Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Iowa (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.4 25.2 21.5 3.7 28.8 25.5 3.3 December -0.3 27.1 23.4 3.7 26.6 22.6 4.0 1993 March -1.8 23.9 20.4 3.5 31.5 26.2 5.3 June 3.4 35.3 29.4 5.9 20.9 18.4 2.5 September 0.4 26.2 22.2 4.0 28.9 25.3 3.6 December -0.6 27.9 24.4 3.5 26.4 22.3 4.1 1994 March -0.9 24.9 21.0 3.9 31.3 26.5 4.8 June 2.7 35.6 29.9 5.7 21.7 18.7 3.0 September -0.8 26.4 23.0 3.4 29.6 25.4 4.2 December 0.0 28.1 24.3 3.8 26.9 23.1 3.8 1995 March -1.6 25.2 21.6 3.6 32.1 26.9 5.2 June 2.0 34.4 29.4 5.0 22.7 19.7 3.0 September 0.6 26.4 22.8 3.6 28.9 25.9 3.0 December -0.1 28.3 24.6 3.7 27.1 23.3 3.8 1996 March -2.1 24.8 21.5 3.3 32.0 26.6 5.4 June 2.1 34.7 29.3 5.4 23.1 19.8 3.3 September 0.3 25.9 22.3 3.6 29.8 26.5 3.3 December 0.2 28.5 24.6 3.9 27.1 23.4 3.7 1997 March -1.9 25.4 21.9 3.5 32.4 27.0 5.4 June 2.1 35.4 30.2 5.2 22.9 19.8 3.1 September 0.9 27.0 22.8 4.2 30.0 26.7 3.3 December 0.0 28.9 25.2 3.7 27.2 23.5 3.7 1998 March -1.4 25.3 21.4 3.9 32.7 27.4 5.3 June 2.1 36.1 30.5 5.6 22.7 19.2 3.5 September 0.3 26.6 22.4 4.2 30.6 26.7 3.9 December -0.1 29.6 25.6 4.0 28.0 23.9 4.1 1999 March -2.1 25.1 21.4 3.7 33.1 27.3 5.8 June 2.7 36.0 30.0 6.0 22.5 19.2 3.3 September -0.6 26.7 22.9 3.8 32.9 28.5 4.4 December 0.9 29.6 25.0 4.6 26.5 22.8 3.7 2000 March -2.8 25.2 22.2 3.0 33.4 27.6 5.8 June 0.3 32.7 28.5 4.2 23.4 19.5 3.9 September 1.3 29.5 23.2 6.3 33.9 28.9 5.0 December -0.1 28.1 23.7 4.4 29.4 24.9 4.5 2001 March -2.5 24.8 21.2 3.6 33.5 27.4 6.1 June 2.1 34.9 29.2 5.7 23.7 20.1 3.6 September -0.5 24.5 21.2 3.3 31.2 27.4 3.8 December -0.3 26.8 23.2 3.6 27.8 23.9 3.9 2002 March -1.9 24.2 20.2 4.0 33.6 27.7 5.9 June 2.4 34.2 28.5 5.7 23.0 19.7 3.3 September 0.2 24.7 21.2 3.5 29.7 26.4 3.3 December 0.3 26.9 22.8 4.1 27.4 23.6 3.8 2003 March -2.5 22.7 19.3 3.4 33.6 27.7 5.9 June 2.1 33.4 28.1 5.3 22.7 19.5 3.2 September 0.4 24.9 21.4 3.5 28.7 25.6 3.1 December 0.4 26.9 22.8 4.1 26.8 23.1 3.7 2004 March -2.1 23.8 20.4 3.4 31.5 26.0 5.5 June 1.9 33.9 28.7 5.2 21.8 18.5 3.3 September 0.4 24.9 21.2 3.7 28.9 25.6 3.3 December 0.7 27.7 23.3 4.4 26.0 22.3 3.7 2005 March -2.2 23.4 20.0 3.4 31.9 26.3 5.6 June 2.0 33.8 28.4 5.4 22.9 19.5 3.4 September 0.5 25.4 21.8 3.6 28.4 25.3 3.1 December 0.5 27.3 22.9 4.4 27.2 23.3 3.9 2006 March -2.0 24.7 21.1 3.6 31.0 25.4 5.6 June 2.1 33.5 28.3 5.2 22.2 19.1 3.1 September 0.2 24.1 20.7 3.4 29.1 25.9 3.2 December 0.3 27.0 23.1 3.9 26.3 22.7 3.6 2007 March -2.4 23.7 20.2 3.5 32.6 26.7 5.9 June 1.9 34.1 28.7 5.4 22.4 18.9 3.5 September 0.4 24.4 20.9 3.5 29.5 26.4 3.1 December 0.5 27.1 23.0 4.1 26.0 22.4 3.6 2008 March -2.5 23.2 19.9 3.3 31.8 26.0 5.8 June 1.4 32.6 27.7 4.9 22.7 19.2 3.5 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.