Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Kansas (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 -0.6 28.0 23.9 4.1 29.6 24.9 4.7 December 1.0 28.5 23.8 4.7 27.4 23.7 3.7 1993 March -1.0 26.6 22.1 4.5 31.5 26.0 5.5 June 1.3 34.6 29.8 4.8 23.1 19.6 3.5 September 1.0 27.7 23.3 4.4 29.3 25.9 3.4 December 0.2 28.2 24.0 4.2 28.4 24.4 4.0 1994 March -0.6 28.1 23.6 4.5 30.5 25.4 5.1 June 1.3 34.4 29.5 4.9 23.7 20.1 3.6 September 0.5 27.8 23.8 4.0 29.8 26.3 3.5 December -0.4 28.3 24.7 3.6 28.2 24.2 4.0 1995 March -0.1 28.7 23.6 5.1 31.0 25.8 5.2 June 1.0 33.4 28.9 4.5 24.3 20.8 3.5 September 0.2 28.1 24.2 3.9 29.4 25.7 3.7 December 0.5 29.0 24.7 4.3 28.0 24.2 3.8 1996 March -1.2 27.5 23.2 4.3 31.3 25.8 5.5 June 1.3 34.5 29.4 5.1 24.4 20.6 3.8 September -0.1 27.9 23.9 4.0 30.5 26.4 4.1 December 0.7 29.2 24.8 4.4 28.1 24.4 3.7 1997 March -1.1 28.5 23.9 4.6 31.2 25.5 5.7 June 1.7 34.9 29.7 5.2 24.2 20.7 3.5 September 0.5 28.4 24.0 4.4 30.4 26.5 3.9 December -0.4 28.9 24.6 4.3 29.2 24.5 4.7 1998 March -0.5 28.0 22.9 5.1 32.2 26.6 5.6 June 1.0 34.9 30.0 4.9 24.2 20.3 3.9 September 0.5 27.8 23.2 4.6 31.2 27.1 4.1 December 1.1 29.4 24.6 4.8 27.6 23.9 3.7 1999 March -1.3 26.8 22.2 4.6 32.3 26.4 5.9 June -0.5 34.3 29.3 5.0 25.6 20.1 5.5 September 0.5 27.4 22.7 4.7 30.7 26.5 4.2 December 0.7 29.2 24.6 4.6 27.6 23.7 3.9 2000 March -1.7 27.1 22.4 4.7 32.8 26.4 6.4 June 2.2 34.6 28.7 5.9 24.6 20.9 3.7 September 0.8 26.9 21.2 5.7 31.9 27.0 4.9 December 0.2 27.0 23.2 3.8 27.6 24.0 3.6 2001 March -0.7 26.1 21.5 4.6 30.4 25.1 5.3 June 0.3 32.8 28.1 4.7 24.5 20.1 4.4 September -0.7 24.3 20.8 3.5 30.5 26.3 4.2 December 0.9 26.8 22.8 4.0 26.4 23.3 3.1 2002 March -1.0 24.4 20.7 3.7 30.0 25.3 4.7 June 1.1 32.0 27.0 5.0 23.6 19.7 3.9 September -1.2 25.3 21.2 4.1 31.2 25.9 5.3 December 0.2 26.5 22.2 4.3 27.8 23.7 4.1 2003 March -2.2 24.2 19.8 4.4 32.7 26.1 6.6 June 1.0 31.3 26.6 4.7 23.4 19.7 3.7 September 0.2 25.3 21.3 4.0 28.8 25.0 3.8 December 1.0 27.5 22.5 5.0 26.7 22.7 4.0 2004 March -1.5 25.3 21.0 4.3 30.7 24.9 5.8 June 0.9 32.4 27.7 4.7 22.8 19.0 3.8 September 0.3 25.6 21.3 4.3 28.8 24.8 4.0 December 0.9 27.2 22.4 4.8 26.5 22.6 3.9 2005 March -1.9 25.0 20.8 4.2 30.9 24.8 6.1 June 1.4 31.6 26.3 5.3 23.4 19.5 3.9 September -0.4 24.7 21.1 3.6 28.7 24.7 4.0 December 1.2 27.5 22.4 5.1 26.2 22.3 3.9 2006 March -2.3 25.8 22.2 3.6 29.3 23.4 5.9 June 0.3 31.3 26.5 4.8 23.8 19.3 4.5 September 0.9 26.2 21.4 4.8 28.7 24.8 3.9 December 0.6 27.3 22.7 4.6 25.7 21.7 4.0 2007 March -2.1 25.8 21.5 4.3 30.5 24.1 6.4 June 1.1 31.6 26.3 5.3 24.0 19.8 4.2 September 0.2 25.4 21.3 4.1 28.8 24.9 3.9 December 1.5 27.4 22.0 5.4 26.5 22.6 3.9 2008 March -2.0 26.1 21.5 4.6 30.6 24.0 6.6 June 1.3 31.4 25.9 5.5 24.1 19.9 4.2 (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.