Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 3 Jobs (In thousands) 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 3 136 112 24 145 124 21 December -1 142 118 24 140 115 25 1993 March -3 135 108 27 158 128 30 June 14 182 148 34 113 93 20 September 5 144 119 25 144 124 20 December 0 150 126 24 140 116 24 1994 March -5 139 114 25 162 132 30 June 14 188 153 35 118 97 21 September 5 152 126 26 150 129 21 December -1 153 129 24 147 122 25 1995 March -2 147 120 27 165 136 29 June 13 188 154 34 124 103 21 September 2 150 125 25 157 134 23 December -1 155 130 25 151 125 26 1996 March -3 149 121 28 168 137 31 June 14 193 157 36 127 105 22 September 3 152 126 26 160 137 23 December 0 163 136 27 153 126 27 1997 March -2 154 125 29 170 139 31 June 13 195 160 35 129 107 22 September 1 157 132 25 163 139 24 December -1 166 139 27 158 130 28 1998 March -4 154 124 30 177 143 34 June 17 202 164 38 128 107 21 September 2 157 131 26 169 145 24 December -1 168 143 25 154 128 26 1999 March -3 156 127 29 179 147 32 June 14 204 167 37 135 112 23 September 2 161 134 27 172 147 25 December 0 173 146 27 159 132 27 2000 March -1 163 132 31 184 152 32 June 13 203 168 35 139 117 22 September 1 162 135 27 178 152 26 December 0 170 143 27 164 137 27 2001 March -5 158 129 29 185 151 34 June 12 197 162 35 143 120 23 September -2 149 124 25 184 157 27 December 0 158 132 26 167 141 26 2002 March -3 150 121 29 183 151 32 June 14 194 158 36 137 115 22 September 2 151 126 25 171 148 23 December -1 159 134 25 162 136 26 2003 March -3 145 116 29 186 154 32 June 12 192 158 34 134 112 22 September 2 152 127 25 167 144 23 December -1 160 135 25 158 132 26 2004 March -2 154 125 29 178 147 31 June 13 199 164 35 133 111 22 September 2 156 129 27 172 147 25 December 2 170 142 28 158 132 26 2005 March -4 156 126 30 187 153 34 June 16 206 168 38 135 113 22 September 4 164 136 28 173 149 24 December 2 172 144 28 165 139 26 2006 March -2 166 135 31 183 150 33 June 14 208 171 37 141 118 23 September 1 159 133 26 182 157 25 December 0 172 144 28 168 140 28 2007 March -2 164 133 31 190 157 33 June 11 207 171 36 146 121 25 September 1 159 132 27 187 161 26 December -2 169 143 26 172 144 28 2008 March -6 155 126 29 197 162 35 June 9 192 158 34 152 127 25 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.