Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Illinois 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 2,135 67,286 54,636 12,650 62,615 52,100 10,515 December -439 63,609 52,552 11,057 64,242 52,746 11,496 1993 March 967 65,721 54,042 11,679 63,221 52,509 10,712 June -1,048 66,621 54,696 11,925 64,884 51,911 12,973 September 2,458 68,912 55,845 13,067 62,465 51,856 10,609 December 813 68,855 56,951 11,904 64,202 53,111 11,091 1994 March 1,924 68,008 55,197 12,811 65,708 54,821 10,887 June 23 70,384 57,194 13,190 66,455 53,288 13,167 September 2,537 72,183 58,884 13,299 65,616 54,854 10,762 December -3,813 60,908 53,436 7,472 62,267 50,982 11,285 1995 March 8,430 77,373 58,748 18,625 64,542 54,347 10,195 June -943 69,603 56,922 12,681 70,248 56,624 13,624 September 1,811 71,530 58,220 13,310 67,819 56,320 11,499 December -736 69,494 57,471 12,023 69,087 56,328 12,759 1996 March 836 70,719 57,881 12,838 68,385 56,383 12,002 June 1,978 70,011 57,623 12,388 69,125 58,715 10,410 September -460 72,010 59,690 12,320 70,523 57,743 12,780 December 406 72,179 59,700 12,479 69,850 57,777 12,073 1997 March -130 72,060 60,241 11,819 70,018 58,069 11,949 June 1,649 72,878 59,219 13,659 70,736 58,726 12,010 September 1,402 73,976 60,118 13,858 70,480 58,024 12,456 December 427 74,728 61,842 12,886 71,815 59,356 12,459 1998 March 767 72,931 59,654 13,277 71,462 58,952 12,510 June 1,227 73,895 60,360 13,535 70,685 58,377 12,308 September -257 73,824 60,453 13,371 73,088 59,460 13,628 December 1,244 74,486 61,033 13,453 70,701 58,492 12,209 1999 March 466 73,626 60,044 13,582 72,727 59,611 13,116 June 638 73,172 60,278 12,894 70,575 58,319 12,256 September -465 72,788 59,922 12,866 73,375 60,044 13,331 December 510 74,445 60,787 13,658 71,437 58,289 13,148 2000 March 1,478 77,229 62,670 14,559 72,149 59,068 13,081 June 548 73,254 60,010 13,244 73,008 60,312 12,696 September 307 73,332 59,590 13,742 73,688 60,253 13,435 December 533 72,627 58,869 13,758 74,510 61,285 13,225 2001 March -550 74,077 61,321 12,756 72,764 59,458 13,306 June 422 71,460 58,062 13,398 74,583 61,607 12,976 September -2,167 68,521 56,155 12,366 76,501 61,968 14,533 December 600 68,878 55,660 13,218 74,711 62,093 12,618 2002 March -1,006 68,653 56,003 12,650 73,815 60,159 13,656 June 381 69,753 57,017 12,736 71,686 59,331 12,355 September 400 69,558 56,809 12,749 70,839 58,490 12,349 December 1,113 69,331 55,880 13,451 72,577 60,239 12,338 2003 March -324 67,379 54,526 12,853 73,737 60,560 13,177 June 271 68,935 56,309 12,626 71,361 59,006 12,355 September 815 69,467 56,322 13,145 70,727 58,397 12,330 December -401 69,525 56,622 12,903 71,685 58,381 13,304 2004 March 1,891 71,522 56,762 14,760 72,025 59,156 12,869 June -227 70,698 57,977 12,721 70,033 57,085 12,948 September -1,452 69,970 57,012 12,958 72,171 57,761 14,410 December 106 71,544 57,090 14,454 70,840 56,492 14,348 2005 March 792 70,756 56,292 14,464 71,572 57,900 13,672 June 2,305 73,358 57,057 16,301 72,387 58,391 13,996 September 2,213 73,404 57,663 15,741 71,469 57,941 13,528 December 2,274 73,513 57,914 15,599 71,715 58,390 13,325 2006 March -181 74,704 59,918 14,786 72,447 57,480 14,967 June 1,487 73,144 58,615 14,529 71,112 58,070 13,042 September -106 70,868 56,817 14,051 74,317 60,160 14,157 December 1,862 74,110 58,428 15,682 72,145 58,325 13,820 2007 March -642 74,445 59,650 14,795 73,984 58,547 15,437 June 183 72,594 58,787 13,807 72,703 59,079 13,624 September -1,153 70,138 56,827 13,311 74,396 59,932 14,464 December 895 73,167 57,811 15,356 73,508 59,047 14,461 2008 March -1,957 70,815 56,599 14,216 75,987 59,814 16,173 June 490 70,561 55,607 14,954 73,824 59,360 14,464 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.