Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 3 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 4 147 120 27 138 115 23 December 3 146 119 27 140 116 24 1993 March 3 147 120 27 140 116 24 June 3 153 126 27 136 112 24 September 6 156 128 28 137 115 22 December 2 153 127 26 141 117 24 1994 March 1 151 126 25 144 120 24 June 4 159 130 29 142 117 25 September 6 163 134 29 143 120 23 December 2 158 131 27 148 123 25 1995 March 3 159 132 27 148 124 24 June 3 159 131 28 149 124 25 September 3 162 134 28 148 123 25 December 2 159 131 28 152 126 26 1996 March 3 162 134 28 150 125 25 June 3 163 134 29 153 127 26 September 5 165 135 30 152 127 25 December 4 167 137 30 154 128 26 1997 March 4 168 139 29 151 126 25 June 3 166 137 29 155 129 26 September 2 170 141 29 156 129 27 December 2 171 141 30 159 131 28 1998 March 2 168 138 30 158 130 28 June 6 171 140 31 154 129 25 September 2 169 140 29 161 134 27 December 2 173 145 28 155 129 26 1999 March 2 170 141 29 160 133 27 June 3 173 143 30 162 135 27 September 2 174 144 30 164 136 28 December 3 177 147 30 160 133 27 2000 March 5 177 146 31 164 138 26 June 3 172 143 29 168 142 26 September 3 175 144 31 168 140 28 December 3 174 144 30 166 139 27 2001 March 2 173 143 30 165 137 28 June 2 167 138 29 171 144 27 September -2 161 133 28 175 145 30 December 3 162 133 29 169 143 26 2002 March 3 163 134 29 163 137 26 June 3 164 135 29 164 138 26 September 4 164 135 29 162 137 25 December 2 163 135 28 164 138 26 2003 March 3 158 129 29 166 140 26 June 2 163 135 28 161 135 26 September 3 163 135 28 158 133 25 December 2 164 136 28 159 133 26 2004 March 4 169 139 30 160 134 26 June 3 169 140 29 159 133 26 September 3 168 138 30 162 135 27 December 5 174 143 31 160 134 26 2005 March 2 170 140 30 167 139 28 June 5 174 143 31 163 137 26 September 5 177 145 32 164 137 27 December 5 176 145 31 167 141 26 2006 March 5 182 150 32 164 137 27 June 3 176 146 30 170 143 27 September 2 173 143 30 173 145 28 December 4 176 145 31 169 142 27 2007 March 4 179 148 31 170 143 27 June 0 175 146 29 174 145 29 September 3 173 142 31 176 148 28 December 1 173 144 29 174 146 28 2008 March 0 169 140 29 176 147 29 June -2 163 135 28 182 152 30 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.