Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Ohio 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 1,081 62,312 51,385 10,927 58,786 48,940 9,846 December 523 61,706 51,030 10,676 60,113 49,960 10,153 1993 March 3,834 65,307 49,656 15,651 62,253 50,436 11,817 June 222 65,218 54,053 11,165 58,739 47,796 10,943 September 2,288 67,554 56,115 11,439 59,569 50,418 9,151 December 4,764 66,428 55,706 10,722 58,666 52,708 5,958 1994 March 4,707 66,248 55,465 10,783 60,363 54,287 6,076 June -2,743 67,072 58,104 8,968 64,837 53,126 11,711 September -3,645 68,273 57,861 10,412 66,660 52,603 14,057 December 2,168 69,920 56,344 13,576 66,207 54,799 11,408 1995 March 874 69,359 58,709 10,650 65,137 55,361 9,776 June 2,108 68,292 57,048 11,244 64,059 54,923 9,136 September 1,066 69,088 58,432 10,656 65,587 55,997 9,590 December -362 66,722 56,338 10,384 67,596 56,850 10,746 1996 March 875 70,186 58,786 11,400 66,971 56,446 10,525 June 1,202 68,833 57,474 11,359 67,508 57,351 10,157 September 1,241 70,548 58,980 11,568 67,381 57,054 10,327 December 195 69,458 58,358 11,100 68,655 57,750 10,905 1997 March 594 70,521 59,788 10,733 67,643 57,504 10,139 June 997 68,718 58,426 10,292 67,371 58,076 9,295 September 509 70,730 59,908 10,822 68,246 57,933 10,313 December -517 71,087 59,723 11,364 69,521 57,640 11,881 1998 March 101 71,068 60,222 10,846 68,465 57,720 10,745 June 1,065 70,695 58,972 11,723 69,117 58,459 10,658 September 1,163 70,973 59,156 11,817 69,993 59,339 10,654 December 192 71,609 60,985 10,624 67,715 57,283 10,432 1999 March -652 69,838 59,067 10,771 71,991 60,568 11,423 June 476 68,009 58,035 9,974 66,968 57,470 9,498 September 2,260 76,185 63,368 12,817 70,806 60,249 10,557 December 252 72,680 62,140 10,540 69,333 59,045 10,288 2000 March 205 72,349 61,788 10,561 70,708 60,352 10,356 June -181 69,868 59,390 10,478 73,192 62,533 10,659 September -380 68,281 58,047 10,234 72,836 62,222 10,614 December -595 69,585 59,099 10,486 71,647 60,566 11,081 2001 March 171 69,731 59,253 10,478 70,458 60,151 10,307 June -507 67,902 57,452 10,450 74,208 63,251 10,957 September -524 66,038 55,229 10,809 74,418 63,085 11,333 December -845 66,597 56,135 10,462 72,426 61,119 11,307 2002 March 292 67,306 56,042 11,264 71,764 60,792 10,972 June -498 67,531 56,670 10,861 72,055 60,696 11,359 September 472 67,621 56,978 10,643 69,720 59,549 10,171 December 339 67,453 56,528 10,925 70,091 59,505 10,586 2003 March -1,777 64,944 55,274 9,670 71,972 60,525 11,447 June 158 67,638 56,743 10,895 69,713 58,976 10,737 September 1,244 67,632 56,967 10,665 68,009 58,588 9,421 December -117 67,433 56,796 10,637 69,937 59,183 10,754 2004 March -665 67,440 57,427 10,013 69,697 59,019 10,678 June 499 68,609 57,938 10,671 68,860 58,688 10,172 September -109 67,885 57,277 10,608 69,250 58,533 10,717 December 598 68,514 57,266 11,248 69,524 58,874 10,650 2005 March -1,146 66,463 56,281 10,182 71,046 59,718 11,328 June 342 68,729 57,465 11,264 69,194 58,272 10,922 September 1,480 67,655 56,865 10,790 68,261 58,951 9,310 December -802 66,852 56,857 9,995 71,097 60,300 10,797 2006 March 1,148 70,310 57,839 12,471 70,064 58,741 11,323 June -1,195 66,195 56,842 9,353 70,303 59,755 10,548 September -1,028 65,566 56,105 9,461 70,017 59,528 10,489 December -657 67,331 56,602 10,729 71,269 59,883 11,386 2007 March 469 67,432 55,549 11,883 71,219 59,805 11,414 June 16 67,656 56,832 10,824 69,757 58,949 10,808 September -489 64,712 54,704 10,008 70,564 60,067 10,497 December -62 67,051 56,142 10,909 69,652 58,681 10,971 2008 March -2,737 63,091 53,147 9,944 73,283 60,602 12,681 June -796 65,644 55,500 10,144 69,383 58,443 10,940 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.