Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Washington 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 1,365 40,201 31,379 8,822 37,496 30,039 7,457 December -52 38,848 31,005 7,843 38,304 30,409 7,895 1993 March 741 39,753 31,392 8,361 37,842 30,222 7,620 June 1,668 40,963 32,493 8,470 36,195 29,393 6,802 September 1,394 39,799 32,034 7,765 36,412 30,041 6,371 December -145 40,764 32,731 8,033 38,903 30,725 8,178 1994 March 78 40,366 32,047 8,319 39,635 31,394 8,241 June 1,959 42,623 33,277 9,346 37,902 30,515 7,387 September 1,032 42,725 33,881 8,844 38,947 31,135 7,812 December -686 40,944 32,757 8,187 41,101 32,228 8,873 1995 March -108 41,335 32,941 8,394 40,327 31,825 8,502 June 598 41,792 32,639 9,153 40,294 31,739 8,555 September 1,558 42,190 32,968 9,222 39,624 31,960 7,664 December -1,000 40,852 32,556 8,296 41,878 32,582 9,296 1996 March -233 42,038 33,357 8,681 40,242 31,328 8,914 June 1,127 42,964 33,407 9,557 40,154 31,724 8,430 September 1,222 43,354 34,157 9,197 39,057 31,082 7,975 December -378 41,959 33,356 8,603 41,240 32,259 8,981 1997 March 382 44,277 35,231 9,046 40,088 31,424 8,664 June 1,404 43,936 34,367 9,569 40,183 32,018 8,165 September 448 44,020 34,766 9,254 41,496 32,690 8,806 December 1,247 45,381 35,506 9,875 40,715 32,087 8,628 1998 March -354 43,044 34,193 8,851 42,170 32,965 9,205 June 604 45,149 35,707 9,442 41,939 33,101 8,838 September 613 44,954 35,752 9,202 42,473 33,884 8,589 December 209 45,276 35,860 9,416 43,013 33,806 9,207 1999 March -1,304 46,256 37,274 8,982 43,324 33,038 10,286 June -1,496 45,330 35,803 9,527 45,348 34,325 11,023 September 871 47,284 35,879 11,405 44,351 33,817 10,534 December 2,128 48,886 37,192 11,694 43,209 33,643 9,566 2000 March -30 46,608 36,581 10,027 44,682 34,625 10,057 June 690 46,196 35,864 10,332 45,192 35,550 9,642 September -773 46,516 36,495 10,021 45,494 34,700 10,794 December -1,135 45,981 36,472 9,509 44,734 34,090 10,644 2001 March 895 45,843 35,298 10,545 44,873 35,223 9,650 June 82 43,767 34,461 9,306 44,971 35,747 9,224 September -1,058 41,953 33,332 8,621 46,026 36,347 9,679 December 845 42,485 32,840 9,645 44,961 36,161 8,800 2002 March -1,741 41,778 33,143 8,635 45,348 34,972 10,376 June 1,773 44,331 34,294 10,037 42,416 34,152 8,264 September 483 43,641 34,490 9,151 42,708 34,040 8,668 December -19 43,616 34,669 8,947 42,849 33,883 8,966 2003 March 3,326 43,354 33,256 10,098 41,435 34,663 6,772 June 929 42,954 34,689 8,265 41,584 34,248 7,336 September 460 43,712 35,133 8,579 42,039 33,920 8,119 December 623 44,110 35,610 8,500 41,738 33,861 7,877 2004 March 737 45,114 36,551 8,563 41,508 33,682 7,826 June -1,287 44,634 36,892 7,742 43,151 34,122 9,029 September 1,146 44,462 36,221 8,241 41,576 34,481 7,095 December 1,707 46,018 37,377 8,641 41,200 34,266 6,934 2005 March 958 45,863 37,383 8,480 42,644 35,122 7,522 June -887 44,558 37,155 7,403 43,452 35,162 8,290 September 760 46,198 37,705 8,493 42,230 34,497 7,733 December 1,301 46,728 38,271 8,457 42,289 35,133 7,156 2006 March 984 46,813 38,317 8,496 43,203 35,691 7,512 June -173 46,605 38,529 8,076 44,545 36,296 8,249 September 21 46,156 38,024 8,132 45,010 36,899 8,111 December 1,613 47,165 38,699 8,466 42,858 36,005 6,853 2007 March 1,419 49,123 40,300 8,823 43,446 36,042 7,404 June -1,176 46,955 39,418 7,537 45,625 36,912 8,713 September -893 45,897 37,950 7,947 47,081 38,241 8,840 December 2,191 48,534 39,295 9,239 44,086 37,038 7,048 2008 March 2,185 47,421 38,481 8,940 45,273 38,518 6,755 June -3,220 44,131 37,026 7,105 49,899 39,574 10,325 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.