Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted Iowa 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 310 17,983 15,339 2,644 20,556 18,222 2,334 December -176 19,365 16,702 2,663 19,023 16,184 2,839 1993 March -1,272 16,915 14,426 2,489 22,305 18,544 3,761 June 2,405 25,090 20,911 4,179 14,844 13,070 1,774 September 299 18,966 16,090 2,876 20,902 18,325 2,577 December -436 20,186 17,675 2,511 19,081 16,134 2,947 1994 March -663 17,911 15,104 2,807 22,527 19,057 3,470 June 1,949 25,824 21,690 4,134 15,742 13,557 2,185 September -530 19,390 16,873 2,517 21,686 18,639 3,047 December -4 20,565 17,782 2,783 19,705 16,918 2,787 1995 March -1,210 18,259 15,663 2,596 23,308 19,502 3,806 June 1,436 25,018 21,372 3,646 16,552 14,342 2,210 September 487 19,479 16,813 2,666 21,280 19,101 2,179 December -115 20,863 18,154 2,709 19,993 17,169 2,824 1996 March -1,560 18,053 15,662 2,391 23,363 19,412 3,951 June 1,521 25,279 21,365 3,914 16,878 14,485 2,393 September 242 19,131 16,453 2,678 22,024 19,588 2,436 December 119 21,106 18,213 2,893 20,075 17,301 2,774 1997 March -1,381 18,640 16,070 2,570 23,792 19,841 3,951 June 1,488 26,003 22,200 3,803 16,853 14,538 2,315 September 727 20,149 16,991 3,158 22,320 19,889 2,431 December -6 21,716 18,914 2,802 20,462 17,654 2,808 1998 March -983 18,863 15,932 2,931 24,310 20,396 3,914 June 1,587 27,046 22,826 4,220 16,972 14,339 2,633 September 190 20,148 16,974 3,174 23,183 20,199 2,984 December -92 22,431 19,416 3,015 21,199 18,092 3,107 1999 March -1,577 18,806 16,031 2,775 24,769 20,417 4,352 June 2,019 27,016 22,525 4,491 16,922 14,450 2,472 September -397 20,338 17,425 2,913 24,940 21,630 3,310 December 730 22,579 19,057 3,522 20,160 17,368 2,792 2000 March -2,161 19,001 16,753 2,248 25,249 20,840 4,409 June 240 24,357 21,223 3,134 17,411 14,517 2,894 September 994 22,174 17,453 4,721 25,454 21,727 3,727 December -86 21,242 17,920 3,322 22,262 18,854 3,408 2001 March -1,895 18,540 15,843 2,697 25,084 20,492 4,592 June 1,594 26,047 21,775 4,272 17,702 15,024 2,678 September -419 18,403 15,952 2,451 23,522 20,652 2,870 December -218 20,053 17,357 2,696 20,828 17,914 2,914 2002 March -1,366 17,998 15,009 2,989 24,923 20,568 4,355 June 1,763 25,557 21,303 4,254 17,190 14,699 2,491 September 95 18,651 16,038 2,613 22,497 19,979 2,518 December 224 20,371 17,261 3,110 20,785 17,899 2,886 2003 March -1,829 17,041 14,455 2,586 25,175 20,760 4,415 June 1,639 25,193 21,176 4,017 17,097 14,719 2,378 September 323 19,035 16,340 2,695 21,912 19,540 2,372 December 308 20,717 17,541 3,176 20,591 17,723 2,868 2004 March -1,608 18,096 15,518 2,578 23,948 19,762 4,186 June 1,454 25,957 21,965 3,992 16,700 14,162 2,538 September 331 19,266 16,404 2,862 22,342 19,811 2,531 December 566 21,580 18,149 3,431 20,242 17,377 2,865 2005 March -1,748 18,051 15,442 2,609 24,712 20,355 4,357 June 1,538 26,165 21,991 4,174 17,708 15,072 2,636 September 332 19,897 17,105 2,792 22,310 19,850 2,460 December 358 21,541 18,072 3,469 21,501 18,390 3,111 2006 March -1,556 19,353 16,503 2,850 24,312 19,906 4,406 June 1,624 26,296 22,211 4,085 17,418 14,957 2,461 September 225 19,214 16,475 2,739 23,102 20,588 2,514 December 284 21,580 18,447 3,133 20,944 18,095 2,849 2007 March -1,888 18,735 15,936 2,799 25,786 21,099 4,687 June 1,467 26,888 22,653 4,235 17,719 14,951 2,768 September 306 19,534 16,715 2,819 23,638 21,125 2,513 December 336 21,705 18,445 3,260 20,909 17,985 2,924 2008 March -1,948 18,414 15,776 2,638 25,225 20,639 4,586 June 1,108 25,841 21,931 3,910 18,019 15,217 2,802 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.