Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Kansas 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 -570 18,470 15,813 2,657 17,295 14,068 3,227 December 379 17,923 14,981 2,942 17,215 14,652 2,563 1993 March 347 17,756 14,886 2,870 17,469 14,946 2,523 June 215 18,430 15,753 2,677 16,921 14,459 2,462 September 557 18,641 15,705 2,936 17,212 14,833 2,379 December -187 18,053 15,410 2,643 18,256 15,426 2,830 1994 March 490 19,133 16,226 2,907 17,285 14,868 2,417 June 186 18,583 15,802 2,781 17,692 15,097 2,595 September 251 18,931 16,257 2,674 17,706 15,283 2,423 December -532 18,259 15,957 2,302 18,256 15,422 2,834 1995 March 834 19,676 16,349 3,327 17,707 15,214 2,493 June 44 18,256 15,659 2,597 18,307 15,754 2,553 September -8 19,236 16,604 2,632 17,702 15,062 2,640 December -2 18,890 16,135 2,755 18,342 15,585 2,757 1996 March 199 19,071 16,240 2,831 18,007 15,375 2,632 June 161 18,944 15,980 2,964 18,499 15,696 2,803 September -171 19,237 16,483 2,754 18,415 15,490 2,925 December 188 19,074 16,235 2,839 18,416 15,765 2,651 1997 March 310 19,844 16,778 3,066 18,064 15,308 2,756 June 483 19,354 16,323 3,031 18,448 15,900 2,548 September 290 19,876 16,799 3,077 18,610 15,823 2,787 December -659 19,170 16,364 2,806 19,545 16,080 3,465 1998 March 697 19,715 16,264 3,451 18,888 16,134 2,754 June 2 19,553 16,649 2,904 18,693 15,791 2,902 September 302 19,646 16,405 3,241 19,245 16,306 2,939 December 421 19,870 16,660 3,210 18,722 15,933 2,789 1999 March 244 19,248 16,062 3,186 19,249 16,307 2,942 June -1,125 19,351 16,363 2,988 19,817 15,704 4,113 September 270 19,285 16,005 3,280 18,918 15,908 3,010 December 203 19,675 16,596 3,079 18,629 15,753 2,876 2000 March 86 19,349 16,115 3,234 19,365 16,217 3,148 June 720 19,635 16,119 3,516 19,249 16,453 2,796 September 457 19,332 15,248 4,084 20,204 16,577 3,627 December -161 18,536 15,952 2,584 18,964 16,219 2,745 2001 March 556 19,080 15,845 3,235 18,421 15,742 2,679 June -576 18,890 16,055 2,835 19,460 16,049 3,411 September -633 17,481 14,990 2,491 19,265 16,141 3,124 December 401 18,271 15,548 2,723 18,009 15,687 2,322 2002 March 250 17,775 15,168 2,607 18,180 15,823 2,357 June 18 18,488 15,447 3,041 18,780 15,757 3,023 September -1,005 18,246 15,306 2,940 19,876 15,931 3,945 December -174 18,091 15,190 2,901 19,031 15,956 3,075 2003 March -277 17,340 14,318 3,022 19,499 16,200 3,299 June 37 17,807 14,998 2,809 18,243 15,471 2,772 September 164 18,088 15,215 2,873 17,938 15,229 2,709 December 259 18,671 15,358 3,313 18,323 15,269 3,054 2004 March 55 18,302 15,302 3,000 18,506 15,561 2,945 June -76 18,565 15,757 2,808 17,964 15,080 2,884 September 255 18,472 15,351 3,121 18,061 15,195 2,866 December 200 18,651 15,413 3,238 18,336 15,298 3,038 2005 March -152 18,249 15,273 2,976 18,756 15,628 3,128 June 252 18,373 15,128 3,245 18,569 15,576 2,993 September -296 17,935 15,308 2,627 18,204 15,281 2,923 December 365 18,917 15,499 3,418 18,270 15,217 3,053 2006 March -485 18,846 16,332 2,514 17,755 14,756 2,999 June -530 18,058 15,167 2,891 18,810 15,389 3,421 September 686 19,006 15,493 3,513 18,182 15,355 2,827 December 50 18,916 15,773 3,143 17,936 14,843 3,093 2007 March -213 18,961 15,896 3,065 18,514 15,236 3,278 June 28 18,489 15,232 3,257 19,191 15,962 3,229 September 112 18,580 15,583 2,997 18,434 15,549 2,885 December 544 19,072 15,414 3,658 18,705 15,591 3,114 2008 March -126 19,358 16,076 3,282 18,807 15,399 3,408 June 152 18,636 15,234 3,402 19,451 16,201 3,250 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.