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

6 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           41         32             9           36          29             7
        December            1           39         30             9           38          30             8
  
1993    March               0           38         30             8           38          30             8
        June                1           41         32             9           36          28             8
        September           2           42         33             9           36          29             7
        December            1           40         32             8           37          30             7
  
1994    March               0           40         32             8           38          30             8
        June                1           42         33             9           37          29             8
        September           2           44         35             9           37          30             7
        December            1           42         33             9           39          31             8
  
1995    March               0           42         34             8           40          32             8
        June                1           43         34             9           40          32             8
        September           1           44         35             9           39          31             8
        December            1           43         34             9           41          33             8
  
1996    March               1           43         34             9           40          32             8
        June                1           44         35             9           41          33             8
        September           1           44         35             9           41          33             8
        December            1           45         36             9           41          33             8
  
1997    March               1           45         36             9           40          32             8
        June                1           45         36             9           41          33             8
        September           0           46         37             9           42          33             9
        December            1           47         37            10           43          34             9
  
1998    March               0           46         36            10           43          33            10
        June                1           46         36            10           42          33             9
        September           0           46         37             9           43          34             9
        December            0           46         37             9           43          34             9
  
1999    March               1           48         38            10           44          35             9
        June                1           48         38            10           45          36             9
        September           1           49         39            10           45          36             9
        December            1           49         39            10           44          35             9
  
2000    March               2           51         40            11           45          36             9
        June                0           47         38             9           47          38             9
        September           1           49         39            10           46          37             9
        December            0           47         38             9           46          37             9
  
2001    March               0           46         37             9           46          37             9
        June                0           44         35             9           47          38             9
        September          -1           43         34             9           49          39            10
        December            0           43         34             9           47          38             9
  
2002    March               1           44         34            10           44          35             9
        June                1           44         34            10           45          36             9
        September           1           43         34             9           43          35             8
        December            0           43         34             9           44          35             9
  
2003    March               0           42         33             9           45          36             9
        June                0           44         35             9           44          35             9
        September           1           43         34             9           41          33             8
        December            0           44         35             9           42          33             9
  
2004    March               0           45         36             9           43          34             9
        June                0           45         36             9           42          33             9
        September           1           45         35            10           43          34             9
        December            1           47         37            10           43          34             9
  
2005    March               1           45         35            10           44          35             9
        June                1           46         36            10           43          34             9
        September           1           47         37            10           43          34             9
        December            1           46         36            10           44          35             9
  
2006    March               1           49         39            10           43          34             9
        June                1           47         37            10           45          36             9
        September           0           45         36             9           45          36             9
        December            1           48         38            10           44          35             9
  
2007    March               0           46         37             9           45          36             9
        June                0           46         37             9           45          36             9
        September           0           44         35             9           46          37             9
        December            0           46         37             9           45          36             9
  
2008    March               0           44         35             9           45          36             9
        June               -1           43         34             9           48          38            10

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