Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Hawaii 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 85 7,469 5,846 1,623 8,228 6,690 1,538 December -5 7,706 6,349 1,357 7,718 6,356 1,362 1993 March 196 7,890 6,424 1,466 7,660 6,390 1,270 June 313 7,610 6,123 1,487 7,898 6,724 1,174 September -287 7,282 6,047 1,235 8,182 6,660 1,522 December 121 7,503 6,117 1,386 7,867 6,602 1,265 1994 March -148 7,404 6,150 1,254 7,837 6,435 1,402 June 312 7,754 6,211 1,543 7,687 6,456 1,231 September -44 7,389 6,166 1,223 7,690 6,423 1,267 December -47 7,313 6,044 1,269 7,921 6,605 1,316 1995 March 175 7,458 6,095 1,363 7,689 6,501 1,188 June -168 7,145 6,028 1,117 7,762 6,477 1,285 September -171 7,028 5,934 1,094 7,804 6,539 1,265 December -67 7,226 6,012 1,214 7,606 6,325 1,281 1996 March 283 7,250 5,987 1,263 7,205 6,225 980 June -531 7,021 5,882 1,139 8,029 6,359 1,670 September 79 7,483 6,200 1,283 7,175 5,971 1,204 December -104 7,099 5,935 1,164 7,588 6,320 1,268 1997 March 208 7,169 5,969 1,200 7,171 6,179 992 June -233 6,930 5,866 1,064 7,502 6,205 1,297 September 265 7,425 6,118 1,307 7,182 6,140 1,042 December -407 7,407 6,206 1,201 7,670 6,062 1,608 1998 March -124 7,120 5,968 1,152 7,528 6,252 1,276 June 285 7,392 5,966 1,426 7,367 6,226 1,141 September 8 7,278 6,023 1,255 7,398 6,151 1,247 December -129 6,920 5,922 998 7,305 6,178 1,127 1999 March -61 7,250 6,125 1,125 7,134 5,948 1,186 June -40 7,486 6,223 1,263 7,168 5,865 1,303 September -120 7,327 6,180 1,147 7,203 5,936 1,267 December 155 7,570 6,335 1,235 6,957 5,877 1,080 2000 March 249 7,624 6,284 1,340 7,304 6,213 1,091 June 188 7,727 6,481 1,246 7,225 6,167 1,058 September -10 7,762 6,532 1,230 7,394 6,154 1,240 December 103 7,709 6,440 1,269 7,419 6,253 1,166 2001 March -225 7,529 6,387 1,142 7,688 6,321 1,367 June 353 7,852 6,272 1,580 7,406 6,179 1,227 September 13 7,496 6,256 1,240 7,658 6,431 1,227 December -140 6,699 5,499 1,200 8,685 7,345 1,340 2002 March 25 7,750 6,515 1,235 7,188 5,978 1,210 June 28 7,756 6,592 1,164 7,237 6,101 1,136 September 41 7,740 6,557 1,183 7,121 5,979 1,142 December 141 7,711 6,514 1,197 7,214 6,158 1,056 2003 March 19 7,887 6,682 1,205 7,362 6,176 1,186 June -11 7,510 6,335 1,175 7,518 6,332 1,186 September 230 7,942 6,640 1,302 7,245 6,173 1,072 December 176 7,976 6,680 1,296 7,335 6,215 1,120 2004 March 36 8,031 6,806 1,225 7,476 6,287 1,189 June 37 8,073 6,884 1,189 7,321 6,169 1,152 September 172 8,189 6,849 1,340 7,527 6,359 1,168 December 270 8,272 6,888 1,384 7,417 6,303 1,114 2005 March 13 8,044 6,813 1,231 7,831 6,613 1,218 June -1 8,254 6,991 1,263 7,879 6,615 1,264 September 328 8,617 7,201 1,416 7,556 6,468 1,088 December 230 8,283 6,876 1,407 8,062 6,885 1,177 2006 March -7 8,336 7,015 1,321 8,159 6,831 1,328 June 180 8,408 7,073 1,335 7,792 6,637 1,155 September 104 8,263 6,947 1,316 8,042 6,830 1,212 December 140 8,343 6,928 1,415 8,195 6,920 1,275 2007 March 10 8,333 6,965 1,368 8,269 6,911 1,358 June 19 8,637 7,231 1,406 8,555 7,168 1,387 September -45 8,309 6,980 1,329 8,717 7,343 1,374 December 109 8,607 7,111 1,496 8,409 7,022 1,387 2008 March -397 8,157 6,927 1,230 8,829 7,202 1,627 June -499 7,761 6,569 1,192 9,180 7,489 1,691 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.