Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 25 to 29 Jobs (In thousands) 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 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 1993 March 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 June 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 8 6 2 8 6 2 1994 March 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 June 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 September 0 10 8 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 1995 March 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 June 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 September 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 1996 March 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 June 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1997 March 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 June 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1998 March 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 June 1 11 8 3 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1999 March 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 June 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2000 March 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 June 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 2001 March 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 June 0 9 7 2 11 9 2 September 0 9 7 2 11 9 2 December 0 9 7 2 10 8 2 2002 March 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 June 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 2003 March 0 8 6 2 9 7 2 June 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 2004 March 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 June 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 2005 March 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 June 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 2006 March 0 9 7 2 8 6 2 June 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 September 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 2007 March 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 June 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 September 0 8 6 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 9 7 2 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.