Table 6. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, not seasonally adjusted South 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 292 18,974 15,789 3,185 20,578 17,685 2,893 December 334 19,696 16,254 3,442 19,648 16,540 3,108 1993 March -18 19,937 16,367 3,570 21,187 17,599 3,588 June 1,016 24,263 20,386 3,877 16,703 13,842 2,861 September 310 19,842 16,592 3,250 20,935 17,995 2,940 December 498 20,740 17,221 3,519 19,511 16,490 3,021 1994 March 294 20,907 17,198 3,709 21,254 17,839 3,415 June 528 24,487 20,569 3,918 17,798 14,408 3,390 September 394 20,335 16,960 3,375 20,711 17,730 2,981 December 846 21,528 17,589 3,939 20,283 17,190 3,093 1995 March 342 21,778 17,701 4,077 21,711 17,976 3,735 June 729 24,909 20,745 4,164 18,722 15,287 3,435 September 411 21,145 17,362 3,783 22,398 19,026 3,372 December 1,109 22,553 18,321 4,232 20,959 17,836 3,123 1996 March -518 22,302 18,210 4,092 23,508 18,898 4,610 June 1,272 25,669 21,249 4,420 18,876 15,728 3,148 September 340 21,487 17,671 3,816 23,287 19,811 3,476 December 613 22,612 18,534 4,078 21,344 17,879 3,465 1997 March 627 23,591 18,736 4,855 23,055 18,827 4,228 June 660 26,170 21,808 4,362 19,885 16,183 3,702 September 123 23,058 18,695 4,363 24,559 20,319 4,240 December 1,548 23,765 19,850 3,915 20,797 18,430 2,367 1998 March -856 22,224 19,363 2,861 23,863 20,146 3,717 June 2,747 29,561 23,141 6,420 20,367 16,694 3,673 September -170 23,803 19,623 4,180 25,326 20,976 4,350 December 1,005 25,332 20,834 4,498 22,802 19,309 3,493 1999 March 161 25,135 20,300 4,835 26,059 21,385 4,674 June 482 27,985 23,675 4,310 21,561 17,733 3,828 September -655 23,216 19,387 3,829 26,764 22,280 4,484 December 1,283 25,968 21,398 4,570 23,386 20,099 3,287 2000 March -218 24,515 20,737 3,778 25,567 21,571 3,996 June 672 28,372 23,834 4,538 21,823 17,957 3,866 September -4,524 22,404 18,674 3,730 30,148 21,894 8,254 December 3,995 26,876 19,353 7,523 23,949 20,421 3,528 2001 March -1,084 24,465 19,809 4,656 27,429 21,689 5,740 June 494 21,906 19,305 2,601 18,287 16,180 2,107 September 879 26,543 20,725 5,818 28,909 23,970 4,939 December 44 23,372 18,969 4,403 25,504 21,145 4,359 2002 March -336 24,111 19,442 4,669 26,355 21,350 5,005 June 1,105 27,881 23,161 4,720 21,910 18,295 3,615 September -169 22,822 18,800 4,022 26,943 22,752 4,191 December 1,356 23,794 19,416 4,378 24,347 21,325 3,022 2003 March 383 24,036 19,689 4,347 26,430 22,466 3,964 June 561 27,546 23,744 3,802 21,643 18,402 3,241 September -566 23,551 19,895 3,656 26,443 22,221 4,222 December 1,142 24,573 20,191 4,382 24,112 20,872 3,240 2004 March -1,328 24,589 20,564 4,025 26,942 21,589 5,353 June 2,130 29,421 24,138 5,283 21,191 18,038 3,153 September -696 23,801 19,958 3,843 27,431 22,892 4,539 December 1,350 26,163 21,290 4,873 24,398 20,875 3,523 2005 March -504 25,430 21,012 4,418 27,290 22,368 4,922 June -177 28,414 24,221 4,193 22,773 18,403 4,370 September -195 25,664 20,765 4,899 27,165 22,071 5,094 December -31 25,664 20,776 4,888 26,117 21,198 4,919 2006 March -25 27,048 21,692 5,356 26,493 21,112 5,381 June 1,167 30,135 23,933 6,202 23,684 18,649 5,035 September 522 27,480 20,454 7,026 29,101 22,597 6,504 December 2,558 27,329 21,579 5,750 24,749 21,557 3,192 2007 March 495 27,524 22,221 5,303 27,759 22,951 4,808 June -1,383 29,131 24,759 4,372 25,753 19,998 5,755 September -126 24,565 20,167 4,398 28,409 23,885 4,524 December 1,227 26,276 20,917 5,359 26,864 22,732 4,132 2008 March -608 25,416 20,566 4,850 29,390 23,932 5,458 June -65 27,226 22,692 4,534 25,199 20,600 4,599 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.