Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted California 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 5,908 194,159 155,966 38,193 196,840 164,555 32,285 December -2,896 183,209 150,211 32,998 199,481 163,587 35,894 1993 March -22 189,696 152,064 37,632 196,921 159,267 37,654 June -2,350 187,486 151,917 35,569 191,324 153,405 37,919 September 7,635 193,414 155,458 37,956 183,993 153,672 30,321 December -2,314 186,171 153,275 32,896 192,268 157,058 35,210 1994 March -1,396 194,606 157,131 37,475 193,475 154,604 38,871 June -4,408 196,562 158,665 37,897 195,544 153,239 42,305 September 8,241 200,645 163,234 37,411 181,206 152,036 29,170 December -10,404 193,072 159,028 34,044 201,729 157,281 44,448 1995 March 6,310 195,626 158,341 37,285 187,498 156,523 30,975 June 3,073 201,347 162,096 39,251 188,492 152,314 36,178 September -3,497 207,645 168,701 38,944 193,526 151,085 42,441 December -2,575 202,633 164,232 38,401 196,544 155,568 40,976 1996 March 958 204,309 165,541 38,768 191,763 153,953 37,810 June 1,584 206,785 165,749 41,036 195,195 155,743 39,452 September 4,990 210,718 166,955 43,763 196,033 157,260 38,773 December -4,695 205,895 169,495 36,400 197,104 156,009 41,095 1997 March 4,661 213,980 171,539 42,441 192,172 154,392 37,780 June 2,620 213,108 171,408 41,700 195,523 156,443 39,080 September -15,055 209,011 174,336 34,675 200,873 151,143 49,730 December 951 209,039 166,391 42,648 202,395 160,698 41,697 1998 March 11,021 217,974 165,005 52,969 195,995 154,047 41,948 June 15,512 225,615 173,005 52,610 192,950 155,852 37,098 September 3,502 217,082 174,711 42,371 197,139 158,270 38,869 December -2,607 213,920 176,485 37,435 200,718 160,676 40,042 1999 March 2,709 214,759 171,450 43,309 205,505 164,905 40,600 June 5,672 218,489 176,080 42,409 197,966 161,229 36,737 September 5,014 218,272 176,777 41,495 197,661 161,180 36,481 December 852 217,009 177,966 39,043 201,929 163,738 38,191 2000 March 3,440 220,858 177,775 43,083 206,881 167,238 39,643 June 7,193 226,891 182,706 44,185 205,522 168,530 36,992 September -1,389 221,781 180,378 41,403 210,438 167,646 42,792 December 950 219,387 179,499 39,888 206,942 168,004 38,938 2001 March 5,399 225,188 180,554 44,634 210,300 171,065 39,235 June -2,397 215,408 174,986 40,422 220,997 178,178 42,819 September -5,915 209,485 168,693 40,792 224,945 178,238 46,707 December 7,675 213,422 168,484 44,938 215,993 178,730 37,263 2002 March 668 216,291 174,278 42,013 212,387 171,042 41,345 June 4,138 216,813 172,312 44,501 214,274 173,911 40,363 September 85 209,278 169,259 40,019 215,221 175,287 39,934 December 2,487 214,607 173,071 41,536 210,687 171,638 39,049 2003 March -124 209,032 169,239 39,793 215,416 175,499 39,917 June -345 213,157 173,077 40,080 213,552 173,127 40,425 September -412 207,236 168,016 39,220 215,625 175,993 39,632 December 3,205 217,042 174,886 42,156 205,433 166,482 38,951 2004 March -21 216,691 177,529 39,162 207,496 168,313 39,183 June -2,940 210,734 173,731 37,003 209,167 169,224 39,943 September 4,410 218,832 174,030 44,802 212,943 172,551 40,392 December 5,645 224,551 179,472 45,079 211,002 171,568 39,434 2005 March 1,821 219,460 177,524 41,936 214,854 174,739 40,115 June 2,252 220,549 178,286 42,263 214,955 174,944 40,011 September 5,684 224,817 181,802 43,015 211,018 173,687 37,331 December 5,991 231,163 186,417 44,746 213,294 174,539 38,755 2006 March -133 226,740 185,088 41,652 221,458 179,673 41,785 June 2,306 226,510 183,272 43,238 221,439 180,507 40,932 September -558 222,271 181,437 40,834 223,010 181,618 41,392 December 1,008 230,735 183,705 47,030 226,217 180,195 46,022 2007 March 2,452 232,307 187,295 45,012 222,646 180,086 42,560 June -5,051 221,438 179,773 41,665 232,625 185,909 46,716 September 2,765 222,782 177,679 45,103 228,592 186,254 42,338 December 4,768 229,080 182,132 46,948 225,055 182,875 42,180 2008 March -5,724 217,736 177,296 40,440 231,748 185,584 46,164 June -2,757 211,013 169,633 41,380 233,513 189,376 44,137 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.