Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Nevada 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 124 9,678 7,743 1,935 9,132 7,321 1,811 December 190 9,468 7,575 1,893 9,164 7,461 1,703 1993 March 432 9,826 7,820 2,006 9,062 7,488 1,574 June 429 10,524 8,414 2,110 8,831 7,150 1,681 September 348 10,615 8,387 2,228 9,486 7,606 1,880 December 426 10,893 8,776 2,117 9,259 7,568 1,691 1994 March 641 11,369 8,941 2,428 9,515 7,728 1,787 June 541 11,456 9,160 2,296 9,433 7,678 1,755 September 532 11,766 9,366 2,400 9,917 8,049 1,868 December 99 11,152 9,130 2,022 10,479 8,556 1,923 1995 March 441 11,864 9,601 2,263 10,277 8,455 1,822 June 501 11,876 9,414 2,462 10,500 8,539 1,961 September 562 12,133 9,674 2,459 10,531 8,634 1,897 December -90 11,796 9,619 2,177 11,010 8,743 2,267 1996 March 680 12,327 9,658 2,669 10,766 8,777 1,989 June 410 12,595 10,086 2,509 10,885 8,786 2,099 September 438 12,511 9,911 2,600 11,299 9,137 2,162 December 483 12,709 10,187 2,522 11,445 9,406 2,039 1997 March 700 13,288 10,530 2,758 11,432 9,374 2,058 June 307 13,041 10,310 2,731 12,198 9,774 2,424 September 1,740 13,925 10,816 3,109 11,209 9,840 1,369 December -463 13,062 10,707 2,355 12,868 10,050 2,818 1998 March 349 12,932 10,420 2,512 12,720 10,557 2,163 June 161 13,514 10,882 2,632 12,698 10,227 2,471 September 411 13,580 11,007 2,573 12,531 10,369 2,162 December 458 13,819 11,094 2,725 12,593 10,326 2,267 1999 March 366 13,683 11,050 2,633 13,016 10,749 2,267 June 447 13,866 11,279 2,587 12,849 10,709 2,140 September -109 13,796 11,131 2,665 13,678 10,904 2,774 December 344 14,677 11,754 2,923 13,043 10,464 2,579 2000 March 421 14,424 11,468 2,956 13,594 11,059 2,535 June 12 14,621 11,681 2,940 13,707 10,779 2,928 September 241 14,584 11,553 3,031 13,853 11,063 2,790 December 330 14,769 11,769 3,000 13,648 10,978 2,670 2001 March 622 14,983 11,718 3,265 13,782 11,139 2,643 June 53 14,567 11,564 3,003 14,330 11,380 2,950 September -141 14,073 11,116 2,957 14,691 11,593 3,098 December 8 13,952 10,920 3,032 15,009 11,985 3,024 2002 March 322 14,557 11,354 3,203 14,029 11,148 2,881 June 209 14,717 11,576 3,141 14,185 11,253 2,932 September 360 14,603 11,382 3,221 14,349 11,488 2,861 December 533 15,293 11,952 3,341 14,193 11,385 2,808 2003 March 14 15,168 11,921 3,247 14,593 11,360 3,233 June 672 15,178 11,828 3,350 14,291 11,613 2,678 September 857 15,950 12,461 3,489 13,836 11,204 2,632 December 662 16,059 12,630 3,429 14,237 11,470 2,767 2004 March 741 16,632 13,144 3,488 14,218 11,471 2,747 June 717 16,674 13,294 3,380 14,532 11,869 2,663 September 720 17,104 13,753 3,351 14,698 12,067 2,631 December 839 17,441 13,785 3,656 15,153 12,336 2,817 2005 March 249 17,268 13,862 3,406 15,838 12,681 3,157 June 945 17,497 14,014 3,483 15,470 12,932 2,538 September 773 18,215 14,630 3,585 15,469 12,657 2,812 December 1,047 18,310 14,425 3,885 16,149 13,311 2,838 2006 March 17 18,530 15,162 3,368 16,421 13,070 3,351 June 678 18,048 14,415 3,633 17,186 14,231 2,955 September 546 17,703 14,265 3,438 17,257 14,365 2,892 December 943 18,887 14,803 4,084 17,377 14,236 3,141 2007 March -159 18,366 14,911 3,455 18,061 14,447 3,614 June 107 17,794 14,265 3,529 18,683 15,261 3,422 September 133 17,566 14,035 3,531 18,919 15,521 3,398 December 683 18,688 14,503 4,185 18,746 15,244 3,502 2008 March -466 17,607 14,188 3,419 19,603 15,718 3,885 June -168 16,744 13,290 3,454 19,880 16,258 3,622 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.