Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted New Jersey 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 200 46,273 36,986 9,287 51,614 42,527 9,087 December -33 51,049 40,481 10,568 48,639 38,038 10,601 1993 March -3,540 44,814 35,292 9,522 56,927 43,865 13,062 June 7,367 61,659 47,029 14,630 39,705 32,442 7,263 September -402 47,628 38,680 8,948 52,197 42,847 9,350 December -870 52,377 42,823 9,554 48,019 37,595 10,424 1994 March -5,300 43,480 34,740 8,740 59,551 45,511 14,040 June 8,820 65,057 48,199 16,858 40,414 32,376 8,038 September 2,032 50,614 40,054 10,560 52,133 43,605 8,528 December 457 54,378 43,624 10,754 50,215 39,918 10,297 1995 March -3,895 47,367 38,030 9,337 58,880 45,648 13,232 June 6,254 61,850 47,507 14,343 44,361 36,272 8,089 September -5,683 47,873 39,392 8,481 59,285 45,121 14,164 December 5,698 57,320 42,948 14,372 48,759 40,085 8,674 1996 March -1,611 50,190 37,980 12,210 61,192 47,371 13,821 June 4,410 61,994 49,541 12,453 43,396 35,353 8,043 September 331 50,075 40,560 9,515 55,122 45,938 9,184 December 592 56,775 45,427 11,348 51,384 40,628 10,756 1997 March -4,894 49,761 40,053 9,708 61,036 46,434 14,602 June 6,813 64,501 49,847 14,654 43,634 35,793 7,841 September 1,164 50,112 41,475 8,637 53,825 46,352 7,473 December -3,181 56,137 46,554 9,583 54,490 41,726 12,764 1998 March 466 54,896 39,574 15,322 61,838 46,982 14,856 June 5,746 62,813 50,312 12,501 43,469 36,714 6,755 September -1,930 51,744 40,741 11,003 59,650 46,717 12,933 December -1,594 60,316 47,443 12,873 55,014 40,547 14,467 1999 March 803 59,231 40,387 18,844 65,281 47,240 18,041 June 6,431 69,484 51,791 17,693 49,447 38,185 11,262 September -483 55,083 42,710 12,373 61,555 48,699 12,856 December -60 61,132 48,796 12,336 54,794 42,398 12,396 2000 March 815 59,755 43,068 16,687 65,408 49,536 15,872 June 4,511 68,420 54,091 14,329 50,198 40,380 9,818 September -3,961 52,869 44,077 8,792 63,760 51,007 12,753 December 2,121 63,444 49,347 14,097 55,615 43,639 11,976 2001 March -4,476 52,251 41,941 10,310 65,615 50,829 14,786 June 7,520 68,130 53,226 14,904 48,109 40,725 7,384 September -1,292 51,668 41,706 9,962 63,877 52,623 11,254 December -2,039 54,775 47,656 7,119 55,538 46,380 9,158 2002 March -1,430 53,553 41,307 12,246 64,136 50,460 13,676 June 2,772 63,072 51,236 11,836 49,975 40,911 9,064 September -1,142 51,073 42,196 8,877 61,063 51,044 10,019 December 2,474 57,493 46,596 10,897 53,051 44,628 8,423 2003 March -3,487 51,253 39,517 11,736 66,648 51,425 15,223 June 5,802 65,239 52,351 12,888 45,980 38,894 7,086 September -344 50,881 41,328 9,553 59,308 49,411 9,897 December 2,617 58,633 47,206 11,427 54,120 45,310 8,810 2004 March -6,564 52,382 42,544 9,838 66,445 50,043 16,402 June 4,575 66,981 53,970 13,011 47,886 39,450 8,436 September 1,092 53,772 42,955 10,817 61,526 51,801 9,725 December 3,642 59,738 48,858 10,880 52,810 45,572 7,238 2005 March -5,653 51,334 41,236 10,098 68,898 53,147 15,751 June 5,776 69,185 54,832 14,353 48,679 40,102 8,577 September 1,490 54,078 43,507 10,571 61,829 52,748 9,081 December 2,066 58,842 48,152 10,690 56,309 47,685 8,624 2006 March -2,089 54,892 44,025 10,867 65,550 52,594 12,956 June 2,792 68,156 54,998 13,158 51,564 41,198 10,366 September -496 52,821 42,997 9,824 64,531 54,211 10,320 December 1,602 60,054 49,106 10,948 56,851 47,505 9,346 2007 March -6,096 51,528 41,973 9,555 70,288 54,637 15,651 June 4,555 68,637 55,747 12,890 49,175 40,840 8,335 September 640 53,026 42,255 10,771 65,299 55,168 10,131 December 1,261 59,780 49,241 10,539 57,755 48,477 9,278 2008 March -6,078 51,413 42,413 9,000 69,590 54,512 15,078 June 6,709 66,950 52,699 14,251 49,760 42,218 7,542 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.