Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction and size of employment change, seasonally adjusted 1 to 4 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 17 1,301 1,071 230 1,263 1,050 213 December 3 1,289 1,067 222 1,272 1,053 219 1993 March 21 1,306 1,073 233 1,270 1,058 212 June 18 1,342 1,108 234 1,252 1,036 216 September 36 1,362 1,123 239 1,260 1,057 203 December 3 1,341 1,123 218 1,286 1,071 215 1994 March 9 1,336 1,111 225 1,304 1,088 216 June 25 1,393 1,145 248 1,291 1,068 223 September 28 1,409 1,166 243 1,302 1,087 215 December -3 1,372 1,146 226 1,340 1,111 229 1995 March 22 1,394 1,156 238 1,331 1,115 216 June 20 1,392 1,146 246 1,349 1,123 226 September 9 1,407 1,168 239 1,352 1,122 230 December 5 1,399 1,159 240 1,368 1,133 235 1996 March 18 1,419 1,170 249 1,359 1,128 231 June 17 1,426 1,172 254 1,376 1,139 237 September 29 1,444 1,185 259 1,373 1,143 230 December 11 1,446 1,194 252 1,387 1,146 241 1997 March 26 1,468 1,209 259 1,378 1,145 233 June 15 1,460 1,203 257 1,406 1,164 242 September 17 1,478 1,220 258 1,401 1,160 241 December -4 1,472 1,216 256 1,429 1,169 260 1998 March 21 1,475 1,206 269 1,414 1,166 248 June 49 1,498 1,218 280 1,395 1,164 231 September 14 1,484 1,223 261 1,436 1,189 247 December 6 1,500 1,246 254 1,422 1,174 248 1999 March 12 1,487 1,227 260 1,437 1,189 248 June 2 1,496 1,229 267 1,458 1,193 265 September 6 1,506 1,236 270 1,464 1,200 264 December 14 1,531 1,261 270 1,440 1,184 256 2000 March 26 1,531 1,251 280 1,467 1,213 254 June 9 1,513 1,246 267 1,490 1,232 258 September 7 1,523 1,244 279 1,500 1,228 272 December 6 1,514 1,242 272 1,496 1,230 266 2001 March 7 1,514 1,242 272 1,482 1,217 265 June -3 1,486 1,222 264 1,512 1,245 267 September -20 1,452 1,188 264 1,544 1,260 284 December 6 1,460 1,190 270 1,513 1,249 264 2002 March 2 1,469 1,203 266 1,486 1,222 264 June 11 1,483 1,210 273 1,496 1,234 262 September 10 1,484 1,215 269 1,489 1,230 259 December 13 1,487 1,212 275 1,501 1,239 262 2003 March -2 1,453 1,186 267 1,525 1,256 269 June 4 1,484 1,219 265 1,488 1,227 261 September 11 1,498 1,230 268 1,482 1,225 257 December 23 1,512 1,233 279 1,482 1,226 256 2004 March 12 1,530 1,252 278 1,495 1,229 266 June 10 1,527 1,255 272 1,490 1,228 262 September 9 1,526 1,245 281 1,509 1,237 272 December 42 1,569 1,271 298 1,496 1,240 256 2005 March 1 1,542 1,258 284 1,551 1,268 283 June 25 1,568 1,274 294 1,525 1,256 269 September 30 1,594 1,293 301 1,522 1,251 271 December 42 1,595 1,284 311 1,556 1,287 269 2006 March 16 1,621 1,320 301 1,554 1,269 285 June 14 1,595 1,300 295 1,581 1,300 281 September -3 1,575 1,284 291 1,598 1,304 294 December 36 1,620 1,297 323 1,589 1,302 287 2007 March 4 1,627 1,321 306 1,605 1,303 302 June -12 1,592 1,300 292 1,632 1,328 304 September 10 1,592 1,281 311 1,635 1,334 301 December 24 1,625 1,303 322 1,628 1,330 298 2008 March -22 1,569 1,275 294 1,655 1,339 316 June -37 1,535 1,246 289 1,691 1,365 326 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.