Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Kentucky 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 332 20,709 17,726 2,983 19,478 16,827 2,651 December -24 20,461 17,598 2,863 20,027 17,140 2,887 1993 March 310 21,321 18,082 3,239 20,495 17,566 2,929 June 589 22,347 18,839 3,508 19,521 16,602 2,919 September 660 22,089 18,849 3,240 19,767 17,187 2,580 December -180 21,763 18,887 2,876 20,520 17,464 3,056 1994 March 319 21,789 18,580 3,209 21,134 18,244 2,890 June 233 22,961 19,695 3,266 20,017 16,984 3,033 September 422 22,712 19,431 3,281 20,987 18,128 2,859 December 313 22,513 19,240 3,273 21,372 18,412 2,960 1995 March 286 22,900 19,523 3,377 21,771 18,680 3,091 June 578 22,943 19,473 3,470 21,658 18,766 2,892 September 481 22,879 19,416 3,463 22,106 19,124 2,982 December -61 22,674 19,543 3,131 22,475 19,283 3,192 1996 March 60 22,958 19,591 3,367 22,513 19,206 3,307 June -278 23,442 19,833 3,609 22,606 18,719 3,887 September 1,323 23,788 19,763 4,025 21,976 19,274 2,702 December 234 23,402 19,902 3,500 22,636 19,370 3,266 1997 March 172 23,769 20,326 3,443 22,588 19,317 3,271 June 158 23,776 20,209 3,567 22,993 19,584 3,409 September 444 24,400 20,542 3,858 23,396 19,982 3,414 December 14 24,357 20,777 3,580 23,032 19,466 3,566 1998 March 196 23,949 20,373 3,576 23,392 20,012 3,380 June 271 24,448 20,423 4,025 23,780 20,026 3,754 September 748 24,461 20,521 3,940 23,502 20,310 3,192 December 269 24,571 21,180 3,391 23,130 20,008 3,122 1999 March 75 24,435 20,812 3,623 23,873 20,325 3,548 June 208 25,199 21,340 3,859 23,747 20,096 3,651 September -362 24,812 21,035 3,777 24,636 20,497 4,139 December 167 24,725 20,995 3,730 24,034 20,471 3,563 2000 March 1,848 26,452 22,246 4,206 22,676 20,318 2,358 June -294 21,615 18,829 2,786 24,857 21,777 3,080 September -1,027 25,443 21,879 3,564 24,236 19,645 4,591 December -73 23,641 20,395 3,246 24,726 21,407 3,319 2001 March -664 23,278 19,482 3,796 25,765 21,305 4,460 June -877 24,642 20,891 3,751 25,666 21,038 4,628 September -675 22,775 19,038 3,737 25,453 21,041 4,412 December 206 23,635 19,224 4,411 24,726 20,521 4,205 2002 March 139 23,860 19,841 4,019 23,768 19,888 3,880 June 85 23,393 19,560 3,833 24,240 20,492 3,748 September -253 23,280 19,707 3,573 23,718 19,892 3,826 December 315 23,690 19,626 4,064 23,905 20,156 3,749 2003 March -306 22,948 19,431 3,517 23,882 20,059 3,823 June -60 23,341 19,654 3,687 23,577 19,830 3,747 September 257 23,755 19,979 3,776 22,838 19,319 3,519 December 160 23,949 20,046 3,903 23,679 19,936 3,743 2004 March 125 23,874 19,982 3,892 23,594 19,827 3,767 June 213 23,687 19,890 3,797 23,756 20,172 3,584 September 28 23,687 19,758 3,929 23,768 19,867 3,901 December 661 24,844 20,258 4,586 23,664 19,739 3,925 2005 March 80 24,020 19,967 4,053 24,108 20,135 3,973 June -84 23,830 19,901 3,929 24,147 20,134 4,013 September 120 24,256 19,985 4,271 24,003 19,852 4,151 December 114 24,417 19,796 4,621 24,925 20,418 4,507 2006 March 816 26,143 21,531 4,612 23,053 19,257 3,796 June -1,094 22,072 19,349 2,723 24,322 20,505 3,817 September -844 24,190 19,915 4,275 25,613 20,494 5,119 December 1,984 26,810 20,915 5,895 24,226 20,315 3,911 2007 March -49 24,954 20,976 3,978 24,242 20,215 4,027 June 83 23,863 19,934 3,929 24,697 20,851 3,846 September -151 23,791 19,843 3,948 24,572 20,473 4,099 December 767 25,004 20,305 4,699 24,522 20,590 3,932 2008 March -526 23,473 19,845 3,628 24,884 20,730 4,154 June -19 23,399 19,516 3,883 24,877 20,975 3,902 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.