Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Missouri 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 1,172 32,564 26,549 6,015 34,740 29,897 4,843 December 636 34,027 27,706 6,321 33,685 28,000 5,685 1993 March -2,240 31,936 26,278 5,658 37,940 30,042 7,898 June 2,189 42,336 34,954 7,382 27,801 22,608 5,193 September 917 34,178 27,879 6,299 35,065 29,683 5,382 December 1,708 36,440 29,506 6,934 33,105 27,879 5,226 1994 March -2,759 33,232 27,675 5,557 38,581 30,265 8,316 June 2,439 43,337 35,830 7,507 28,610 23,542 5,068 September 647 35,328 28,875 6,453 36,528 30,722 5,806 December 1,599 36,545 29,396 7,149 34,766 29,216 5,550 1995 March -2,792 33,430 27,840 5,590 40,421 32,039 8,382 June 1,758 42,122 34,855 7,267 30,759 25,250 5,509 September -725 34,516 28,778 5,738 37,601 31,138 6,463 December 153 36,212 29,247 6,965 36,187 29,375 6,812 1996 March -1,590 34,666 27,523 7,143 40,491 31,758 8,733 June 2,898 43,959 35,247 8,712 31,058 25,244 5,814 September 87 35,292 28,645 6,647 38,716 32,156 6,560 December 826 37,291 29,843 7,448 36,245 29,623 6,622 1997 March 1,311 36,275 28,610 7,665 38,879 32,525 6,354 June 982 43,488 36,927 6,561 31,451 25,872 5,579 September 813 34,946 29,869 5,077 37,304 33,040 4,264 December 1,287 37,837 30,783 7,054 36,915 31,148 5,767 1998 March -1,435 35,120 29,425 5,695 41,135 34,005 7,130 June 2,797 46,151 38,590 7,561 30,728 25,964 4,764 September -231 35,317 30,229 5,088 39,370 34,051 5,319 December 454 37,714 32,061 5,653 36,134 30,935 5,199 1999 March -1,788 35,332 29,794 5,538 41,552 34,226 7,326 June 2,116 45,871 38,524 7,347 31,990 26,759 5,231 September 565 36,191 30,510 5,681 40,103 34,987 5,116 December 1,869 39,215 33,022 6,193 35,592 31,268 4,324 2000 March -3,881 34,199 29,847 4,352 43,366 35,133 8,233 June 1,624 44,429 37,817 6,612 32,691 27,703 4,988 September -425 35,143 29,779 5,364 40,697 34,908 5,789 December -318 35,301 29,821 5,480 38,924 33,126 5,798 2001 March -2,075 34,670 29,380 5,290 40,856 33,491 7,365 June 1,899 43,013 36,231 6,782 32,249 27,366 4,883 September -781 32,651 27,895 4,756 40,479 34,942 5,537 December -578 34,292 29,400 4,892 36,388 30,918 5,470 2002 March -1,274 32,902 26,856 6,046 41,688 34,368 7,320 June 2,076 42,938 35,626 7,312 31,489 26,253 5,236 September 592 33,687 28,372 5,315 38,152 33,429 4,723 December 527 34,888 28,999 5,889 36,214 30,852 5,362 2003 March -2,347 31,659 26,420 5,239 41,865 34,279 7,586 June 1,611 42,511 35,360 7,151 31,423 25,883 5,540 September -240 33,220 28,539 4,681 37,487 32,566 4,921 December 785 35,060 29,390 5,670 35,637 30,752 4,885 2004 March -1,958 34,069 28,453 5,616 40,294 32,720 7,574 June 2,090 43,492 36,318 7,174 31,071 25,987 5,084 September 296 34,035 28,998 5,037 37,802 33,061 4,741 December 1,417 35,578 30,304 5,274 33,597 29,740 3,857 2005 March -2,821 35,258 29,501 5,757 42,651 34,073 8,578 June 1,869 42,854 36,085 6,769 31,679 26,779 4,900 September 778 34,798 29,255 5,543 38,221 33,456 4,765 December 1,282 37,176 30,605 6,571 36,313 31,024 5,289 2006 March -2,588 34,685 29,526 5,159 40,446 32,699 7,747 June 3,356 44,590 36,487 8,103 32,103 27,356 4,747 September -5 33,369 28,502 4,867 39,441 34,569 4,872 December 2,716 37,152 30,123 7,029 35,897 31,584 4,313 2007 March -3,846 34,085 29,470 4,615 41,862 33,401 8,461 June 1,918 42,777 36,324 6,453 31,671 27,136 4,535 September 48 33,619 28,308 5,311 40,065 34,802 5,263 December -6 35,254 29,927 5,327 37,087 31,754 5,333 2008 March -1,902 32,945 27,333 5,612 42,083 34,569 7,514 June 1,340 41,557 35,115 6,442 32,701 27,599 5,102 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.