Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not seasonally adjusted

7 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           1           27         21             6           27          22             5
        December           -1           27         22             5           28          22             6
  
1993    March               0           25         19             6           31          25             6
        June                3           38         30             8           21          16             5
        September           1           28         22             6           27          22             5
        December           -1           28         23             5           28          22             6
  
1994    March              -1           26         20             6           32          25             7
        June                3           39         31             8           22          17             5
        September           1           29         23             6           28          23             5
        December           -1           29         24             5           29          23             6
  
1995    March              -1           27         21             6           33          26             7
        June                3           39         31             8           23          18             5
        September           1           29         23             6           29          24             5
        December            0           31         25             6           30          24             6
  
1996    March               0           28         21             7           34          27             7
        June                3           39         31             8           24          19             5
        September           1           29         23             6           30          25             5
        December            0           32         26             6           30          24             6
  
1997    March               0           29         22             7           34          27             7
        June                3           40         32             8           24          19             5
        September           0           30         24             6           31          25             6
        December           -1           33         27             6           32          25             7
  
1998    March              -1           29         22             7           35          27             8
        June                4           43         33            10           25          19             6
        September           0           31         25             6           32          26             6
        December           -1           34         28             6           32          25             7
  
1999    March               0           31         23             8           37          29             8
        June                3           43         34             9           27          21             6
        September           0           31         25             6           33          27             6
        December           -1           34         28             6           32          25             7
  
2000    March               0           32         24             8           38          30             8
        June                3           43         34             9           27          21             6
        September          -1           31         25             6           35          28             7
        December           -1           33         27             6           34          27             7
  
2001    March              -1           30         23             7           38          30             8
        June                3           41         32             9           29          23             6
        September           0           28         22             6           35          29             6
        December           -1           30         24             6           35          28             7
  
2002    March               1           29         21             8           36          29             7
        June                3           40         31             9           27          21             6
        September           0           28         22             6           33          27             6
        December           -1           30         24             6           33          26             7
  
2003    March               0           27         20             7           36          29             7
        June                2           39         31             8           26          20             6
        September           1           28         22             6           31          26             5
        December            0           31         25             6           31          25             6
  
2004    March               0           29         22             7           35          28             7
        June                3           41         32             9           25          19             6
        September           0           29         23             6           32          26             6
        December            0           33         26             7           31          24             7
  
2005    March              -1           29         22             7           36          28             8
        June                3           42         33             9           26          20             6
        September           1           31         24             7           32          26             6
        December            1           34         27             7           32          26             6
  
2006    March               0           31         24             7           35          28             7
        June                3           42         33             9           26          20             6
        September           0           29         23             6           34          28             6
        December           -1           33         27             6           33          26             7
  
2007    March               0           30         23             7           36          29             7
        June                2           41         33             8           27          21             6
        September           0           29         23             6           34          28             6
        December           -1           33         27             6           33          26             7
  
2008    March              -1           28         21             7           38          30             8
        June                2           39         31             8           28          22             6

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