Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Pennsylvania (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0.3 25.8 21.3 4.5 28.9 24.7 4.2 December -0.9 26.7 22.6 4.1 27.5 22.5 5.0 1993 March -1.9 24.6 20.3 4.3 31.8 25.6 6.2 June 2.1 34.4 28.1 6.3 22.4 18.2 4.2 September 0.3 26.2 21.9 4.3 28.3 24.3 4.0 December -0.9 27.2 23.3 3.9 27.0 22.2 4.8 1994 March -2.1 24.2 20.0 4.2 32.8 26.5 6.3 June 3.4 36.3 29.2 7.1 21.7 18.0 3.7 September 0.2 26.5 22.8 3.7 27.8 24.3 3.5 December -1.0 27.1 23.8 3.3 27.0 22.7 4.3 1995 March -1.3 25.1 21.0 4.1 31.4 26.0 5.4 June 2.5 33.7 27.5 6.2 23.0 19.3 3.7 September 0.2 25.8 21.9 3.9 28.9 25.2 3.7 December -1.2 26.7 23.3 3.4 27.7 23.1 4.6 1996 March -1.7 25.0 21.0 4.0 31.7 26.0 5.7 June 2.8 34.9 28.3 6.6 22.7 18.9 3.8 September 0.1 25.9 22.0 3.9 28.7 24.9 3.8 December 0.0 28.6 24.1 4.5 26.7 22.2 4.5 1997 March -1.2 25.8 21.3 4.5 31.3 25.6 5.7 June 2.4 34.0 28.0 6.0 22.8 19.2 3.6 September 1.3 26.6 21.5 5.1 29.3 25.5 3.8 December -0.4 28.6 24.2 4.4 27.0 22.2 4.8 1998 March -1.5 26.1 21.3 4.8 31.8 25.5 6.3 June 2.7 34.4 28.0 6.4 22.9 19.2 3.7 September -0.7 25.2 21.6 3.6 29.9 25.6 4.3 December 0.1 29.1 24.6 4.5 26.5 22.1 4.4 1999 March -1.5 26.5 21.5 5.0 32.4 25.9 6.5 June 2.2 34.5 28.4 6.1 23.3 19.4 3.9 September 0.4 26.4 21.8 4.6 30.3 26.1 4.2 December -0.4 29.4 25.0 4.4 27.1 22.3 4.8 2000 March 0.1 27.7 21.8 5.9 31.7 25.9 5.8 June 2.7 34.1 28.1 6.0 23.2 19.9 3.3 September 0.4 26.3 21.9 4.4 29.8 25.8 4.0 December -0.4 28.7 24.0 4.7 27.8 22.7 5.1 2001 March -1.0 25.9 21.1 4.8 31.8 26.0 5.8 June 2.5 34.0 27.1 6.9 24.6 20.2 4.4 September -0.6 24.8 20.6 4.2 31.1 26.3 4.8 December -0.2 27.9 23.1 4.8 27.7 22.7 5.0 2002 March -0.6 25.6 20.4 5.2 31.6 25.8 5.8 June 1.6 32.6 26.5 6.1 24.3 19.8 4.5 September -0.2 24.9 20.8 4.1 29.5 25.2 4.3 December -0.6 27.9 23.1 4.8 27.9 22.5 5.4 2003 March -1.0 24.4 19.7 4.7 31.8 26.1 5.7 June 1.7 33.1 27.1 6.0 23.1 18.8 4.3 September 0.0 24.9 20.8 4.1 29.0 24.9 4.1 December -0.2 27.8 23.2 4.6 26.6 21.8 4.8 2004 March -1.1 25.5 20.7 4.8 31.4 25.5 5.9 June 1.7 33.1 27.2 5.9 23.0 18.8 4.2 September 0.0 24.8 20.7 4.1 28.9 24.8 4.1 December 0.4 28.5 23.6 4.9 26.2 21.7 4.5 2005 March -0.4 25.1 19.5 5.6 32.0 26.0 6.0 June 1.9 33.1 26.7 6.4 23.1 18.6 4.5 September 0.6 25.0 20.5 4.5 28.6 24.7 3.9 December 0.4 27.4 22.4 5.0 26.4 21.8 4.6 2006 March -0.2 25.8 20.1 5.7 30.2 24.3 5.9 June 1.5 31.7 26.1 5.6 22.5 18.4 4.1 September 0.3 23.9 19.8 4.1 28.1 24.3 3.8 December 0.1 26.5 22.2 4.3 25.3 21.1 4.2 2007 March -1.5 23.5 19.2 4.3 30.6 24.8 5.8 June 1.8 32.1 26.2 5.9 22.0 17.9 4.1 September 0.1 23.5 19.4 4.1 28.2 24.2 4.0 December -0.3 26.3 22.2 4.1 25.3 20.9 4.4 2008 March -1.5 23.6 19.0 4.6 30.7 24.6 6.1 June 2.2 30.9 24.9 6.0 22.0 18.2 3.8 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.