Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 5 to 19 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 4 217 170 47 223 180 43 December -5 224 180 44 233 184 49 1993 March 1 207 153 54 257 204 53 June 23 308 244 64 173 132 41 September 8 227 179 48 217 177 40 December -4 238 194 44 229 181 48 1994 March -3 212 162 50 258 205 53 June 24 322 254 68 182 138 44 September 9 240 190 50 225 184 41 December -7 244 200 44 243 192 51 1995 March 0 225 171 54 267 213 54 June 26 320 253 67 191 150 41 September 3 240 191 49 240 194 46 December -4 255 205 50 255 201 54 1996 March -3 229 173 56 278 219 59 June 27 329 259 70 199 156 43 September 4 241 191 50 249 203 46 December -3 264 214 50 252 199 53 1997 March -1 239 182 57 277 219 58 June 25 332 264 68 198 155 43 September -1 250 201 49 254 204 50 December -5 274 221 53 262 204 58 1998 March -7 244 182 62 297 228 69 June 31 350 271 79 207 159 48 September -1 251 201 50 264 213 51 December -9 274 225 49 262 204 58 1999 March -2 250 186 64 303 237 66 June 25 354 280 74 218 169 49 September 0 259 206 53 275 222 53 December -5 286 234 52 265 208 57 2000 March 2 263 198 65 309 246 63 June 24 355 283 72 223 175 48 September -3 258 207 51 282 228 54 December -7 274 224 50 282 225 57 2001 March -4 250 188 62 314 248 66 June 22 334 263 71 236 187 49 September -4 230 180 50 295 241 54 December -7 251 201 50 289 232 57 2002 March 1 231 168 63 304 242 62 June 23 323 251 72 220 171 49 September 1 231 181 50 268 219 49 December -4 251 201 50 267 213 54 2003 March -4 219 162 57 306 245 61 June 16 318 253 65 213 164 49 September 3 227 181 46 249 206 43 December -3 255 205 50 255 202 53 2004 March -1 236 178 58 287 228 59 June 22 334 263 71 203 154 49 September -2 237 187 50 263 211 52 December 0 271 217 54 252 198 54 2005 March -4 234 175 59 297 234 63 June 26 342 267 75 209 160 49 September 3 249 196 53 261 211 50 December 0 270 217 53 264 211 53 2006 March 1 250 191 59 286 228 58 June 22 344 273 71 217 168 49 September -1 238 190 48 272 223 49 December -4 271 221 50 261 207 54 2007 March -1 242 185 57 295 237 58 June 15 335 270 65 218 168 50 September -1 233 185 48 275 226 49 December -7 263 216 47 267 213 54 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.