Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 -527 4,113 3,375 738 5,316 4,051 1,265 December -39 4,446 3,629 817 4,623 3,767 856 1993 March -187 4,025 3,098 927 5,224 4,110 1,114 June 749 5,779 4,507 1,272 3,471 2,948 523 September 106 4,409 3,594 815 4,780 4,071 709 December -148 4,606 3,736 870 4,770 3,752 1,018 1994 March -248 4,063 3,190 873 5,379 4,258 1,121 June 694 6,027 4,674 1,353 3,593 2,934 659 September 113 4,805 3,945 860 4,758 4,011 747 December -38 4,852 3,966 886 4,685 3,761 924 1995 March -186 4,418 3,493 925 5,446 4,335 1,111 June 542 5,847 4,618 1,229 3,857 3,170 687 September 21 4,549 3,716 833 5,020 4,208 812 December 14 4,814 3,909 905 4,748 3,857 891 1996 March 32 4,892 3,738 1,154 5,310 4,188 1,122 June 608 6,215 4,850 1,365 3,945 3,188 757 September 170 4,974 3,851 1,123 5,181 4,228 953 December 45 5,236 4,128 1,108 5,016 3,953 1,063 1997 March -323 4,813 3,774 1,039 5,551 4,189 1,362 June 613 6,027 4,663 1,364 4,052 3,301 751 September 21 4,757 3,796 961 5,289 4,349 940 December 260 5,389 4,130 1,259 5,091 4,092 999 1998 March -367 4,666 3,719 947 5,684 4,370 1,314 June 744 6,391 4,883 1,508 4,042 3,278 764 September 110 5,027 3,991 1,036 5,307 4,381 926 December -75 5,167 4,101 1,066 5,131 3,990 1,141 1999 March -477 5,027 3,809 1,218 5,968 4,273 1,695 June 583 6,460 4,904 1,556 4,455 3,482 973 September 112 5,212 4,009 1,203 5,504 4,413 1,091 December 352 5,882 4,463 1,419 5,040 3,973 1,067 2000 March -192 5,124 3,885 1,239 6,022 4,591 1,431 June 667 6,698 4,954 1,744 4,637 3,560 1,077 September 230 5,308 4,024 1,284 5,738 4,684 1,054 December 45 5,511 4,231 1,280 5,360 4,125 1,235 2001 March -277 5,095 3,733 1,362 6,269 4,630 1,639 June 453 6,317 4,855 1,462 4,597 3,588 1,009 September -258 4,793 3,792 1,001 6,012 4,753 1,259 December -789 5,146 4,042 1,104 6,165 4,272 1,893 2002 March -283 4,915 3,796 1,119 5,808 4,406 1,402 June 369 6,196 4,809 1,387 4,525 3,507 1,018 September 141 5,145 3,995 1,150 5,481 4,472 1,009 December 79 5,325 4,191 1,134 5,227 4,172 1,055 2003 March -346 4,833 3,702 1,131 6,273 4,796 1,477 June 517 6,537 5,118 1,419 4,269 3,367 902 September 33 5,049 4,068 981 5,537 4,589 948 December 167 5,490 4,224 1,266 5,404 4,305 1,099 2004 March 780 6,111 4,067 2,044 5,982 4,718 1,264 June 289 6,727 5,332 1,395 4,731 3,625 1,106 September -70 5,323 4,196 1,127 5,900 4,703 1,197 December 260 6,207 4,818 1,389 5,497 4,368 1,129 2005 March -349 5,065 3,946 1,119 6,524 5,056 1,468 June 360 6,771 5,324 1,447 4,725 3,638 1,087 September -102 5,466 4,383 1,083 6,041 4,856 1,185 December 349 5,927 4,497 1,430 5,683 4,602 1,081 2006 March -257 5,604 4,249 1,355 6,368 4,756 1,612 June 426 7,027 5,406 1,621 5,000 3,805 1,195 September -475 5,114 3,958 1,156 6,652 5,021 1,631 December 176 5,714 4,424 1,290 5,743 4,629 1,114 2007 March -351 5,210 4,013 1,197 6,564 5,016 1,548 June 453 6,937 5,384 1,553 5,086 3,986 1,100 September -93 5,304 4,157 1,147 6,384 5,144 1,240 December 44 5,830 4,527 1,303 6,012 4,753 1,259 2008 March -291 5,222 3,912 1,310 6,985 5,384 1,601 June 293 6,591 5,110 1,481 5,345 4,157 1,188 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.