Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Wisconsin 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 -795 31,119 26,875 4,244 31,445 26,406 5,039 December 285 32,273 27,338 4,935 30,203 25,553 4,650 1993 March 442 31,985 27,030 4,955 30,734 26,221 4,513 June 374 31,749 27,001 4,748 30,165 25,791 4,374 September 373 33,006 28,020 4,986 30,366 25,753 4,613 December 312 32,613 27,668 4,945 30,636 26,003 4,633 1994 March 937 32,271 27,051 5,220 30,880 26,597 4,283 June 444 33,040 27,897 5,143 31,389 26,690 4,699 September 940 34,178 28,846 5,332 31,369 26,977 4,392 December 69 34,025 29,042 4,983 32,353 27,439 4,914 1995 March 767 35,045 29,617 5,428 32,017 27,356 4,661 June 258 33,166 28,049 5,117 33,666 28,807 4,859 September -40 33,605 28,997 4,608 32,686 28,038 4,648 December 346 33,238 28,031 5,207 33,136 28,275 4,861 1996 March 348 34,660 29,540 5,120 32,458 27,686 4,772 June 314 33,898 28,655 5,243 34,054 29,125 4,929 September 478 33,693 28,692 5,001 32,579 28,056 4,523 December 510 34,666 29,124 5,542 33,704 28,672 5,032 1997 March -206 33,495 28,835 4,660 33,207 28,341 4,866 June 439 34,191 28,986 5,205 33,232 28,466 4,766 September -34 35,747 29,875 5,872 34,994 29,088 5,906 December 1,399 36,854 30,115 6,739 33,939 28,599 5,340 1998 March -1,038 34,330 29,679 4,651 35,020 29,331 5,689 June -392 35,068 29,379 5,689 35,338 29,257 6,081 September 662 35,919 29,584 6,335 35,467 29,794 5,673 December 2,299 38,059 31,083 6,976 33,212 28,535 4,677 1999 March 340 36,234 30,635 5,599 34,798 29,539 5,259 June 451 35,490 30,084 5,406 34,967 30,012 4,955 September 245 35,700 30,416 5,284 35,356 30,317 5,039 December 287 36,289 31,004 5,285 34,487 29,489 4,998 2000 March 604 37,012 31,396 5,616 34,543 29,531 5,012 June 234 35,643 30,274 5,369 35,863 30,728 5,135 September -426 34,840 29,751 5,089 36,471 30,956 5,515 December -675 34,616 29,718 4,898 36,232 30,659 5,573 2001 March 658 36,251 30,288 5,963 35,692 30,387 5,305 June 208 35,150 29,755 5,395 36,505 31,318 5,187 September -206 33,752 28,595 5,157 36,512 31,149 5,363 December -347 33,615 28,594 5,021 36,325 30,957 5,368 2002 March 773 34,602 28,472 6,130 36,293 30,936 5,357 June 177 35,287 29,821 5,466 35,480 30,191 5,289 September 214 34,977 29,686 5,291 35,098 30,021 5,077 December 47 34,691 29,456 5,235 35,746 30,558 5,188 2003 March -164 33,351 28,052 5,299 36,817 31,354 5,463 June 280 35,026 29,588 5,438 34,924 29,766 5,158 September -104 34,963 29,660 5,303 35,150 29,743 5,407 December 483 35,055 29,421 5,634 35,099 29,948 5,151 2004 March 396 34,988 29,432 5,556 35,599 30,439 5,160 June 696 35,964 30,312 5,652 34,408 29,452 4,956 September 111 36,025 30,714 5,311 34,826 29,626 5,200 December 600 36,111 30,256 5,855 35,944 30,689 5,255 2005 March 43 35,573 29,954 5,619 36,589 31,013 5,576 June 33 36,227 30,591 5,636 36,112 30,509 5,603 September 473 36,788 30,838 5,950 35,921 30,444 5,477 December 605 35,997 29,859 6,138 37,393 31,860 5,533 2006 March 24 36,734 30,923 5,811 36,545 30,758 5,787 June -168 36,769 31,055 5,714 37,063 31,181 5,882 September 136 35,869 29,756 6,113 37,393 31,416 5,977 December 174 35,748 29,756 5,992 37,914 32,096 5,818 2007 March -110 36,257 30,459 5,798 37,282 31,374 5,908 June -188 36,280 30,778 5,502 36,693 31,003 5,690 September -750 34,606 29,459 5,147 37,411 31,514 5,897 December -419 35,079 29,758 5,321 36,851 31,111 5,740 2008 March -675 34,966 29,086 5,880 37,918 31,363 6,555 June -109 35,116 29,516 5,600 36,996 31,287 5,709 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.