Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted

2 Jobs                                       

(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           7          303        248            55          287         239            48
        December            4          299        246            53          290         241            49
  
1993    March               8          302        247            55          289         242            47
        June                7          312        257            55          282         234            48
        September          11          316        260            56          284         239            45
        December            3          311        260            51          292         244            48
  
1994    March               5          311        258            53          297         249            48
        June                8          325        267            58          293         243            50
        September          10          330        273            57          295         248            47
        December            2          320        267            53          305         254            51
  
1995    March               7          325        270            55          303         255            48
        June                7          324        267            57          308         258            50
        September           4          326        271            55          308         257            51
        December            4          326        270            56          313         261            52
  
1996    March               6          329        272            57          309         258            51
        June                7          331        272            59          312         260            52
        September           9          335        276            59          312         262            50
        December            5          337        279            58          316         263            53
  
1997    March               8          341        282            59          313         262            51
        June                5          337        279            58          320         267            53
        September           5          342        284            58          318         265            53
        December            2          342        283            59          325         268            57
  
1998    March               7          343        281            62          322         267            55
        June               13          348        284            64          318         267            51
        September           5          343        284            59          327         273            54
        December            3          347        290            57          323         269            54
  
1999    March               4          345        286            59          328         273            55
        June                4          348        287            61          332         275            57
        September           3          349        288            61          335         277            58
        December            6          358        296            62          328         272            56
  
2000    March               8          359        295            64          336         280            56
        June                3          351        291            60          342         285            57
        September           3          355        292            63          344         284            60
        December            4          352        290            62          342         284            58
  
2001    March               3          351        290            61          338         280            58
        June                2          343        284            59          345         288            57
        September          -3          333        274            59          355         293            62
        December            4          335        274            61          346         289            57
  
2002    March               2          337        277            60          338         280            58
        June                5          340        278            62          340         283            57
        September           4          341        280            61          339         282            57
        December            4          338        277            61          342         285            57
  
2003    March               1          332        272            60          348         289            59
        June                3          340        280            60          338         281            57
        September           4          344        284            60          335         279            56
        December            7          346        283            63          336         280            56
  
2004    March               4          350        288            62          338         280            58
        June                3          350        289            61          337         279            58
        September           4          350        286            64          342         282            60
        December           11          360        293            67          339         283            56
  
2005    March               2          354        290            64          352         290            62
        June                7          361        295            66          347         288            59
        September           8          367        299            68          346         286            60
        December           11          364        295            69          354         296            58
  
2006    March               6          374        306            68          349         287            62
        June                4          365        300            65          359         298            61
        September           0          359        295            64          362         298            64
        December            9          370        299            71          360         298            62
  
2007    March               3          374        306            68          363         298            65
        June               -2          364        300            64          371         305            66
        September           3          362        294            68          373         308            65
        December            6          370        300            70          368         304            64
  
2008    March              -5          356        293            63          374         306            68
        June               -8          347        285            62          385         315            70

(1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments
    and the number of closing establishments.