Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Massachusetts 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 54 39,183 31,536 7,647 37,136 29,543 7,593 December 480 38,507 31,040 7,467 37,762 30,775 6,987 1993 March 692 38,338 31,228 7,110 37,661 31,243 6,418 June 317 39,988 32,438 7,550 37,345 30,112 7,233 September 1,241 41,340 33,648 7,692 37,111 30,660 6,451 December 925 40,888 33,176 7,712 38,212 31,425 6,787 1994 March 394 39,488 32,297 7,191 39,805 33,008 6,797 June 879 41,626 34,013 7,613 38,024 31,290 6,734 September 1,556 43,654 35,506 8,148 38,015 31,423 6,592 December 671 41,444 33,978 7,466 40,165 33,370 6,795 1995 March 565 42,872 35,240 7,632 40,275 33,208 7,067 June 649 41,499 33,994 7,505 41,072 34,216 6,856 September 259 42,862 35,475 7,387 40,394 33,266 7,128 December 126 41,793 34,473 7,320 41,270 34,076 7,194 1996 March 1 42,451 35,140 7,311 41,217 33,907 7,310 June 785 43,645 35,528 8,117 41,093 33,761 7,332 September 724 43,440 35,570 7,870 41,203 34,057 7,146 December 521 43,911 36,056 7,855 42,126 34,792 7,334 1997 March 1,237 45,364 37,516 7,848 40,600 33,989 6,611 June -161 43,892 36,081 7,811 43,150 35,178 7,972 September 1,299 45,933 36,609 9,324 42,430 34,405 8,025 December 13 44,513 36,741 7,772 42,105 34,346 7,759 1998 March 122 44,246 36,442 7,804 42,099 34,417 7,682 June 1,382 44,870 35,638 9,232 43,178 35,328 7,850 September 424 45,083 36,563 8,520 43,516 35,420 8,096 December -1,589 43,774 37,391 6,383 42,910 34,938 7,972 1999 March 1,605 45,583 36,439 9,144 42,806 35,267 7,539 June 744 44,991 36,753 8,238 43,573 36,079 7,494 September -321 44,803 36,990 7,813 44,127 35,993 8,134 December 357 45,621 37,741 7,880 42,738 35,215 7,523 2000 March 274 46,818 38,608 8,210 43,942 36,006 7,936 June -592 45,038 37,374 7,664 44,987 36,731 8,256 September 1,977 46,979 37,269 9,710 44,629 36,896 7,733 December 1,070 47,042 38,162 8,880 44,316 36,506 7,810 2001 March -88 46,140 37,828 8,312 45,508 37,108 8,400 June -690 44,366 36,441 7,925 46,747 38,132 8,615 September -334 42,371 34,392 7,979 46,972 38,659 8,313 December 163 43,924 35,662 8,262 45,603 37,504 8,099 2002 March 730 44,812 35,706 9,106 45,328 36,952 8,376 June -142 43,351 35,277 8,074 45,774 37,558 8,216 September -284 42,885 34,687 8,198 45,470 36,988 8,482 December -95 44,244 35,530 8,714 45,046 36,237 8,809 2003 March 573 43,098 34,011 9,087 46,395 37,881 8,514 June -43 44,017 35,760 8,257 44,598 36,298 8,300 September 421 44,081 35,435 8,646 44,480 36,255 8,225 December -142 43,739 35,311 8,428 45,305 36,735 8,570 2004 March 373 45,518 36,766 8,752 44,456 36,077 8,379 June 55 44,644 36,302 8,342 44,437 36,150 8,287 September -537 44,394 35,736 8,658 45,650 36,455 9,195 December 957 45,189 35,694 9,495 44,963 36,425 8,538 2005 March 175 43,936 34,891 9,045 46,120 37,250 8,870 June 649 46,398 37,092 9,306 44,116 35,459 8,657 September 240 45,208 36,467 8,741 45,147 36,646 8,501 December 207 44,524 35,685 8,839 45,817 37,185 8,632 2006 March -347 44,451 36,300 8,151 45,084 36,586 8,498 June 643 45,480 36,470 9,010 45,048 36,681 8,367 September -758 44,237 36,201 8,036 45,771 36,977 8,794 December -102 45,044 36,255 8,789 45,164 36,273 8,891 2007 March 58 44,227 35,475 8,752 45,463 36,769 8,694 June 526 45,506 36,825 8,681 43,784 35,629 8,155 September -605 43,371 34,760 8,611 47,289 38,073 9,216 December -536 44,135 35,427 8,708 46,102 36,858 9,244 2008 March -192 44,261 35,482 8,779 45,383 36,412 8,971 June -471 43,709 35,529 8,180 45,632 36,981 8,651 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.