Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 432 35,762 29,312 6,450 38,518 32,500 6,018 December 118 39,416 32,230 7,186 36,634 29,566 7,068 1993 March -3,033 33,022 26,960 6,062 44,057 34,962 9,095 June 4,497 48,044 37,915 10,129 30,328 24,696 5,632 September 1,375 37,763 31,275 6,488 38,842 33,729 5,113 December 556 41,870 34,448 7,422 37,057 30,191 6,866 1994 March -3,501 34,014 27,883 6,131 46,569 36,937 9,632 June 4,971 49,970 39,756 10,214 30,905 25,662 5,243 September 1,647 39,874 33,002 6,872 39,793 34,568 5,225 December 311 42,465 35,280 7,185 38,933 32,059 6,874 1995 March -3,508 36,931 30,424 6,507 47,176 37,161 10,015 June 4,731 49,803 39,734 10,069 33,400 28,062 5,338 September 580 39,203 32,973 6,230 42,246 36,596 5,650 December -233 42,839 35,794 7,045 40,016 32,738 7,278 1996 March -4,126 36,571 30,338 6,233 48,302 37,943 10,359 June 5,181 52,417 41,527 10,890 33,398 27,689 5,709 September 974 39,700 33,062 6,638 43,130 37,466 5,664 December 140 44,998 37,438 7,560 40,846 33,426 7,420 1997 March -2,677 39,080 32,389 6,691 47,403 38,035 9,368 June 4,273 52,653 42,173 10,480 35,058 28,851 6,207 September 1,503 41,891 34,027 7,864 44,210 37,849 6,361 December -369 45,629 38,149 7,480 40,846 32,997 7,849 1998 March -4,234 38,115 31,462 6,653 49,401 38,514 10,887 June 6,274 54,041 41,655 12,386 35,086 28,974 6,112 September 769 41,171 33,985 7,186 45,382 38,965 6,417 December -1,922 44,967 38,824 6,143 41,631 33,566 8,065 1999 March -2,887 39,255 31,459 7,796 50,148 39,465 10,683 June 5,218 54,012 42,959 11,053 35,425 29,590 5,835 September 143 40,971 34,381 6,590 46,043 39,596 6,447 December -27 46,772 39,188 7,584 41,443 33,832 7,611 2000 March -4,247 40,331 33,332 6,999 51,538 40,292 11,246 June 3,854 53,966 43,684 10,282 36,553 30,125 6,428 September 2,061 42,831 34,641 8,190 46,718 40,589 6,129 December 645 48,171 39,625 8,546 42,973 35,072 7,901 2001 March -4,818 39,744 32,658 7,086 53,429 41,525 11,904 June 3,925 53,227 42,594 10,633 37,982 31,274 6,708 September 141 38,697 31,967 6,730 49,117 42,528 6,589 December -242 44,980 37,029 7,951 44,224 36,031 8,193 2002 March -4,107 38,589 30,826 7,763 53,221 41,351 11,870 June 4,435 52,066 41,234 10,832 37,200 30,803 6,397 September 191 39,155 32,241 6,914 47,413 40,690 6,723 December -526 45,278 36,892 8,386 43,726 34,814 8,912 2003 March -4,278 37,144 29,372 7,772 54,472 42,422 12,050 June 4,614 52,913 41,863 11,050 36,107 29,671 6,436 September 759 40,163 32,868 7,295 46,488 39,952 6,536 December -582 44,772 36,659 8,113 43,988 35,293 8,695 2004 March -4,373 39,237 31,751 7,486 52,261 40,402 11,859 June 4,738 53,661 42,497 11,164 35,976 29,550 6,426 September -2 40,452 33,147 7,305 47,479 40,172 7,307 December 478 46,197 37,057 9,140 43,657 34,995 8,662 2005 March -4,819 37,868 30,132 7,736 54,271 41,716 12,555 June 5,742 55,877 43,422 12,455 35,698 28,985 6,713 September 620 41,200 33,825 7,375 47,138 40,383 6,755 December -248 45,556 37,047 8,509 44,482 35,725 8,757 2006 March -5,056 38,321 31,349 6,972 53,000 40,972 12,028 June 5,570 54,752 42,694 12,058 36,472 29,984 6,488 September -208 40,359 33,579 6,780 47,735 40,747 6,988 December -559 46,100 37,639 8,461 43,869 34,849 9,020 2007 March -4,819 38,122 30,636 7,486 53,482 41,177 12,305 June 5,294 54,728 43,110 11,618 35,448 29,124 6,324 September -58 39,507 32,242 7,265 49,278 41,955 7,323 December -995 45,163 36,780 8,383 44,789 35,411 9,378 2008 March -5,188 38,151 30,642 7,509 53,474 40,777 12,697 June 4,216 52,459 41,553 10,906 36,980 30,290 6,690 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.