Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Arizona 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 412 22,895 18,728 4,167 22,797 19,042 3,755 December -404 24,936 20,587 4,349 21,767 17,014 4,753 1993 March 1,882 25,056 19,407 5,649 22,867 19,100 3,767 June 1,021 26,042 21,700 4,342 21,378 18,057 3,321 September 401 24,009 20,160 3,849 23,269 19,821 3,448 December 1,211 27,086 22,894 4,192 20,564 17,583 2,981 1994 March -40 25,645 21,165 4,480 24,105 19,585 4,520 June 1,391 27,930 22,996 4,934 22,100 18,557 3,543 September 281 25,338 21,142 4,196 24,665 20,750 3,915 December 1,927 28,828 23,556 5,272 22,048 18,703 3,345 1995 March -807 26,888 22,136 4,752 26,604 21,045 5,559 June 1,708 28,461 23,112 5,349 24,005 20,364 3,641 September 556 25,935 21,640 4,295 25,552 21,813 3,739 December 2,565 30,526 24,507 6,019 23,093 19,639 3,454 1996 March -587 27,676 22,474 5,202 27,453 21,664 5,789 June 1,001 28,447 23,495 4,952 24,916 20,965 3,951 September 723 26,677 22,203 4,474 26,116 22,365 3,751 December 1,817 30,096 24,629 5,467 23,789 20,139 3,650 1997 March -1,175 27,688 23,011 4,677 28,252 22,400 5,852 June 1,044 28,937 23,784 5,153 25,402 21,293 4,109 September 600 27,542 22,867 4,675 26,620 22,545 4,075 December 2,331 31,428 25,489 5,939 23,867 20,259 3,608 1998 March -1,297 28,499 23,608 4,891 29,144 22,956 6,188 June 691 30,434 25,346 5,088 25,621 21,224 4,397 September -327 26,969 23,014 3,955 27,862 23,580 4,282 December 1,507 31,537 25,738 5,799 24,785 20,493 4,292 1999 March -2,982 27,432 22,896 4,536 30,943 23,425 7,518 June 1,479 30,384 24,552 5,832 25,784 21,431 4,353 September -73 27,446 22,940 4,506 27,887 23,308 4,579 December 2,967 33,041 25,603 7,438 25,291 20,820 4,471 2000 March -1,107 29,627 23,413 6,214 31,360 24,039 7,321 June 358 30,651 25,416 5,235 27,209 22,332 4,877 September -176 28,271 22,958 5,313 29,726 24,237 5,489 December 3,108 33,570 25,816 7,754 26,286 21,640 4,646 2001 March -2,183 29,401 23,650 5,751 32,775 24,841 7,934 June -553 29,497 24,450 5,047 28,626 23,026 5,600 September -99 26,814 21,535 5,279 30,312 24,934 5,378 December 2,043 30,606 23,154 7,452 28,244 22,835 5,409 2002 March -1,421 29,016 22,678 6,338 31,831 24,072 7,759 June 643 29,894 23,866 6,028 28,209 22,824 5,385 September -50 27,556 22,212 5,344 29,682 24,288 5,394 December 3,375 32,509 24,745 7,764 26,066 21,677 4,389 2003 March -2,599 28,491 22,968 5,523 32,350 24,228 8,122 June -1,155 28,294 23,999 4,295 27,527 22,077 5,450 September 882 28,939 22,571 6,368 29,371 23,885 5,486 December 2,664 32,991 25,742 7,249 25,601 21,016 4,585 2004 March -2,388 29,480 24,172 5,308 31,155 23,459 7,696 June -596 30,640 25,643 4,997 27,243 21,650 5,593 September 329 28,702 23,362 5,340 28,726 23,715 5,011 December 4,632 35,438 26,577 8,861 25,353 21,124 4,229 2005 March -1,045 31,479 24,987 6,492 31,841 24,304 7,537 June 1,914 34,594 26,705 7,889 28,528 22,553 5,975 September 1,327 32,723 25,810 6,913 30,069 24,483 5,586 December 4,671 37,651 27,783 9,868 28,346 23,149 5,197 2006 March -54 35,790 27,190 8,600 34,338 25,684 8,654 June 1,498 36,427 28,398 8,029 31,342 24,811 6,531 September 58 32,726 26,318 6,408 34,010 27,660 6,350 December 4,004 38,972 29,086 9,886 30,498 24,616 5,882 2007 March -2,282 34,592 26,876 7,716 38,041 28,043 9,998 June -147 35,527 27,856 7,671 34,640 26,822 7,818 September -524 31,735 25,215 6,520 36,188 29,144 7,044 December 4,023 38,336 27,699 10,637 33,264 26,650 6,614 2008 March -5,026 31,037 24,448 6,589 41,556 29,941 11,615 June -801 31,408 24,146 7,262 36,972 28,909 8,063 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.