Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not 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 6 285 236 49 301 258 43 December 8 298 244 54 281 235 46 1993 March -10 282 229 53 326 263 63 June 23 354 291 63 241 201 40 September 10 297 247 50 298 258 40 December 7 310 258 52 283 238 45 1994 March -13 290 239 51 334 270 64 June 25 368 302 66 249 208 41 September 9 310 259 51 310 268 42 December 6 319 265 54 297 249 48 1995 March -11 302 249 53 341 277 64 June 24 367 302 65 262 221 41 September 4 307 258 49 323 278 45 December 8 325 268 57 304 255 49 1996 March -14 306 252 54 348 280 68 June 24 375 308 67 266 223 43 September 7 314 262 52 328 283 45 December 10 337 278 59 306 257 49 1997 March -11 317 260 57 352 284 68 June 22 382 316 66 273 229 44 September 5 322 270 52 333 286 47 December 6 341 281 60 317 263 54 1998 March -14 319 260 59 363 290 73 June 31 394 321 73 270 228 42 September 5 323 270 53 343 295 48 December 7 346 288 58 314 263 51 1999 March -17 321 265 56 370 297 73 June 21 394 325 69 284 236 48 September 2 327 273 54 351 299 52 December 10 357 294 63 320 267 53 2000 March -13 333 272 61 378 304 74 June 21 398 330 68 291 244 47 September 3 333 277 56 359 306 53 December 9 351 288 63 332 278 54 2001 March -20 326 268 58 382 304 78 June 19 388 321 67 295 247 48 September -3 313 260 53 372 316 56 December 9 334 272 62 335 282 53 2002 March -19 314 256 58 381 304 77 June 22 384 314 70 291 243 48 September 4 320 266 54 354 304 50 December 8 338 276 62 333 279 54 2003 March -22 308 251 57 392 313 79 June 21 384 316 68 287 240 47 September 3 323 270 53 351 301 50 December 12 346 282 64 326 274 52 2004 March -19 325 266 59 382 304 78 June 22 396 326 70 287 239 48 September 4 329 272 57 358 305 53 December 16 359 291 68 328 276 52 2005 March -22 329 268 61 398 315 83 June 26 409 334 75 296 247 49 September 7 344 284 60 362 309 53 December 17 365 294 71 344 290 54 2006 March -19 347 283 64 395 312 83 June 22 412 339 73 306 255 51 September 0 338 281 57 379 322 57 December 14 371 298 73 351 292 59 2007 March -22 348 283 65 410 323 87 June 18 412 339 73 316 261 55 September 2 340 280 60 390 332 58 December 11 369 298 71 357 297 60 2008 March -31 331 271 60 423 332 91 June 13 393 322 71 328 270 58 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.