Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 735 60,194 49,729 10,465 67,453 57,723 9,730 December -2,203 61,926 52,503 9,423 63,977 52,351 11,626 1993 March -4,403 56,391 46,620 9,771 72,835 58,661 14,174 June 4,999 79,677 65,011 14,666 51,687 42,020 9,667 September 583 61,328 51,308 10,020 66,323 56,886 9,437 December -1,952 63,441 54,307 9,134 62,786 51,700 11,086 1994 March -4,920 55,705 46,032 9,673 75,485 60,892 14,593 June 7,922 84,279 67,825 16,454 50,449 41,917 8,532 September 470 62,894 54,028 8,866 65,766 57,370 8,396 December -2,358 63,847 56,122 7,725 63,575 53,492 10,083 1995 March -3,089 58,491 48,906 9,585 73,334 60,660 12,674 June 5,894 79,277 64,733 14,544 54,105 45,455 8,650 September 315 61,529 52,274 9,255 69,125 60,185 8,940 December -2,698 63,618 55,456 8,162 65,697 54,837 10,860 1996 March -3,834 58,610 49,156 9,454 74,267 60,979 13,288 June 6,615 82,265 66,791 15,474 53,441 44,582 8,859 September 210 62,185 52,806 9,379 68,806 59,637 9,169 December -101 68,502 57,801 10,701 64,036 53,234 10,802 1997 March -2,750 61,556 50,813 10,743 74,640 61,147 13,493 June 5,867 82,192 67,652 14,540 55,088 46,415 8,673 September 3,210 65,541 52,898 12,643 72,141 62,708 9,433 December -1,031 70,669 59,837 10,832 66,887 55,024 11,863 1998 March -3,771 63,787 52,097 11,690 78,098 62,637 15,461 June 6,699 85,102 69,198 15,904 56,562 47,357 9,205 September -1,717 62,951 53,870 9,081 74,720 63,922 10,798 December 213 72,255 61,049 11,206 65,955 54,962 10,993 1999 March -3,477 65,625 53,162 12,463 79,906 63,966 15,940 June 5,467 85,700 70,564 15,136 57,932 48,263 9,669 September 1,217 66,654 54,958 11,696 76,279 65,800 10,479 December -877 74,061 62,948 11,113 68,133 56,143 11,990 2000 March 248 69,610 54,758 14,852 79,882 65,278 14,604 June 6,920 87,248 71,825 15,423 59,367 50,864 8,503 September 1,118 68,402 56,966 11,436 77,325 67,007 10,318 December -1,018 74,620 62,443 12,177 72,261 59,066 13,195 2001 March -2,688 66,936 54,554 12,382 82,295 67,225 15,070 June 6,428 88,582 70,664 17,918 64,232 52,742 11,490 September -1,759 65,272 54,245 11,027 82,153 69,367 12,786 December -631 73,322 60,702 12,620 72,904 59,653 13,251 2002 March -1,749 66,852 53,334 13,518 82,829 67,562 15,267 June 4,156 86,306 70,138 16,168 64,372 52,360 12,012 September -583 66,377 55,383 10,994 78,843 67,266 11,577 December -1,533 74,104 61,347 12,757 73,970 59,680 14,290 2003 March -2,613 64,452 51,939 12,513 83,871 68,745 15,126 June 4,504 88,222 72,219 16,003 61,660 50,161 11,499 September -152 66,904 55,965 10,939 78,114 67,023 11,091 December -399 74,867 62,474 12,393 71,276 58,484 12,792 2004 March -3,017 68,145 55,297 12,848 83,998 68,133 15,865 June 4,576 89,455 73,526 15,929 62,280 50,927 11,353 September -129 67,883 56,699 11,184 79,169 67,856 11,313 December 996 77,995 64,609 13,386 71,844 59,454 12,390 2005 March -1,203 68,734 53,497 15,237 87,631 71,191 16,440 June 5,343 92,366 74,560 17,806 64,431 51,968 12,463 September 1,793 70,593 57,878 12,715 80,699 69,777 10,922 December 1,180 77,767 63,586 14,181 74,956 61,955 13,001 2006 March -591 73,602 57,280 16,322 86,115 69,202 16,913 June 4,297 91,704 75,477 16,227 65,191 53,261 11,930 September 697 69,588 57,721 11,867 82,090 70,920 11,170 December 275 77,671 64,955 12,716 74,134 61,693 12,441 2007 March -4,135 68,671 56,013 12,658 89,245 72,452 16,793 June 5,200 93,878 76,691 17,187 64,407 52,420 11,987 September 342 69,571 57,474 12,097 83,355 71,600 11,755 December -616 78,081 65,812 12,269 74,789 61,904 12,885 2008 March -4,347 69,191 55,720 13,471 90,081 72,263 17,818 June 6,457 91,177 73,601 17,576 64,928 53,809 11,119 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.