Table 4. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, not 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            9          7             2            9           7             2
        December            0           10          8             2           10           8             2
  
1993    March               0            9          6             3           12           9             3
        June                0           12         10             2            7           5             2
        September           0            9          7             2            8           6             2
        December            0           10          8             2            9           7             2
  
1994    March               0            8          6             2           11           9             2
        June                1           13         10             3            7           5             2
        September           0           10          8             2            8           6             2
        December            0           11          9             2           10           8             2
  
1995    March               1            9          6             3           12          10             2
        June                1           13         10             3            8           6             2
        September           0           10          8             2            9           7             2
        December            0           11          9             2           10           8             2
  
1996    March               0            9          6             3           14          11             3
        June                1           14         11             3            8           6             2
        September           0           10          8             2            9           7             2
        December            1           13         10             3           10           8             2
  
1997    March               0           10          7             3           13          10             3
        June                1           14         11             3            8           6             2
        September           0           10          8             2            9           7             2
        December           -1           12         10             2           11           8             3
  
1998    March               0           10          7             3           13          10             3
        June                1           14         11             3            8           6             2
        September           0           10          8             2           10           8             2
        December            0           12         10             2           10           8             2
  
1999    March               0           10          7             3           14          11             3
        June                1           15         12             3            8           6             2
        September          -1           10          8             2           11           8             3
        December            0           12         10             2           11           9             2
  
2000    March               0           10          7             3           14          11             3
        June                1           15         12             3            9           7             2
        September           0           10          8             2           10           8             2
        December            0           12         10             2           11           9             2
  
2001    March               0           10          7             3           15          12             3
        June                1           14         11             3           10           8             2
        September          -1            9          7             2           12           9             3
        December            0           11          9             2           12          10             2
  
2002    March               0           10          7             3           14          11             3
        June                1           14         11             3            8           6             2
        September           0            9          7             2           10           8             2
        December            0           10          8             2           11           9             2
  
2003    March               0            9          6             3           14          11             3
        June                0           12         10             2            8           6             2
        September           0            9          7             2            9           7             2
        December            0           11          9             2           10           8             2
  
2004    March              -1            8          6             2           13          10             3
        June                1           13         10             3            7           5             2
        September           0            9          7             2            9           7             2
        December            0           11          9             2           10           8             2
  
2005    March               0            8          6             2           12          10             2
        June                1           14         11             3            7           5             2
        September           0            9          7             2            9           7             2
        December            0           11          9             2           10           8             2
  
2006    March               0            8          6             2           11           9             2
        June                0           13         11             2            8           6             2
        September           0            9          7             2            9           7             2
        December            0           11          9             2           10           8             2
  
2007    March               0            8          6             2           12          10             2
        June                0           13         11             2            8           6             2
        September           0            8          6             2           10           8             2
        December            0           11          9             2           10           8             2
  
2008    March               0            8          6             2           12          10             2
        June                0           12         10             2            8           6             2

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