Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Illinois 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 1,418 62,221 51,643 10,578 64,270 55,110 9,160 December 2,308 65,754 53,241 12,513 61,809 51,604 10,205 1993 March -5,281 57,180 47,233 9,947 74,552 59,324 15,228 June 3,444 77,944 63,867 14,077 53,931 43,298 10,633 September 1,685 63,713 52,786 10,927 64,094 54,852 9,242 December 3,625 71,169 57,698 13,471 61,807 51,961 9,846 1994 March -4,565 59,153 48,242 10,911 77,413 61,937 15,476 June 4,778 82,353 66,783 15,570 55,238 44,446 10,792 September 1,746 66,780 55,659 11,121 67,398 58,023 9,375 December -1,562 62,592 54,136 8,456 59,896 49,878 10,018 1995 March 1,370 67,209 51,346 15,863 75,894 61,401 14,493 June 3,803 81,435 66,466 14,969 58,395 47,229 11,166 September 1,113 66,161 55,031 11,130 69,591 59,574 10,017 December 2,280 71,830 58,224 13,606 66,434 55,108 11,326 1996 March -6,128 61,522 50,588 10,934 80,763 63,701 17,062 June 6,091 81,907 67,284 14,623 57,505 48,973 8,532 September -831 66,723 56,421 10,302 72,212 61,079 11,133 December 3,405 74,605 60,483 14,122 67,243 56,526 10,717 1997 March -6,920 62,717 52,651 10,066 82,592 65,606 16,986 June 6,280 85,271 69,148 16,123 58,825 48,982 9,843 September 737 68,413 56,825 11,588 72,228 61,377 10,851 December 3,523 77,236 62,653 14,583 69,131 58,071 11,060 1998 March -6,476 63,446 52,138 11,308 84,388 66,604 17,784 June 5,889 86,457 70,480 15,977 58,779 48,691 10,088 September -691 68,323 57,142 11,181 74,768 62,896 11,872 December 4,386 77,057 61,833 15,224 68,063 57,225 10,838 1999 March -7,077 64,047 52,479 11,568 85,993 67,348 18,645 June 5,175 85,604 70,384 15,220 58,688 48,643 10,045 September -854 67,399 56,640 10,759 75,126 63,513 11,613 December 3,784 77,040 61,584 15,456 68,699 57,027 11,672 2000 March -6,195 67,174 54,774 12,400 85,330 66,735 18,595 June 5,227 85,704 70,071 15,633 60,711 50,305 10,406 September -213 67,817 56,326 11,491 75,438 63,734 11,704 December 3,830 75,211 59,641 15,570 71,698 59,958 11,740 2001 March -8,051 64,459 53,595 10,864 86,091 67,176 18,915 June 5,180 83,612 67,797 15,815 62,020 51,385 10,635 September -2,319 63,420 53,079 10,341 78,208 65,548 12,660 December 3,757 71,348 56,390 14,958 71,949 60,748 11,201 2002 March -8,639 59,721 48,947 10,774 87,380 67,967 19,413 June 4,908 81,611 66,577 15,034 59,613 49,487 10,126 September -97 64,358 53,697 10,661 72,627 61,869 10,758 December 4,269 71,834 56,612 15,222 69,888 58,935 10,953 2003 March -7,911 58,543 47,596 10,947 87,279 68,421 18,858 June 4,801 80,681 65,819 14,862 59,258 49,197 10,061 September 244 64,130 53,180 10,950 72,538 61,832 10,706 December 2,894 72,099 57,414 14,685 68,865 57,074 11,791 2004 March -5,846 62,119 49,548 12,571 85,252 66,835 18,417 June 4,430 82,742 67,768 14,974 58,140 47,596 10,544 September -1,717 64,626 53,831 10,795 73,670 61,158 12,512 December 3,735 74,340 57,889 16,451 67,943 55,227 12,716 2005 March -7,247 61,457 49,138 12,319 84,982 65,416 19,566 June 7,791 85,881 66,693 19,188 60,082 48,685 11,397 September 1,367 67,559 54,446 13,113 73,095 61,349 11,746 December 5,945 76,479 58,725 17,754 68,892 57,083 11,809 2006 March -8,827 64,896 52,303 12,593 86,361 64,941 21,420 June 6,482 85,616 68,514 17,102 59,037 48,417 10,620 September -588 65,352 53,647 11,705 75,991 63,698 12,293 December 5,600 77,094 59,246 17,848 69,267 57,019 12,248 2007 March -9,491 64,670 52,069 12,601 88,238 66,146 22,092 June 5,158 84,967 68,715 16,252 60,352 49,258 11,094 September -1,470 64,745 53,656 11,089 76,016 63,457 12,559 December 4,661 76,097 58,620 17,477 70,541 57,725 12,816 2008 March -11,037 61,514 49,406 12,108 90,723 67,578 23,145 June 5,866 82,542 64,896 17,646 61,255 49,475 11,780 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.