Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Tennessee 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 168 26,645 22,473 4,172 26,933 22,929 4,004 December 2,124 27,468 22,765 4,703 24,896 22,317 2,579 1993 March -361 27,038 22,455 4,583 29,275 24,331 4,944 June 1,746 33,097 28,496 4,601 22,093 19,238 2,855 September 441 27,915 24,204 3,711 27,532 24,262 3,270 December 712 28,929 24,807 4,122 26,535 23,125 3,410 1994 March -674 28,564 24,024 4,540 30,722 25,508 5,214 June 1,828 34,509 29,660 4,849 23,594 20,573 3,021 September 845 29,600 25,444 4,156 28,704 25,393 3,311 December 699 29,704 25,630 4,074 27,997 24,622 3,375 1995 March -411 29,848 25,190 4,658 31,598 26,529 5,069 June 1,436 34,584 29,607 4,977 25,719 22,178 3,541 September 704 30,079 25,932 4,147 29,946 26,503 3,443 December 1,414 30,977 26,236 4,741 29,123 25,796 3,327 1996 March -1,351 29,439 24,888 4,551 33,781 27,879 5,902 June 114 34,907 29,742 5,165 27,645 22,594 5,051 September 1,899 30,691 25,465 5,226 30,624 27,297 3,327 December 840 30,840 26,275 4,565 29,880 26,155 3,725 1997 March -1,146 30,508 25,537 4,971 33,961 27,844 6,117 June 1,408 35,164 30,202 4,962 26,689 23,135 3,554 September 1,438 31,002 26,438 4,564 30,720 27,594 3,126 December 102 31,575 26,601 4,974 31,336 26,464 4,872 1998 March -1,925 30,108 25,504 4,604 35,175 28,646 6,529 June 2,045 36,879 31,344 5,535 26,357 22,867 3,490 September 450 31,156 26,791 4,365 32,482 28,567 3,915 December 391 31,602 27,360 4,242 30,389 26,538 3,851 1999 March -1,656 30,741 25,712 5,029 35,628 28,943 6,685 June 1,656 35,859 30,984 4,875 27,638 24,419 3,219 September 298 31,753 27,593 4,160 32,516 28,654 3,862 December 203 32,446 27,895 4,551 31,972 27,624 4,348 2000 March -1,353 31,592 26,765 4,827 36,266 30,086 6,180 June 732 36,163 31,515 4,648 28,341 24,425 3,916 September 350 30,901 26,816 4,085 33,457 29,722 3,735 December 175 30,469 26,268 4,201 32,316 28,290 4,026 2001 March -1,415 30,516 25,828 4,688 35,933 29,830 6,103 June 871 34,562 29,862 4,700 29,208 25,379 3,829 September -435 28,432 24,772 3,660 34,330 30,235 4,095 December 413 29,321 24,982 4,339 32,436 28,510 3,926 2002 March -1,595 29,587 25,124 4,463 34,710 28,652 6,058 June 704 34,534 29,954 4,580 27,863 23,987 3,876 September -36 30,258 26,662 3,596 31,384 27,752 3,632 December 760 30,074 25,708 4,366 31,236 27,630 3,606 2003 March -576 29,991 24,803 5,188 35,171 29,407 5,764 June 775 34,996 30,448 4,548 27,902 24,129 3,773 September 417 30,236 26,355 3,881 31,975 28,511 3,464 December 609 31,226 26,936 4,290 30,540 26,859 3,681 2004 March -940 31,587 26,757 4,830 34,545 28,775 5,770 June 1,019 35,953 31,351 4,602 27,939 24,356 3,583 September 382 31,071 27,190 3,881 32,375 28,876 3,499 December 918 32,301 27,754 4,547 31,109 27,480 3,629 2005 March -887 31,718 26,867 4,851 35,448 29,710 5,738 June 1,325 37,322 32,516 4,806 28,006 24,525 3,481 September 420 32,606 28,309 4,297 33,051 29,174 3,877 December 901 32,651 28,251 4,400 32,148 28,649 3,499 2006 March -648 33,796 28,541 5,255 35,295 29,392 5,903 June 1,243 37,604 32,575 5,029 29,925 26,139 3,786 September 270 32,755 28,630 4,125 34,400 30,545 3,855 December -2,060 32,993 28,562 4,431 34,790 28,299 6,491 2007 March 1,717 34,524 27,682 6,842 36,127 31,002 5,125 June 1,632 37,903 32,808 5,095 30,474 27,011 3,463 September 150 32,223 27,887 4,336 35,975 31,789 4,186 December 764 32,509 28,236 4,273 33,507 29,998 3,509 2008 March -1,382 31,716 26,873 4,843 38,409 32,184 6,225 June 256 35,451 31,023 4,428 31,761 27,589 4,172 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.