Table 8. Private sector establishments by direction of employment change, as a percent of total establishments(1), not seasonally adjusted Wisconsin (Percent) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(2) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September -0.4 26.6 23.2 3.4 30.9 27.1 3.8 December 0.0 29.4 24.9 4.5 28.8 24.3 4.5 1993 March -2.3 25.8 22.1 3.7 33.6 27.6 6.0 June 3.0 37.9 31.7 6.2 22.2 19.0 3.2 September 0.6 27.9 23.9 4.0 29.6 26.2 3.4 December 0.0 29.2 24.8 4.4 28.7 24.3 4.4 1994 March -1.8 25.5 21.7 3.8 33.1 27.5 5.6 June 3.2 38.6 32.0 6.6 22.6 19.2 3.4 September 1.0 28.2 24.0 4.2 29.9 26.7 3.2 December -0.2 29.7 25.4 4.3 29.5 25.0 4.5 1995 March -2.1 27.0 23.2 3.8 33.5 27.6 5.9 June 3.0 37.8 31.4 6.4 23.6 20.2 3.4 September 0.2 27.1 23.6 3.5 30.5 27.2 3.3 December 0.1 28.6 24.1 4.5 29.7 25.3 4.4 1996 March -2.4 26.4 22.8 3.6 33.5 27.5 6.0 June 3.0 38.0 31.6 6.4 23.5 20.1 3.4 September 0.6 26.8 23.0 3.8 30.0 26.8 3.2 December 0.1 29.1 24.5 4.6 29.7 25.2 4.5 1997 March -2.8 25.0 21.8 3.2 33.6 27.6 6.0 June 3.1 37.9 31.6 6.3 22.6 19.4 3.2 September 0.3 28.1 23.7 4.4 31.5 27.4 4.1 December 0.9 30.7 25.1 5.6 29.5 24.8 4.7 1998 March -3.8 25.3 22.2 3.1 35.2 28.3 6.9 June 2.8 38.7 31.8 6.9 24.0 19.9 4.1 September 0.8 28.0 23.3 4.7 31.9 28.0 3.9 December 1.6 31.2 25.5 5.7 28.5 24.4 4.1 1999 March -2.5 26.2 22.5 3.7 34.1 27.9 6.2 June 3.1 38.2 31.8 6.4 23.2 19.9 3.3 September 0.4 27.2 23.4 3.8 31.2 27.8 3.4 December 0.0 29.4 25.1 4.3 29.2 24.9 4.3 2000 March -2.2 26.5 22.8 3.7 33.5 27.6 5.9 June 2.9 38.0 31.7 6.3 23.6 20.2 3.4 September 0.0 26.4 22.7 3.7 31.8 28.1 3.7 December -0.9 27.9 24.0 3.9 30.6 25.8 4.8 2001 March -2.3 25.9 22.0 3.9 34.6 28.4 6.2 June 2.9 37.3 31.0 6.3 23.9 20.5 3.4 September 0.2 25.5 21.8 3.7 31.7 28.2 3.5 December -0.6 27.0 23.0 4.0 30.5 25.9 4.6 2002 March -2.2 24.5 20.5 4.0 34.9 28.7 6.2 June 2.9 37.1 30.8 6.3 23.0 19.6 3.4 September 0.5 26.1 22.3 3.8 30.2 26.9 3.3 December -0.3 27.5 23.4 4.1 29.7 25.3 4.4 2003 March -2.9 23.4 20.0 3.4 35.1 28.8 6.3 June 2.9 36.6 30.4 6.2 22.4 19.1 3.3 September 0.2 25.8 22.1 3.7 30.0 26.5 3.5 December 0.1 27.6 23.2 4.4 28.8 24.5 4.3 2004 March -2.3 24.3 20.7 3.6 33.5 27.6 5.9 June 3.3 37.0 30.6 6.4 21.7 18.6 3.1 September 0.3 26.0 22.4 3.6 29.1 25.8 3.3 December 0.2 27.8 23.3 4.5 28.8 24.5 4.3 2005 March -2.7 24.1 20.6 3.5 33.8 27.6 6.2 June 2.7 36.6 30.4 6.2 22.4 18.9 3.5 September 0.6 26.2 22.2 4.0 29.6 26.2 3.4 December 0.2 27.2 22.6 4.6 29.5 25.1 4.4 2006 March -2.8 24.6 21.0 3.6 33.3 26.9 6.4 June 2.7 36.7 30.4 6.3 22.7 19.1 3.6 September 0.4 25.3 21.2 4.1 30.4 26.7 3.7 December -0.1 26.9 22.4 4.5 29.7 25.1 4.6 2007 March -2.9 24.1 20.5 3.6 33.9 27.4 6.5 June 2.6 36.0 30.0 6.0 22.3 18.9 3.4 September -0.3 24.4 21.0 3.4 30.5 26.8 3.7 December -0.6 26.5 22.5 4.0 29.0 24.4 4.6 2008 March -3.7 23.4 19.8 3.6 34.9 27.6 7.3 June 2.7 35.3 29.1 6.2 22.8 19.3 3.5 (1) The rates measure establishments gaining or losing jobs as a percentage of the average of the previous and current quarter total number of establishments. (2) See footnote 1, table 5.