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

11 to 14 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           36         28             8           33          26             7
        December            1           35         27             8           34          27             7
  
1993    March               1           35         27             8           33          26             7
        June                1           37         29             8           31          24             7
        September           1           38         30             8           32          25             7
        December            1           36         28             8           34          27             7
  
1994    March               1           37         29             8           33          26             7
        June                0           38         30             8           33          25             8
        September           2           41         32             9           33          26             7
        December            0           37         29             8           36          28             8
  
1995    March               1           39         31             8           34          27             7
        June                2           39         30             9           35          28             7
        September           1           41         32             9           35          27             8
        December            1           39         30             9           37          29             8
  
1996    March               1           40         31             9           37          29             8
        June                1           40         31             9           37          29             8
        September           1           41         32             9           37          29             8
        December            1           41         32             9           37          29             8
  
1997    March               1           42         33             9           37          29             8
        June                1           39         31             8           35          28             7
        September           1           42         33             9           37          29             8
        December            0           42         33             9           38          29             9
  
1998    March               0           41         32             9           39          30             9
        June                2           42         32            10           37          29             8
        September           1           42         33             9           38          30             8
        December           -1           41         33             8           38          29             9
  
1999    March               0           42         33             9           40          31             9
        June                1           42         33             9           39          31             8
        September           1           44         34            10           41          32             9
        December            0           43         34             9           39          30             9
  
2000    March               1           45         35            10           40          31             9
        June                1           42         33             9           40          32             8
        September           0           43         34             9           41          32             9
        December            0           42         33             9           41          32             9
  
2001    March               1           43         33            10           41          32             9
        June                0           40         31             9           44          35             9
        September          -1           38         29             9           44          34            10
        December            0           38         29             9           43          34             9
  
2002    March               2           40         30            10           39          31             8
        June                1           38         29             9           40          32             8
        September           1           38         29             9           39          31             8
        December            1           38         29             9           39          31             8
  
2003    March               0           35         27             8           39          31             8
        June                0           37         29             8           39          31             8
        September           1           37         29             8           35          28             7
        December            1           39         30             9           36          28             8
  
2004    March               1           40         31             9           37          29             8
        June                0           40         31             9           37          28             9
        September           0           39         30             9           38          29             9
        December            2           42         32            10           36          28             8
  
2005    March               1           40         31             9           38          30             8
        June                1           41         31            10           38          29             9
        September           1           41         32             9           37          29             8
        December            1           41         32             9           38          30             8
  
2006    March               1           42         33             9           37          29             8
        June                0           41         32             9           40          31             9
        September           1           40         31             9           39          31             8
        December            1           41         32             9           37          29             8
  
2007    March               0           40         32             8           38          30             8
        June               -1           39         31             8           40          31             9
        September           0           37         29             8           40          32             8
        December            1           40         31             9           38          30             8
  
2008    March              -1           37         29             8           40          31             9
        June               -1           37         29             8           41          32             9

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