Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Delaware 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 -508 4,442 3,597 845 5,083 3,730 1,353 December -36 4,509 3,663 846 4,655 3,773 882 1993 March 100 4,429 3,452 977 4,633 3,756 877 June 415 4,889 3,840 1,049 4,223 3,589 634 September 175 4,763 3,830 933 4,507 3,749 758 December -148 4,672 3,771 901 4,807 3,758 1,049 1994 March 37 4,474 3,554 920 4,774 3,891 883 June 317 5,099 3,983 1,116 4,371 3,572 799 September 186 5,190 4,205 985 4,493 3,694 799 December -34 4,922 4,004 918 4,719 3,767 952 1995 March 100 4,867 3,892 975 4,837 3,962 875 June 182 4,949 3,935 1,014 4,691 3,859 832 September 85 4,914 3,960 954 4,744 3,875 869 December 19 4,883 3,946 937 4,781 3,863 918 1996 March 333 5,382 4,165 1,217 4,712 3,828 884 June 209 5,259 4,133 1,126 4,798 3,881 917 September 266 5,390 4,104 1,286 4,913 3,893 1,020 December 52 5,315 4,167 1,148 5,055 3,959 1,096 1997 March 22 5,300 4,205 1,095 4,901 3,828 1,073 June 215 5,098 3,973 1,125 4,928 4,018 910 September 94 5,146 4,046 1,100 5,011 4,005 1,006 December 274 5,473 4,169 1,304 5,129 4,099 1,030 1998 March -37 5,142 4,144 998 5,029 3,994 1,035 June 318 5,405 4,161 1,244 4,916 3,990 926 September 195 5,440 4,254 1,186 5,025 4,034 991 December -72 5,244 4,140 1,104 5,172 3,996 1,176 1999 March -51 5,528 4,244 1,284 5,240 3,905 1,335 June 104 5,462 4,179 1,283 5,418 4,239 1,179 September 210 5,650 4,273 1,377 5,231 4,064 1,167 December 370 5,975 4,505 1,470 5,079 3,979 1,100 2000 March 179 5,635 4,329 1,306 5,323 4,196 1,127 June 133 5,659 4,221 1,438 5,639 4,334 1,305 September 342 5,759 4,289 1,470 5,441 4,313 1,128 December 53 5,597 4,271 1,326 5,405 4,132 1,273 2001 March 145 5,595 4,159 1,436 5,522 4,231 1,291 June -17 5,343 4,137 1,206 5,591 4,368 1,223 September -201 5,187 4,041 1,146 5,724 4,377 1,347 December -808 5,223 4,080 1,143 6,230 4,279 1,951 2002 March 76 5,410 4,230 1,180 5,131 4,027 1,104 June -90 5,242 4,098 1,144 5,503 4,269 1,234 September 237 5,574 4,258 1,316 5,197 4,118 1,079 December 88 5,406 4,231 1,175 5,266 4,179 1,087 2003 March 22 5,328 4,139 1,189 5,542 4,375 1,167 June 82 5,526 4,353 1,173 5,183 4,092 1,091 September 104 5,463 4,340 1,123 5,250 4,231 1,019 December 187 5,568 4,256 1,312 5,446 4,321 1,125 2004 March 1,150 6,696 4,547 2,149 5,303 4,304 999 June -185 5,688 4,535 1,153 5,743 4,405 1,338 September 4 5,767 4,477 1,290 5,622 4,336 1,286 December 284 6,293 4,854 1,439 5,539 4,384 1,155 2005 March 16 5,588 4,412 1,176 5,772 4,612 1,160 June -119 5,724 4,528 1,196 5,736 4,421 1,315 September -33 5,916 4,676 1,240 5,750 4,477 1,273 December 375 6,012 4,531 1,481 5,725 4,619 1,106 2006 March 150 6,174 4,750 1,424 5,613 4,339 1,274 June -106 5,938 4,598 1,340 6,070 4,624 1,446 September -428 5,547 4,223 1,324 6,382 4,630 1,752 December 196 5,793 4,457 1,336 5,786 4,646 1,140 2007 March 35 5,745 4,487 1,258 5,799 4,576 1,223 June -48 5,862 4,579 1,283 6,175 4,844 1,331 September -19 5,748 4,435 1,313 6,075 4,743 1,332 December 62 5,911 4,561 1,350 6,059 4,771 1,288 2008 March 112 5,751 4,374 1,377 6,176 4,911 1,265 June -203 5,580 4,353 1,227 6,464 5,034 1,430 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.