Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Connecticut 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 101 22,150 18,234 3,916 21,370 17,555 3,815 December -360 21,722 17,490 4,232 22,801 18,209 4,592 1993 March 3,809 24,057 17,945 6,112 20,996 18,693 2,303 June -3,243 22,409 19,043 3,366 24,156 17,547 6,609 September 163 23,040 19,056 3,984 21,686 17,865 3,821 December -766 23,042 18,843 4,199 22,966 18,001 4,965 1994 March -700 21,701 18,188 3,513 22,815 18,602 4,213 June 1,638 23,953 18,779 5,174 21,196 17,660 3,536 September 31 24,284 20,095 4,189 22,283 18,125 4,158 December -319 23,023 19,048 3,975 22,963 18,669 4,294 1995 March -408 23,290 19,406 3,884 23,018 18,726 4,292 June 1,358 23,122 18,553 4,569 22,170 18,959 3,211 September 1,237 23,491 19,109 4,382 22,053 18,908 3,145 December -164 22,773 19,011 3,762 23,034 19,108 3,926 1996 March 1,034 23,086 19,206 3,880 21,597 18,751 2,846 June 184 23,420 19,385 4,035 22,395 18,544 3,851 September -16 23,342 19,663 3,679 22,401 18,706 3,695 December 141 23,578 19,750 3,828 22,290 18,603 3,687 1997 March 644 23,886 20,075 3,811 21,797 18,630 3,167 June 533 23,265 19,079 4,186 22,767 19,114 3,653 September -2,648 23,906 19,828 4,078 25,762 19,036 6,726 December 698 23,944 19,708 4,236 22,756 19,218 3,538 1998 March 129 23,918 20,321 3,597 22,464 18,996 3,468 June 228 23,672 19,533 4,139 23,463 19,552 3,911 September 482 23,696 20,098 3,598 22,667 19,551 3,116 December 368 23,960 20,486 3,474 22,421 19,315 3,106 1999 March -161 23,706 20,321 3,385 23,120 19,574 3,546 June 739 23,293 19,779 3,514 22,866 20,091 2,775 September 247 23,909 20,335 3,574 23,204 19,877 3,327 December -89 23,814 20,506 3,308 23,060 19,663 3,397 2000 March 411 24,527 20,947 3,580 23,052 19,883 3,169 June 160 23,468 20,076 3,392 23,519 20,287 3,232 September 1,393 24,339 20,348 3,991 22,813 20,215 2,598 December -3,053 23,455 20,363 3,092 25,810 19,665 6,145 2001 March 304 24,112 19,596 4,516 24,072 19,860 4,212 June -196 23,199 19,193 4,006 24,037 19,835 4,202 September 1,943 22,908 18,794 4,114 22,521 20,350 2,171 December 784 22,236 19,201 3,035 22,955 20,704 2,251 2002 March -175 22,307 19,286 3,021 22,904 19,708 3,196 June -71 21,981 19,088 2,893 23,364 20,400 2,964 September -545 21,781 18,918 2,863 23,474 20,066 3,408 December -190 21,769 18,861 2,908 23,065 19,967 3,098 2003 March 212 20,952 18,019 2,933 23,194 20,473 2,721 June -207 22,151 19,486 2,665 22,589 19,717 2,872 September -438 21,933 19,163 2,770 22,829 19,621 3,208 December 363 22,152 19,037 3,115 22,351 19,599 2,752 2004 March 338 22,525 19,583 2,942 21,955 19,351 2,604 June 43 22,530 19,679 2,851 22,497 19,689 2,808 September -521 22,268 19,472 2,796 22,931 19,614 3,317 December -63 22,361 19,457 2,904 22,704 19,737 2,967 2005 March 236 21,905 18,768 3,137 23,148 20,247 2,901 June 221 23,102 20,076 3,026 22,175 19,370 2,805 September -83 22,586 19,586 3,000 23,066 19,983 3,083 December 527 22,660 19,340 3,320 22,985 20,192 2,793 2006 March 656 23,255 20,022 3,233 22,326 19,749 2,577 June -53 23,059 20,153 2,906 23,132 20,173 2,959 September -339 22,274 19,399 2,875 23,515 20,301 3,214 December 146 22,988 19,960 3,028 22,982 20,100 2,882 2007 March 250 22,479 19,269 3,210 23,573 20,613 2,960 June -53 23,422 20,528 2,894 22,666 19,719 2,947 September -264 22,110 19,117 2,993 24,045 20,788 3,257 December 31 22,668 19,621 3,047 23,697 20,681 3,016 2008 March 23 22,753 19,891 2,862 23,030 20,191 2,839 June -377 21,968 19,430 2,538 23,957 21,042 2,915 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.