Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted South Carolina 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 660 20,267 16,892 3,375 19,117 16,402 2,715 December -81 20,199 16,772 3,427 20,122 16,614 3,508 1993 March 333 20,443 16,889 3,554 19,933 16,712 3,221 June 640 21,788 18,086 3,702 18,915 15,853 3,062 September 685 21,196 17,752 3,444 19,449 16,690 2,759 December 94 21,273 17,770 3,503 19,973 16,564 3,409 1994 March 627 21,440 17,747 3,693 20,006 16,940 3,066 June 113 21,990 18,249 3,741 20,129 16,501 3,628 September 778 21,721 18,145 3,576 19,242 16,444 2,798 December 430 22,071 18,150 3,921 20,758 17,267 3,491 1995 March 706 22,325 18,266 4,059 20,423 17,070 3,353 June 300 22,381 18,405 3,976 21,184 17,508 3,676 September 844 22,584 18,575 4,009 20,811 17,646 3,165 December 688 23,118 18,905 4,213 21,441 17,916 3,525 1996 March -64 22,865 18,791 4,074 22,084 17,946 4,138 June 851 23,072 18,852 4,220 21,382 18,013 3,369 September 781 22,949 18,906 4,043 21,636 18,374 3,262 December 149 23,185 19,125 4,060 21,870 17,959 3,911 1997 March 1,039 24,168 19,334 4,834 21,673 17,878 3,795 June 203 23,513 19,348 4,165 22,496 18,534 3,962 September 644 24,625 20,002 4,623 22,824 18,845 3,979 December 1,226 24,380 20,483 3,897 21,183 18,512 2,671 1998 March -488 22,830 19,981 2,849 22,468 19,131 3,337 June 2,198 26,660 20,531 6,129 23,050 19,119 3,931 September 347 25,423 20,994 4,429 23,537 19,455 4,082 December 536 25,976 21,498 4,478 23,337 19,395 3,942 1999 March 618 25,762 20,948 4,814 24,503 20,307 4,196 June 18 25,119 21,004 4,115 24,406 20,309 4,097 September -151 24,799 20,742 4,057 24,872 20,664 4,208 December 840 26,630 22,080 4,550 23,899 20,189 3,710 2000 March 175 25,161 21,399 3,762 24,071 20,484 3,587 June 196 25,478 21,145 4,333 24,702 20,565 4,137 September -3,794 23,931 19,979 3,952 28,052 20,306 7,746 December 3,507 27,459 19,970 7,489 24,494 20,512 3,982 2001 March -517 25,077 20,441 4,636 25,749 20,596 5,153 June 228 19,610 17,127 2,483 20,785 18,530 2,255 September 1,530 28,338 22,173 6,165 26,867 22,232 4,635 December -537 23,957 19,574 4,383 26,159 21,239 4,920 2002 March 156 24,711 20,062 4,649 24,767 20,274 4,493 June 637 25,054 20,548 4,506 24,821 20,952 3,869 September 329 24,376 20,114 4,262 25,035 21,102 3,933 December 947 24,393 20,035 4,358 24,831 21,420 3,411 2003 March 667 24,524 20,311 4,213 24,913 21,367 3,546 June 291 24,767 21,059 3,708 24,431 21,014 3,417 September -17 25,312 21,318 3,994 24,648 20,637 4,011 December 588 25,083 20,818 4,265 24,630 20,953 3,677 2004 March -887 25,115 21,214 3,901 25,321 20,533 4,788 June 1,828 26,561 21,409 5,152 23,923 20,599 3,324 September -115 25,584 21,386 4,198 25,574 21,261 4,313 December 743 26,693 21,951 4,742 24,955 20,956 3,999 2005 March -121 25,958 21,676 4,282 25,677 21,274 4,403 June -518 25,571 21,482 4,089 25,622 21,015 4,607 September 512 27,602 22,250 5,352 25,338 20,498 4,840 December -826 26,178 21,421 4,757 26,863 21,280 5,583 2006 March 377 27,568 22,377 5,191 24,893 20,079 4,814 June 741 27,276 21,227 6,049 26,604 21,296 5,308 September 1,496 29,593 21,917 7,676 27,167 20,987 6,180 December 1,973 27,845 22,249 5,596 25,263 21,640 3,623 2007 March 839 28,063 22,923 5,140 26,129 21,828 4,301 June -1,803 26,223 21,959 4,264 28,904 22,837 6,067 September 507 26,415 21,610 4,805 26,481 22,183 4,298 December 525 26,781 21,566 5,215 27,510 22,820 4,690 2008 March -181 25,917 21,216 4,701 27,643 22,761 4,882 June -418 24,612 20,160 4,452 28,363 23,493 4,870 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.