Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted North Carolina 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 657 42,195 35,931 6,264 39,603 33,996 5,607 December 19 41,454 35,567 5,887 40,224 34,356 5,868 1993 March 658 41,860 35,637 6,223 40,083 34,518 5,565 June 1,435 44,959 38,273 6,686 38,746 33,495 5,251 September 1,087 44,633 37,959 6,674 40,631 35,044 5,587 December 520 45,003 38,734 6,269 40,906 35,157 5,749 1994 March 435 44,694 38,582 6,112 40,843 35,166 5,677 June 1,568 46,761 39,724 7,037 40,902 35,433 5,469 September 1,519 47,642 40,384 7,258 41,929 36,190 5,739 December 777 46,524 39,729 6,795 43,655 37,637 6,018 1995 March 910 47,211 40,452 6,759 43,297 37,448 5,849 June 1,436 47,923 40,739 7,184 44,089 38,341 5,748 September 1,017 47,729 40,602 7,127 44,863 38,753 6,110 December 1,415 48,736 41,041 7,695 45,102 38,822 6,280 1996 March 492 48,626 41,448 7,178 45,859 39,173 6,686 June 1,647 49,457 41,996 7,461 45,167 39,353 5,814 September 1,197 49,315 41,388 7,927 47,671 40,941 6,730 December 1,245 51,577 43,524 8,053 46,175 39,367 6,808 1997 March 1,648 52,673 44,392 8,281 45,998 39,365 6,633 June 1,262 51,086 43,103 7,983 48,399 41,678 6,721 September 3,902 53,404 44,115 9,289 47,048 41,661 5,387 December -2,128 51,282 44,177 7,105 50,829 41,596 9,233 1998 March -2,072 49,854 43,166 6,688 50,176 41,416 8,760 June 4,992 54,714 43,151 11,563 48,439 41,868 6,571 September 628 53,437 44,782 8,655 50,608 42,581 8,027 December 810 54,477 45,666 8,811 49,638 41,637 8,001 1999 March 216 52,838 44,726 8,112 50,888 42,992 7,896 June -370 51,686 43,217 8,469 51,259 42,420 8,839 September 3,008 56,566 44,766 11,800 52,450 43,658 8,792 December 542 54,593 45,434 9,159 50,575 41,958 8,617 2000 March 453 55,328 45,615 9,713 53,337 44,077 9,260 June 308 54,151 45,146 9,005 53,409 44,712 8,697 September -96 52,874 43,682 9,192 54,143 44,855 9,288 December -256 53,230 44,497 8,733 53,848 44,859 8,989 2001 March -602 52,848 44,367 8,481 53,035 43,952 9,083 June -372 51,458 42,335 9,123 55,547 46,052 9,495 September -1,086 48,543 40,496 8,047 54,823 45,690 9,133 December -68 48,963 39,895 9,068 55,038 45,902 9,136 2002 March 359 50,336 40,978 9,358 52,542 43,543 8,999 June 5,725 55,674 41,584 14,090 52,142 43,777 8,365 September 424 52,392 43,673 8,719 51,421 43,126 8,295 December -2,013 51,269 42,399 8,870 56,146 45,263 10,883 2003 March 501 51,330 40,909 10,421 56,348 46,428 9,920 June -701 52,049 42,985 9,064 53,412 43,647 9,765 September 580 52,768 43,313 9,455 51,416 42,541 8,875 December 1,747 54,043 43,886 10,157 51,240 42,830 8,410 2004 March 490 53,612 44,251 9,361 52,637 43,766 8,871 June -704 55,547 45,814 9,733 53,140 42,703 10,437 September -1,111 52,622 44,303 8,319 52,823 43,393 9,430 December 1,176 55,094 44,998 10,096 52,228 43,308 8,920 2005 March 1,575 55,273 45,116 10,157 53,265 44,683 8,582 June -2,557 55,094 45,635 9,459 55,627 43,611 12,016 September 2,521 57,106 46,339 10,767 51,496 43,250 8,246 December 1,097 55,472 45,289 10,183 54,512 45,426 9,086 2006 March 1,711 57,358 46,824 10,534 52,426 43,603 8,823 June 1,002 56,541 46,101 10,440 54,734 45,296 9,438 September 181 56,603 46,643 9,960 55,389 45,610 9,779 December 7,333 63,252 47,072 16,180 54,731 45,884 8,847 2007 March 2,574 61,371 49,093 12,278 55,794 46,090 9,704 June -1,295 58,092 47,722 10,370 59,585 47,920 11,665 September 1,467 59,069 47,348 11,721 58,337 48,083 10,254 December 2,332 59,790 47,608 12,182 57,795 47,945 9,850 2008 March -568 56,740 45,842 10,898 60,190 48,724 11,466 June -1,764 53,430 43,667 9,763 62,603 51,076 11,527 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.