 28,660 23,466 5,194 26,814 21,938 4,876 June 338 29,382 24,079 5,303 26,710 21,745 4,965 September 233 28,852 23,579 5,273 27,095 22,055 5,040 December 1,027 29,574 23,902 5,672 26,908 22,263 4,645 2005 March 625 30,098 24,529 5,569 27,167 22,223 4,944 June 212 29,050 24,059 4,991 27,741 22,962 4,779 September 853 30,782 25,196 5,586 27,145 22,412 4,733 December 808 30,658 24,980 5,678 27,729 22,859 4,870 2006 March 651 31,396 25,656 5,740 28,148 23,059 5,089 June 602 30,686 25,239 5,447 28,387 23,542 4,845 September 184 30,523 24,997 5,526 29,243 23,901 5,342 December 798 31,256 25,200 6,056 28,947 23,689 5,258 2007 March 855 31,693 25,774 5,919 28,610 23,546 5,064 June -767 30,311 25,078 5,233 30,590 24,590 6,000 September -375 30,002 24,573 5,429 30,252 24,448 5,804 December 386 30,941 24,903 6,038 30,355 24,703 5,652 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.