Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Oklahoma 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 329 17,472 14,480 2,992 18,305 15,642 2,663 December 611 18,039 14,822 3,217 17,327 14,721 2,606 1993 March -348 18,135 14,771 3,364 19,267 15,555 3,712 June 617 21,504 18,187 3,317 15,681 12,981 2,700 September 441 18,742 15,458 3,284 18,713 15,870 2,843 December 906 19,241 15,749 3,492 17,696 15,110 2,586 1994 March -545 18,533 15,101 3,432 20,385 16,408 3,977 June 372 21,669 18,555 3,114 16,169 13,427 2,742 September 375 18,739 15,543 3,196 19,454 16,633 2,821 December 790 19,328 15,826 3,502 18,694 15,982 2,712 1995 March -827 18,924 15,568 3,356 20,980 16,797 4,183 June 321 21,749 18,467 3,282 16,663 13,702 2,961 September 468 18,835 15,592 3,243 19,903 17,128 2,775 December 655 20,043 16,497 3,546 18,625 15,734 2,891 1996 March -1,039 19,246 16,149 3,097 20,924 16,788 4,136 June 568 22,056 18,414 3,642 17,316 14,242 3,074 September 272 18,586 15,262 3,324 20,402 17,350 3,052 December 338 19,634 16,234 3,400 18,928 15,866 3,062 1997 March -415 19,951 16,037 3,914 21,068 16,739 4,329 June 679 22,626 18,912 3,714 17,191 14,156 3,035 September 797 18,484 16,030 2,454 19,058 17,401 1,657 December 3,045 22,035 17,276 4,759 18,387 16,673 1,714 1998 March -786 20,063 17,060 3,003 21,207 17,418 3,789 June 269 22,406 19,732 2,674 17,263 14,858 2,405 September -701 18,627 16,156 2,471 21,405 18,233 3,172 December -30 19,787 16,857 2,930 18,982 16,022 2,960 1999 March 422 21,119 16,417 4,702 22,110 17,830 4,280 June -1,171 20,485 17,414 3,071 19,524 15,282 4,242 September -611 20,642 17,555 3,087 21,020 17,322 3,698 December 694 21,363 17,546 3,817 20,024 16,901 3,123 2000 March -1,533 20,202 16,577 3,625 22,805 17,647 5,158 June 418 22,581 19,287 3,294 18,198 15,322 2,876 September 37 19,695 16,201 3,494 21,499 18,042 3,457 December 946 20,012 16,233 3,779 19,912 17,079 2,833 2001 March -1,219 20,185 16,871 3,314 22,087 17,554 4,533 June 233 22,557 19,256 3,301 18,357 15,289 3,068 September 313 19,544 15,183 4,361 23,194 19,146 4,048 December 144 19,563 16,022 3,541 20,277 16,880 3,397 2002 March -497 19,843 15,872 3,971 22,200 17,732 4,468 June 541 21,961 18,489 3,472 18,492 15,561 2,931 September 45 19,022 15,871 3,151 21,165 18,059 3,106 December 387 19,483 15,676 3,807 20,707 17,287 3,420 2003 March -1,562 18,525 15,168 3,357 22,868 17,949 4,919 June 580 22,247 18,634 3,613 18,255 15,222 3,033 September -146 19,140 15,811 3,329 21,521 18,046 3,475 December 1,281 20,013 16,151 3,862 19,258 16,677 2,581 2004 March -678 20,246 16,459 3,787 21,867 17,402 4,465 June 125 23,047 19,071 3,976 18,557 14,706 3,851 September -68 19,436 16,182 3,254 21,453 18,131 3,322 December 1,557 20,826 16,708 4,118 18,995 16,434 2,561 2005 March -949 20,597 16,947 3,650 22,315 17,716 4,599 June 913 23,614 19,718 3,896 18,464 15,481 2,983 September 271 20,497 17,166 3,331 21,804 18,744 3,060 December 1,256 22,206 17,852 4,354 20,402 17,304 3,098 2006 March -542 22,338 18,296 4,042 22,121 17,537 4,584 June 633 24,315 20,335 3,980 19,302 15,955 3,347 September 162 20,652 17,220 3,432 22,433 19,163 3,270 December 1,396 22,455 17,979 4,476 20,771 17,691 3,080 2007 March -1,495 22,031 18,446 3,585 23,154 18,074 5,080 June -390 24,335 20,220 4,115 20,961 16,456 4,505 September 716 21,142 17,399 3,743 22,582 19,555 3,027 December 1,459 22,219 17,868 4,351 21,203 18,311 2,892 2008 March -886 22,460 18,577 3,883 23,275 18,506 4,769 June 925 23,971 20,043 3,928 19,797 16,794 3,003 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.