Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania 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 1,055 66,169 53,982 12,187 63,661 52,529 11,132 December -980 62,329 51,845 10,484 65,503 54,039 11,464 1993 March -1,114 62,939 52,769 10,170 64,341 53,057 11,284 June 145 66,414 54,972 11,442 62,123 50,826 11,297 September 873 67,365 55,696 11,669 62,563 51,767 10,796 December -768 63,789 53,626 10,163 64,298 53,367 10,931 1994 March -1,550 62,172 52,104 10,068 66,693 55,075 11,618 June 2,866 70,188 57,351 12,837 60,672 50,701 9,971 September 720 68,974 58,649 10,325 61,813 52,208 9,605 December -1,347 64,013 55,418 8,595 65,159 55,217 9,942 1995 March -113 65,334 55,357 9,977 64,956 54,866 10,090 June 1,238 66,084 54,737 11,347 65,089 54,980 10,109 September 550 67,523 56,745 10,778 64,997 54,769 10,228 December -1,628 63,842 54,761 9,081 67,315 56,606 10,709 1996 March -739 65,480 55,640 9,840 65,733 55,154 10,579 June 1,719 68,549 56,477 12,072 64,277 53,924 10,353 September 432 68,245 57,323 10,922 64,761 54,271 10,490 December 1,255 68,982 57,076 11,906 65,602 54,951 10,651 1997 March 440 68,697 57,515 11,182 66,048 55,306 10,742 June 1,208 68,549 57,205 11,344 66,278 56,142 10,136 September 3,931 72,145 57,422 14,723 67,857 57,065 10,792 December 354 71,139 59,087 12,052 68,497 56,799 11,698 1998 March -141 71,137 58,969 12,168 68,963 56,654 12,309 June 1,651 70,920 58,512 12,408 68,038 57,281 10,757 September -1,778 69,053 58,478 10,575 70,523 58,170 12,353 December 1,628 72,752 60,284 12,468 67,575 56,735 10,840 1999 March 282 73,146 60,174 12,972 70,546 57,856 12,690 June 509 71,476 59,667 11,809 69,677 58,377 11,300 September 1,632 73,279 59,659 13,620 71,867 59,879 11,988 December 542 74,524 62,159 12,365 69,777 57,954 11,823 2000 March 3,832 77,440 61,981 15,459 70,669 59,042 11,627 June 2,096 72,766 60,733 12,033 71,460 61,523 9,937 September 1,513 75,155 61,838 13,317 72,781 60,977 11,804 December 538 75,209 61,660 13,549 73,982 60,971 13,011 2001 March 890 74,638 61,750 12,888 72,801 60,803 11,998 June 551 73,731 59,752 13,979 77,222 63,794 13,428 September -1,787 71,726 58,885 12,841 77,753 63,125 14,628 December 975 73,982 59,941 14,041 74,643 61,577 13,066 2002 March 1,915 74,439 60,369 14,070 73,263 61,108 12,155 June -1,424 71,921 59,307 12,614 77,370 63,332 14,038 September -442 72,923 60,120 12,803 74,458 61,213 13,245 December 103 74,772 60,578 14,194 75,696 61,605 14,091 2003 March 997 71,878 58,892 12,986 74,072 62,083 11,989 June -880 73,477 60,961 12,516 74,181 60,785 13,396 September 10 73,617 60,907 12,710 73,616 60,916 12,700 December 1,104 75,391 61,579 13,812 73,174 60,466 12,708 2004 March 760 76,033 62,699 13,334 74,104 61,530 12,574 June -768 74,523 62,065 12,458 74,939 61,713 13,226 September 40 74,701 61,706 12,995 74,628 61,673 12,955 December 2,610 78,603 63,684 14,919 73,778 61,469 12,309 2005 March 2,784 76,472 60,658 15,814 77,322 64,292 13,030 June -593 76,864 62,938 13,926 77,494 62,975 14,519 September 2,267 77,763 62,989 14,774 75,926 63,419 12,507 December 2,889 78,480 62,675 15,805 76,970 64,054 12,916 2006 March 3,535 81,888 64,948 16,940 75,901 62,496 13,405 June -1,206 76,404 63,712 12,692 78,440 64,542 13,898 September 997 76,606 62,818 13,788 77,249 64,458 12,791 December 1,813 78,197 64,025 14,172 76,142 63,783 12,359 2007 March -173 76,648 63,511 13,137 78,741 65,431 13,310 June -522 78,178 64,736 13,442 77,487 63,523 13,964 September 595 76,605 62,549 14,056 78,537 65,076 13,461 December 874 78,543 64,869 13,674 76,802 64,002 12,800 2008 March -141 77,160 63,179 13,981 79,382 65,260 14,122 June 697 75,948 62,230 13,718 78,208 65,187 13,021 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.