Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 4 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 2 87 70 17 81 66 15 December 1 85 68 17 84 68 16 1993 March 2 86 69 17 82 67 15 June 2 90 73 17 79 64 15 September 4 92 74 18 79 65 14 December 2 89 72 17 82 67 15 1994 March 1 88 72 16 83 68 15 June 2 94 76 18 82 66 16 September 4 96 78 18 82 68 14 December 1 92 75 17 87 71 16 1995 March 2 94 77 17 86 71 15 June 2 93 75 18 88 72 16 September 1 95 78 17 87 71 16 December 2 94 76 18 89 73 16 1996 March 2 95 77 18 88 72 16 June 2 95 77 18 89 73 16 September 3 97 78 19 89 73 16 December 2 98 79 19 91 74 17 1997 March 2 99 81 18 89 73 16 June 1 97 79 18 92 75 17 September 1 100 82 18 91 74 17 December 1 101 82 19 93 75 18 1998 March 1 98 79 19 92 74 18 June 4 100 80 20 90 74 16 September 1 100 82 18 94 77 17 December 1 101 83 18 92 75 17 1999 March 1 102 83 19 95 77 18 June 2 102 83 19 96 79 17 September 2 104 84 20 97 79 18 December 2 106 87 19 94 77 17 2000 March 3 106 86 20 97 80 17 June 1 102 84 18 100 83 17 September 1 104 85 19 99 81 18 December 2 102 83 19 98 81 17 2001 March 0 101 83 18 99 81 18 June 1 98 80 18 101 84 17 September -1 94 76 18 104 85 19 December 1 94 76 18 100 83 17 2002 March 2 96 77 19 96 79 17 June 2 96 77 19 96 79 17 September 2 95 77 18 94 78 16 December 1 94 76 18 96 79 17 2003 March 1 91 73 18 98 81 17 June 1 95 77 18 94 77 17 September 2 95 77 18 91 75 16 December 2 96 78 18 91 75 16 2004 March 2 99 80 19 93 76 17 June 1 98 80 18 92 75 17 September 1 99 80 19 95 77 18 December 3 103 83 20 93 76 17 2005 March 1 99 80 19 97 79 18 June 3 102 82 20 94 77 17 September 3 103 83 20 95 78 17 December 3 103 83 20 97 80 17 2006 March 2 105 86 19 95 78 17 June 2 103 84 19 98 81 17 September 1 100 81 19 100 82 18 December 2 103 84 19 97 80 17 2007 March 2 103 84 19 98 81 17 June 0 101 83 18 100 82 18 September 1 99 80 19 102 84 18 December 1 102 83 19 100 82 18 2008 March 0 98 80 18 102 84 18 June -1 94 76 18 105 86 19 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.