Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 -425 17,218 14,717 2,501 18,295 15,369 2,926 December 655 17,633 14,704 2,929 16,879 14,605 2,274 1993 March -603 16,361 13,602 2,759 19,380 16,018 3,362 June 799 21,445 18,495 2,950 14,282 12,131 2,151 September 607 17,381 14,617 2,764 18,362 16,205 2,157 December 121 17,757 15,125 2,632 17,887 15,376 2,511 1994 March -427 17,620 14,826 2,794 19,155 15,934 3,221 June 797 21,617 18,553 3,064 14,934 12,667 2,267 September 320 17,647 15,130 2,517 18,894 16,697 2,197 December -222 17,954 15,662 2,292 17,886 15,372 2,514 1995 March -123 18,136 14,938 3,198 19,626 16,305 3,321 June 630 21,245 18,384 2,861 15,449 13,218 2,231 September 83 17,930 15,453 2,477 18,849 16,455 2,394 December 297 18,580 15,837 2,743 17,981 15,535 2,446 1996 March -786 17,560 14,839 2,721 19,985 16,478 3,507 June 817 22,027 18,761 3,266 15,618 13,169 2,449 September -60 17,933 15,341 2,592 19,575 16,923 2,652 December 475 18,762 15,935 2,827 18,066 15,714 2,352 1997 March -725 18,277 15,330 2,947 20,078 16,406 3,672 June 1,114 22,504 19,164 3,340 15,566 13,340 2,226 September 369 18,531 15,635 2,896 19,813 17,286 2,527 December -280 18,856 16,062 2,794 19,102 16,028 3,074 1998 March -353 18,178 14,861 3,317 20,961 17,291 3,670 June 664 22,747 19,547 3,200 15,785 13,249 2,536 September 386 18,319 15,268 3,051 20,479 17,814 2,665 December 722 19,548 16,352 3,196 18,356 15,882 2,474 1999 March -858 17,738 14,676 3,062 21,396 17,476 3,920 June -302 22,503 19,211 3,292 16,770 13,176 3,594 September 358 17,983 14,896 3,087 20,108 17,379 2,729 December 514 19,355 16,289 3,066 18,254 15,702 2,552 2000 March -1,085 17,834 14,725 3,109 21,574 17,380 4,194 June 1,431 22,799 18,925 3,874 16,247 13,804 2,443 September 556 18,035 14,191 3,844 21,398 18,110 3,288 December 138 18,230 15,657 2,573 18,602 16,167 2,435 2001 March -459 17,588 14,478 3,110 20,440 16,871 3,569 June 144 21,974 18,850 3,124 16,445 13,465 2,980 September -487 16,296 13,951 2,345 20,466 17,634 2,832 December 651 17,972 15,261 2,711 17,696 15,636 2,060 2002 March -635 16,365 13,859 2,506 20,099 16,958 3,141 June 710 21,487 18,136 3,351 15,861 13,220 2,641 September -810 17,012 14,245 2,767 20,981 17,404 3,577 December 161 17,798 14,909 2,889 18,632 15,904 2,728 2003 March -1,459 16,005 13,116 2,889 21,661 17,313 4,348 June 668 20,668 17,564 3,104 15,457 13,021 2,436 September 149 16,850 14,173 2,677 19,174 16,646 2,528 December 681 18,410 15,072 3,338 17,874 15,217 2,657 2004 March -1,014 16,886 14,018 2,868 20,513 16,631 3,882 June 569 21,555 18,452 3,103 15,226 12,692 2,534 September 234 17,208 14,300 2,908 19,283 16,609 2,674 December 619 18,388 15,126 3,262 17,889 15,246 2,643 2005 March -1,278 16,836 13,991 2,845 20,825 16,702 4,123 June 956 21,302 17,716 3,586 15,740 13,110 2,630 September -281 16,707 14,260 2,447 19,430 16,702 2,728 December 788 18,654 15,210 3,444 17,821 15,165 2,656 2006 March -1,550 17,364 14,961 2,403 19,723 15,770 3,953 June 189 20,956 17,761 3,195 15,958 12,952 3,006 September 635 17,705 14,432 3,273 19,421 16,783 2,638 December 476 18,646 15,479 3,167 17,483 14,792 2,691 2007 March -1,390 17,492 14,562 2,930 20,603 16,283 4,320 June 761 21,436 17,837 3,599 16,273 13,435 2,838 September 100 17,308 14,516 2,792 19,687 16,995 2,692 December 976 18,812 15,127 3,685 18,247 15,538 2,709 2008 March -1,355 17,864 14,727 3,137 20,949 16,457 4,492 June 912 21,589 17,819 3,770 16,525 13,667 2,858 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.