Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 1 Job (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 4 764 633 131 757 630 127 December -5 759 634 125 758 628 130 1993 March 8 771 637 134 759 633 126 June 6 787 652 135 755 626 129 September 15 798 661 137 760 638 122 December -4 788 664 124 771 643 128 1994 March 2 786 655 131 780 651 129 June 11 815 672 143 774 642 132 September 8 820 681 139 782 651 131 December -8 802 673 129 800 663 137 1995 March 10 816 677 139 794 665 129 June 8 816 673 143 804 669 135 September 1 824 685 139 809 671 138 December -3 820 682 138 814 673 141 1996 March 7 833 687 146 812 673 139 June 5 837 689 148 822 679 143 September 12 847 696 151 820 681 139 December 0 844 699 145 826 681 145 1997 March 12 860 707 153 825 684 141 June 6 860 708 152 839 693 146 September 9 866 713 153 836 692 144 December -9 858 710 148 852 695 157 1998 March 11 866 708 158 842 695 147 June 26 879 714 165 833 694 139 September 6 872 717 155 854 705 149 December 0 879 728 151 852 701 151 1999 March 5 870 717 153 854 706 148 June -7 873 716 157 868 704 164 September -1 879 720 159 868 708 160 December 3 890 731 159 858 702 156 2000 March 10 889 724 165 870 715 155 June 2 888 728 160 880 722 158 September 0 889 723 166 889 723 166 December -3 886 725 161 890 726 164 2001 March 2 889 726 163 880 719 161 June -8 878 720 158 895 729 166 September -14 864 705 159 910 737 173 December -2 869 707 162 898 734 164 2002 March -5 873 715 158 889 726 163 June 1 883 720 163 896 734 162 September 0 884 723 161 894 733 161 December 6 892 724 168 899 737 162 2003 March -7 872 712 160 913 746 167 June -2 886 727 159 895 734 161 September 2 896 734 162 898 738 160 December 12 906 736 170 896 738 158 2004 March 2 912 745 167 904 739 165 June 3 910 746 164 902 741 161 September 1 909 741 168 910 743 167 December 23 932 752 180 904 747 157 2005 March -4 919 748 171 935 760 175 June 10 931 754 177 921 754 167 September 14 947 766 181 917 750 167 December 23 952 761 191 938 770 168 2006 March 3 960 778 182 946 767 179 June 5 951 770 181 954 778 176 September -6 943 765 178 963 779 184 December 21 971 769 202 963 782 181 2007 March -5 971 783 188 974 781 193 June -10 952 771 181 987 796 191 September 3 958 765 193 984 794 190 December 16 980 776 204 986 798 188 2008 March -17 946 762 184 1,003 802 201 June -26 931 750 181 1,019 812 207 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.