Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not 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 -352 28,463 24,777 3,686 33,007 28,969 4,038 December -6 31,391 26,608 4,783 30,699 25,910 4,789 1993 March -2,439 27,108 23,264 3,844 35,355 29,072 6,283 June 3,186 40,175 33,592 6,583 23,520 20,123 3,397 September 633 30,162 25,832 4,330 31,950 28,253 3,697 December 22 31,722 26,929 4,793 31,137 26,366 4,771 1994 March -1,913 27,332 23,282 4,050 35,452 29,489 5,963 June 3,482 41,838 34,707 7,131 24,473 20,824 3,649 September 1,111 31,225 26,594 4,631 33,115 29,595 3,520 December -230 33,096 28,266 4,830 32,882 27,822 5,060 1995 March -2,278 29,702 25,491 4,211 36,820 30,331 6,489 June 3,321 41,990 34,896 7,094 26,249 22,476 3,773 September 277 30,735 26,733 4,002 34,485 30,760 3,725 December 41 32,329 27,282 5,047 33,676 28,670 5,006 1996 March -2,671 29,397 25,425 3,972 37,340 30,697 6,643 June 3,441 42,919 35,650 7,269 26,552 22,724 3,828 September 718 30,795 26,452 4,343 34,404 30,779 3,625 December 189 33,717 28,346 5,371 34,254 29,072 5,182 1997 March -3,160 28,433 24,818 3,615 38,198 31,423 6,775 June 3,515 43,277 36,061 7,216 25,911 22,210 3,701 September 367 32,642 27,542 5,100 36,644 31,911 4,733 December 1,033 35,843 29,311 6,532 34,497 28,998 5,499 1998 March -4,313 29,152 25,544 3,608 40,442 32,521 7,921 June 3,166 44,438 36,550 7,888 27,549 22,827 4,722 September 956 32,776 27,274 5,502 37,232 32,686 4,546 December 1,945 37,014 30,253 6,761 33,750 28,934 4,816 1999 March -2,977 30,711 26,367 4,344 40,072 32,751 7,321 June 3,648 44,924 37,428 7,496 27,264 23,416 3,848 September 551 32,630 28,041 4,589 37,298 33,260 4,038 December -25 35,298 30,176 5,122 35,048 29,901 5,147 2000 March -2,621 31,379 27,022 4,357 39,720 32,742 6,978 June 3,456 45,108 37,664 7,444 27,963 23,975 3,988 September 0 31,848 27,428 4,420 38,381 33,961 4,420 December -992 33,671 28,924 4,747 36,826 31,087 5,739 2001 March -2,760 30,694 26,068 4,626 41,078 33,692 7,386 June 3,452 44,498 37,018 7,480 28,463 24,435 4,028 September 181 30,841 26,362 4,479 38,471 34,173 4,298 December -662 32,696 27,830 4,866 36,917 31,389 5,528 2002 March -2,702 29,261 24,505 4,756 41,758 34,300 7,458 June 3,471 44,679 37,101 7,578 27,663 23,556 4,107 September 526 31,963 27,368 4,595 37,004 32,935 4,069 December -269 33,743 28,669 5,074 36,328 30,985 5,343 2003 March -3,476 28,264 24,118 4,146 42,460 34,838 7,622 June 3,574 44,445 36,877 7,568 27,177 23,183 3,994 September 249 31,893 27,312 4,581 37,004 32,672 4,332 December 118 34,049 28,629 5,420 35,597 30,295 5,302 2004 March -2,852 29,651 25,304 4,347 41,020 33,821 7,199 June 4,028 45,645 37,779 7,866 26,776 22,938 3,838 September 422 32,870 28,282 4,588 36,710 32,544 4,166 December 223 35,074 29,442 5,632 36,453 31,044 5,409 2005 March -3,383 30,149 25,753 4,396 42,238 34,459 7,779 June 3,505 45,970 38,126 7,844 28,100 23,761 4,339 September 752 33,536 28,396 5,140 37,831 33,443 4,388 December 210 34,960 29,055 5,905 37,924 32,229 5,695 2006 March -3,527 31,132 26,586 4,546 42,248 34,175 8,073 June 3,398 46,658 38,705 7,953 28,840 24,285 4,555 September 492 32,681 27,400 5,281 39,299 34,510 4,789 December -225 34,719 28,955 5,764 38,456 32,467 5,989 2007 March -3,707 30,723 26,187 4,536 43,103 34,860 8,243 June 3,251 46,016 38,359 7,657 28,552 24,146 4,406 September -278 31,574 27,127 4,447 39,343 34,618 4,725 December -789 34,076 28,957 5,119 37,379 31,471 5,908 2008 March -4,545 29,607 25,007 4,600 43,992 34,847 9,145 June 3,358 44,555 36,775 7,780 28,809 24,387 4,422 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.