Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Arkansas 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 133 14,659 12,260 2,399 14,048 11,782 2,266 December -101 14,604 12,480 2,124 14,071 11,846 2,225 1993 March 603 15,117 12,520 2,597 14,027 12,033 1,994 June 368 15,706 13,231 2,475 13,525 11,418 2,107 September 609 16,031 13,164 2,867 14,140 11,882 2,258 December -174 15,052 13,113 1,939 14,226 12,113 2,113 1994 March 635 15,105 12,674 2,431 14,446 12,650 1,796 June 380 16,263 13,508 2,755 14,075 11,700 2,375 September 129 15,992 13,452 2,540 14,714 12,303 2,411 December -342 15,525 13,018 2,507 15,690 12,841 2,849 1995 March 750 16,336 13,403 2,933 14,819 12,636 2,183 June -329 16,094 13,576 2,518 15,361 12,514 2,847 September 523 16,252 13,413 2,839 15,611 13,295 2,316 December 388 16,650 13,794 2,856 15,672 13,204 2,468 1996 March 740 16,889 13,848 3,041 15,599 13,298 2,301 June 66 16,660 13,948 2,712 16,185 13,539 2,646 September 208 16,360 13,620 2,740 16,162 13,630 2,532 December -111 16,399 13,989 2,410 16,227 13,706 2,521 1997 March 499 16,652 13,689 2,963 16,257 13,793 2,464 June 112 16,953 14,220 2,733 16,095 13,474 2,621 September 200 16,936 14,193 2,743 16,093 13,550 2,543 December -146 16,618 13,947 2,671 16,715 13,898 2,817 1998 March -64 16,167 13,695 2,472 16,796 14,260 2,536 June 410 17,240 14,247 2,993 16,287 13,704 2,583 September 353 17,110 14,112 2,998 16,632 13,987 2,645 December -211 16,821 14,427 2,394 16,429 13,824 2,605 1999 March 293 17,339 14,434 2,905 16,662 14,050 2,612 June 117 17,101 14,392 2,709 16,603 14,011 2,592 September 158 17,324 14,505 2,819 16,796 14,135 2,661 December 145 17,776 15,002 2,774 16,427 13,798 2,629 2000 March 156 17,474 14,672 2,802 16,888 14,242 2,646 June 62 16,952 14,198 2,754 17,210 14,518 2,692 September 163 16,981 14,105 2,876 17,392 14,679 2,713 December -70 16,292 13,585 2,707 17,678 14,901 2,777 2001 March 194 17,612 14,673 2,939 16,614 13,869 2,745 June -7 16,593 13,838 2,755 17,432 14,670 2,762 September -140 16,421 13,618 2,803 17,517 14,574 2,943 December 213 16,501 13,465 3,036 17,295 14,472 2,823 2002 March -190 16,492 13,769 2,723 17,126 14,213 2,913 June 319 16,650 13,724 2,926 17,044 14,437 2,607 September 167 16,921 14,027 2,894 16,743 14,016 2,727 December 320 16,675 13,737 2,938 16,872 14,254 2,618 2003 March -309 15,880 13,258 2,622 17,372 14,441 2,931 June 145 16,800 13,810 2,990 16,808 13,963 2,845 September 179 16,941 14,096 2,845 16,215 13,549 2,666 December 510 17,246 14,100 3,146 16,326 13,690 2,636 2004 March 84 17,352 14,393 2,959 16,699 13,824 2,875 June 371 17,057 14,110 2,947 16,675 14,099 2,576 September 363 17,457 14,425 3,032 16,345 13,676 2,669 December 634 17,791 14,437 3,354 16,628 13,908 2,720 2005 March -256 17,563 14,579 2,984 17,202 13,962 3,240 June 223 16,971 13,944 3,027 16,999 14,195 2,804 September 206 17,680 14,608 3,072 16,738 13,872 2,866 December 618 17,871 14,578 3,293 16,565 13,890 2,675 2006 March 1,300 19,272 14,789 4,483 16,984 13,801 3,183 June 825 17,966 14,331 3,635 17,281 14,471 2,810 September 95 17,562 14,433 3,129 17,968 14,934 3,034 December 480 17,878 14,349 3,529 17,484 14,435 3,049 2007 March -83 18,213 14,982 3,231 17,323 14,009 3,314 June -270 16,853 14,072 2,781 17,949 14,898 3,051 September 393 17,500 14,086 3,414 17,670 14,649 3,021 December 648 18,072 14,446 3,626 17,452 14,474 2,978 2008 March 350 17,680 14,200 3,480 17,587 14,457 3,130 June -92 16,620 13,548 3,072 18,189 15,025 3,164 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.