Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 30 to 39 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 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 9 7 2 10 8 2 1993 March 1 11 8 3 9 7 2 June 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 1994 March 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 June 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 September 1 12 9 3 9 7 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 1995 March 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 June 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 September 0 11 9 2 9 7 2 December 1 11 8 3 10 8 2 1996 March 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 June 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 September 1 12 9 3 10 8 2 December 1 12 9 3 10 8 2 1997 March 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 June 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 September -1 11 9 2 11 8 3 December 0 12 9 3 11 8 3 1998 March 0 12 9 3 11 8 3 June 0 12 9 3 11 8 3 September 1 12 9 3 10 8 2 December 1 12 9 3 10 8 2 1999 March 0 12 9 3 11 8 3 June 1 12 9 3 11 9 2 September 0 12 9 3 11 8 3 December 0 13 10 3 11 8 3 2000 March 0 12 9 3 11 8 3 June 1 12 9 3 11 9 2 September 1 13 10 3 11 9 2 December 0 12 9 3 12 9 3 2001 March 0 12 9 3 13 10 3 June 0 12 9 3 13 10 3 September 0 11 8 3 13 10 3 December 0 11 8 3 13 10 3 2002 March 1 12 9 3 11 9 2 June 1 11 8 3 11 9 2 September 0 10 8 2 11 9 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 2003 March 0 9 7 2 11 9 2 June 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 September 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 2004 March 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 June 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 September 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 December 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 2005 March 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 June 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 September 0 11 9 2 10 8 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 2006 March 0 10 8 2 9 7 2 June 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 September 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 2007 March 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 June 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 September 0 9 7 2 10 8 2 December 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 2008 March 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 June 0 10 8 2 10 8 2 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.