Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted

100 or more 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            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            5          4             1            5           4             1
  
1993    March               1            6          4             2            5           4             1
        June                0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            5          4             1            5           4             1
  
1994    March               0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        June                0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            0            5          4             1            5           4             1
  
1995    March               0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        June                1            6          4             2            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            1            7          5             2            5           4             1
  
1996    March               1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        June                1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        September           1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        December            1            7          5             2            5           4             1
  
1997    March               1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        June                1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        September           1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        December            0            7          5             2            6           4             2
  
1998    March               0            7          5             2            6           4             2
        June                0            7          5             2            7           5             2
        September           1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        December            1            7          5             2            5           4             1
  
1999    March               0            7          5             2            7           5             2
        June                1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        September           1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        December            1            7          5             2            5           4             1
  
2000    March               1            7          5             2            5           4             1
        June                0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        September           0            6          5             1            5           4             1
        December            0            6          5             1            5           4             1
  
2001    March              -1            6          5             1            7           5             2
        June               -1            5          4             1            7           5             2
        September          -1            5          4             1            7           5             2
        December            0            5          4             1            6           5             1
  
2002    March               0            6          5             1            6           5             1
        June                0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            5          4             1            5           4             1
  
2003    March               0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        June                0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            5          4             1            5           4             1
  
2004    March               0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        June                0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            5          4             1            4           3             1
  
2005    March               0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        June                0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        September           0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        December            0            5          4             1            5           4             1
  
2006    March               0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        June                0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        September           0            5          4             1            5           4             1
        December            0            5          4             1            5           4             1
  
2007    March               0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        June                0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        September           0            5          4             1            4           3             1
        December            0            5          4             1            4           3             1
  

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.