Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted 5 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 52 41 11 54 45 9 December -1 54 44 10 55 44 11 1993 March 0 50 38 12 60 48 12 June 6 72 57 15 42 33 9 September 2 55 44 11 53 44 9 December 0 57 47 10 53 43 10 1994 March -1 51 40 11 61 49 12 June 6 76 60 16 44 34 10 September 2 57 46 11 55 46 9 December -1 58 48 10 57 46 11 1995 March 0 55 43 12 63 51 12 June 6 74 59 15 46 37 9 September 1 58 47 11 59 49 10 December -1 60 49 11 60 48 12 1996 March -1 55 43 12 65 52 13 June 6 76 60 16 48 38 10 September 1 58 47 11 60 50 10 December -1 62 51 11 60 48 12 1997 March -1 57 45 12 65 52 13 June 6 78 62 16 49 39 10 September 0 60 49 11 62 51 11 December -1 65 53 12 62 49 13 1998 March -2 59 46 13 69 54 15 June 7 81 64 17 49 39 10 September 0 60 49 11 64 53 11 December -1 65 54 11 61 49 12 1999 March 0 61 47 14 70 56 14 June 6 83 66 17 53 42 11 September 0 62 50 12 67 55 12 December -1 67 56 11 62 50 12 2000 March 0 64 50 14 72 58 14 June 6 83 67 16 54 44 10 September 0 63 51 12 70 58 12 December -1 65 54 11 66 54 12 2001 March -1 60 47 13 72 58 14 June 6 79 63 16 55 45 10 September -1 56 45 11 71 59 12 December -1 59 48 11 66 54 12 2002 March -1 55 42 13 71 57 14 June 6 76 60 16 52 42 10 September 1 56 45 11 64 54 10 December -1 60 49 11 64 52 12 2003 March -1 54 41 13 72 58 14 June 5 75 60 15 50 40 10 September 0 55 45 10 62 52 10 December -1 61 50 11 61 49 12 2004 March 0 57 44 13 67 54 13 June 6 79 63 16 49 39 10 September 0 58 47 11 64 53 11 December 0 64 52 12 61 49 12 2005 March -1 57 44 13 71 57 14 June 7 81 64 17 50 40 10 September 1 61 49 12 64 53 11 December 0 65 53 12 63 51 12 2006 March 0 61 48 13 68 55 13 June 6 82 66 16 52 42 10 September 0 59 48 11 67 56 11 December -1 64 53 11 63 51 12 2007 March 0 60 47 13 70 57 13 June 5 81 65 16 53 42 11 September 0 58 47 11 69 58 11 December -1 64 53 11 65 53 12 2008 March -2 56 44 12 73 59 14 June 4 75 60 15 55 44 11 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.